The final round of the Competition for Hungarian students was held on 15 November 2019.
This Competition was initiated by the ENeRAG Excellency Network Building for Comprehensive Research and Assessment of Geofluids Horizon 2020 project in collaboration with RGFC-IAH and the József & Erzsébet Tóth Endowed Hydrogeology Chair of the Department of Geology.
University students could enter the two-round competition, which included an online test on the system approach of geofluid systems from the fluid side. Our best four groups competed at this open event by delivering their presentations about the practical aspects and application of system approach of geofluids regarding issues and examples from their home country. Issues, challenges, possibilities, regulations and limitations were discussed on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), groundwater reinjection, combined heat and metal production and volcanogenic massive sulfide ore deposit (VMS). The Problem Solver Competition aims the assessment of geofluid resources applying the dynamic system approach by bringing it to university level.
All of the teams gave fantastic talks and highlighted the interaction of geofluids with different origins and characters. Finally, Team Wenger not Arsene (Valerie Wendo and VictorGerald Nzewuji, University of Miskolc) and Team Miyah (Hana Ben Mahrez and Sikandar Hayat, ELTE) excelled and received the first prize and the special prize went to the Team Aquamarine (Petra Baják, Zsóka Szabó, ELTE).
Registration for EGU, attendance of ENeRAG’s workshop, memberships for the next year and other small gifts were granted to the contestants. According to the decision of the invited judges, all teams qualified for the International Problem Solver Competition.
Team Aquamarine: Zsóka Szabó and Petra Baják; judge Annamária Nádor (Mining and Geological Surveyof Hungary); Team WenGer not Arsene: Valerie Wendo and VictorGerald Nzewuji; Team VMS: Justine Myovela and Yohannes Kelati (absent); Team Miyah: Sikandar Hayat and Hana Ben Mahrez