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The World Steel Association (worldsteel) opened registration for the 14th edition of steelChallenge. steelChallenge is the biggest steel industry competition where students and industry employees can test their skills using the sophisticated online process simulations delivered by steeluniversity.
steelChallenge-14 will be take place over two rounds. The Regional Championship will take place online on 27 November 2019 from 12.00 UTC. Participants will access the competition from the steeluniversity website and will have 24 hours to record at least three successful runs of the electric arc furnace and secondary steelmaking simulations; producing the required steel at the lowest cost.
The finalists for the World Championship will include the top student and industry person in each of the following regions:
Americas,
Asia – East and Oceania, Asia – North, Asia – West, and Europe and Africa.
Vesuvius’ Employee app
V.LINK was awarded bronze at the Internal Communications and Engagement Awards 2019
This achievement at the first annual awards recognises Vesuvius’ excellence in internal communications.
Held at the iconic Brewery, in central London on 13 May, the 2019 event welcomed attendees from a variety of companies and agencies, all vying for the coveted prizes on offer.
“
V.LINK – Stronger, Faster, Together”
Operating across 38 countries, many of Vesuvius’ employees work away from desks and so do not have access to the normal channels of communications. The challenge was how to enable global communications that would reach and engage all colleagues, communications
from the top
down and peer to peer to enable collaboration.
Working very closely with Black Sun,
V.LINK was developed. An employee App that would enable
The World Championship will be in person on 21 April 2020 in London, United Kingdom.
The Regional Champions receive
a cash prize, a
travel allowance to attend the World Championship in London, a tablet and a certificate. They will also gain recognition as the global industry’s promising
new generation of metallurgists and will be featured on steeluniversity’s website. The World Champions will take home the steelChallenge trophy and receive an additional cash prize and certificate.
Participants can register for steelChallenge-14 now at
steeluniversity.org. Registration is free for students. There is a small fee for industry employees.
global communications and that all employees would be able to access. Through consultation with the business leadership and employees it was ascertained which content would be the most engaging for colleagues and an App structure and content was developed that would deliver this content both for launch and ongoing.
The App name, icon and design were developed to live the Vesuvius brand and encourage engagement. We also established an editorial board with broad representation to facilitate the ongoing production of content and to have local 'champions' in the business.
A successful launch was key to the success of the programme, and so the “Stronger, Faster, Together” campaign was created that raised awareness and encouraged colleagues to download the App. This included a launch video, posters, animated screen savers, and emails. We also ensured that through the App colleagues could access the key internal systems such as holidays or staff awards which also drives visits.
“The
V.Link App has been a great success, with employees downloading and engaging with the content. Adoption by the senior management team has also encouraged broader use, and the content has been sustained since the App was launched. Highly positive feedback has been received internally” - Saida Berrahal.
September 2019 Issue
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