Success stories of the participants CASE-IN

First winner · 2013

Nikita Lipnitsky

The first winner of the CASE-IN championship in 2013. Today, he heads JSC Giprotsvetmet, a leading institute for the design of mining and metallurgical enterprises, and also acts as an expert of the Mining championship. Nikita began his professional career as a student at St. Petersburg Mining University, and after graduation he worked his way up from an engineer to the head of a large industrial company.

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The expert of the championship

Nikita Vasilchenko

Multiple expert of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, Candidate of Biological Sciences and member of the Coordinating Council for Youth in the Scientific and Educational fields under the President of Russia. He worked at NPO TN-Biotech, Skolkovo and Tatneft's programs. Today he is engaged in the implementation of scientific developments in industry.

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The winner of 2023

Lyudmila Morshchakova

Winner of the CASE-IN 2023 International Engineering Championship in the field of Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services, CASE-IN Ambassador and employee of Metropolis. After winning the championship, she received a job offer and began her career in the St. Petersburg office of the company without an internship. Today Lyudmila is engaged in the design of complex objects and notes that CASE-IN has helped to develop teamwork skills, public protection of projects and the search for non-standard solutions.

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The winner of 2024

Artyom Andreev

IRNTU student, winner of the CASE-IN 2024 in the field of "Project engineering" and the winner of the field of "Oil Refining and petrochemistry" 2025. Participation in the championship helped him develop the skills of project work, public speaking, analytical thinking and working in a competitive environment. Artyom notes that the CASE-IN is an opportunity to make a name for yourself, gain professional contacts and offer the industry fresh engineering solutions.

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Winner

Dmitry Belov

Graduate student of TIU, winner of the CASE-IN in the fields of "Petrochemistry" and "Mining machinery and equipment". Participation in the championship helped him get internship offers, additional points for admission to graduate school, and work experience with real industry tasks. Dmitry notes that CASE-IN develops teamwork skills, the presentation of complex technical solutions and helps to build a career at the intersection of science, engineering and management.

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Champion 2017 · expert

Gleb Nesterenko

The 2017 CASE-IN champion in the field of Electric Power Engineering, who turned the student victory into a serious professional trajectory. Today, he works at JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System", deals with issues of sustainability of energy systems and develops scientific activities in the field of energy storage. The CASE-IN helped him to establish himself in his master's degree, and later to become an expert at the championship, speak at major industry venues and publish in specialized publications. According to Gleb, the main thing in CASE-IN is not only winning, but a strong community that helps to grow, share experiences and move forward.

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Prize-winner · team captain

Ayrat Kasimov

He is a graduate of KNRTU and one of the founders of the Initiators team, who turned participation in the CASE-IN into a real career growth. As a student, he became the captain of the Petrochemistry prize-winning team, and after graduation he continued his career at SIBUR, where he assembled a new team and led Kazanorgsintez SIBUR to the finals of the championship for the first time. The CASE-IN helped him get an internship in his third year and start a career in the company's digital office. Today, Airat is engaged in digitalization, develops innovative projects for large Russian companies and continues to promote the case movement among young professionals.

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The participant

Alice Serova

Participating in the CASE-IN was not just a competition for Alice, but a real point of growth. The championship helped her learn how to work with real production tasks, confidently defend her solutions to experts and develop skills that are already in demand in the industry today. Now Alice plans to continue her professional development and try herself as a CASE-IN expert in the future in order to inspire a new generation of participants.

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Winner

Ekaterina Sedelnikova

Captain of the ITMO Digital Engineers team, winner of the CASE-IN League of Thermal Power Engineers, member of the PEAK Winners Club and ambassador of the Professional Development project of the Russia — Land of Opportunities platform. She began her career in the championship in 2021 as a first-year student at the Mining University, and today continues to develop in the engineering field, participates in mentoring projects and plans to become an expert in the School's CASE-IN League in the future.

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Winner 2021 · expert

Nikita Maslennikov

A new generation engineer and mentor to future professionals, one of those who went from participant to expert in engineering cases. Since 2020, he has been actively participating in the CASE-IN championship: he became the winner in the Metallurgy direction (2021), the bronze medalist of the Super Bowl (2022), and today he is an expert and chairman of the PIK Engineering Case Winners and Prize—Winners Club.

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The winner of 2025

Bella Loshkareva

A student of the National Research University of Moscow, a multiple prize-winner of the CASE-IN and other Foundation projects, included in the Hall of Fame of the championship. In 2025, she became the silver medalist of the Student CASE-IN League in the field of Electric Power Engineering, presenting the solution to the ROSSETI Group case. Today, Bella continues to develop in the industry and is already involved in projects related to the energy of the future.

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The winner of 2018

Inna Naschetnikova

The winner of the 2018 CASE-IN student season in the field of Metallurgy and a member of the TOP 100 best students of Ural Federal University. Participation in the championship helped her to develop leadership skills, engineering thinking and confidence in working with industry tasks. Today, Inna is an example of how the case study movement helps young professionals reach a high professional level and be heard even at the most important venues in the country.

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Winner · mentor

Daria Filimoshina

Participant of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship since 2015, winner and active participant of youth projects, as well as mentor of new generations of the championship. Over the years, CASE-IN has helped Daria discover leadership skills, gain teamwork experience, and develop managerial skills. Today, she continues her professional development and plans to participate in the Leaders of Russia competition in the future.

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Finalist

Andrey Sumkin

He is a graduate of the Siberian School of Geosciences of IRNTU, a participant in the final of the CASE-IN and a young specialist in the field of geological exploration. Field practice, engineering cases and his first professional experience helped Andrey to start his career during his studies.

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Participant · founder of a startup

Maxim Pazderin

The path from a participant in engineering competitions to the creator of his own energy startup. Participation in the CASE-IN, scientific work and practice helped Maxim develop the idea of a technology project, which won the Student Startup competition and a grant of 1 million rubles.

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The expert of the championship

Mikhail Izovit

36 years of professional career at Kirishskaya GRES: from electrician to supervisor and mentor. Today, Mikhail shares his experience with a new generation of power engineers and acts as an expert at the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

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The Fund's Project Manager

Anna Zhukova

She started her professional career at the age of 16 with a job at the SPIEF, and today she manages projects of the Reliable Shift Foundation, including the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. In the history of the first projects and internships, training at SPbGUPTD and the constant development of managerial competencies.

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Finalist of the School League

Vladimir Zaborsky

Four-time participant of the School CASE-IN League. The captain who became the finalist of the championship three seasons in a row. His journey began with a failure in the 7th grade, but it became the motivation to return and achieve results.

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Mentor

Ivan Paskar

KuzSTU teacher and mentor. Ivan talks about the main principle of working with school teams: not to give ready-made answers, but to help participants find mistakes on their own, check solutions and learn how to make decisions.

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Video History

Daria Filimoshina

The video story of a CASE-IN participant since 2015, the winner of the championship and mentor of new generations of participants.

CASE-IN 2019

St. Petersburg geological students have designed a new deposit

We created a 3D model, calculated the reserves of natural resources and gave an economic assessment of the new deposit. The Heavy Metal team of St. Petersburg Mining University is the silver medalist of the Geological Exploration direction of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League.

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The TPU team promotes energy to the masses

Future engineers from Tomsk showed how to draw public attention to the technological renewal of the electric power industry. The team "Slysh and Company" of Tomsk Polytechnic University is the silver medalist of the MediaTek special CASE-IN–2019 league.

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Young oilmen from Ufa digitized the gas transportation system of the Far East

The entire Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok gas transportation system, one of the key ones in the Far East, has been digitized. The GTU team of Gazprom Transgaz Ufa LLC is the silver medalist of the CASE-IN–2019 League of Young Specialists.

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Ural metallurgists are designing the careers of the future

Unmanned dump trucks, bulldozers and excavators are developing careers without human involvement — it will soon become a reality. The Copper Quantum team of UMMC-Holding LLC is the champion of the CASE-IN–2019 League of Young Specialists. Thanks to the Ural power engineers program, it will be possible to track in real time how much heat is flowing through all pipelines in Yekaterinburg. The URALHEAT+ team of the Sverdlovsk branch of PJSC T Plus is the champion of the Special CASE—IN-2019 League of PJSC T Plus.

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Future Ural geologists are ready for global projects

They are still students, but they are already thinking about global projects for the whole country — they have developed a methodology for the exploration of diamond quarries. The Zhilka team of the Ural State Mining University is the champion of the Geological Exploration direction of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League.

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Young power engineers will turn the regional center into a smart city

To turn Vladimir into the world's first smart city: to create a unified model of the heating unit and automate the reading of utility data in the regional center. The HOT SHOTS team of the Vladimir branch of PJSC T Plus is the champion of the Special CASE—IN-2019 League of PJSC T Plus.

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Tomichi is ready to develop deposits

"We were provided with a kimberlite pipe, which is a place where diamonds accumulate. Everything related to diamond mining had to be worked out in great detail, from development to operation." The KVANT team of Tomsk State University is the bronze medalist of the Geological Exploration direction of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League.

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Difficult geological conditions are not a hindrance to future oilmen from Tyumen

The task is to develop an oil and gas field. Difficult geological conditions complicate the task. To solve it, future engineers have focused on digitalization. The Kill Fluid team of Tyumen Industrial University is a silver medalist in the Oil and Gas Business field of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League.

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Samara students embody the future of petrochemistry

The country's largest petrochemical company has a digital twin, and its staff includes drones, robots and 3D scanners. What Isaac Asimov predicted is already a reality. The Radical Chain team of Samara State Technical University is a silver medalist in the Petrochemistry field of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League.

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Nizhny Novgorod students have created a cool chatbot for Rosatom

When they applied for the championship, they didn't even think about winning, they just decided to test their strength. We created a chatbot for Rosatom, and it turned out great. The Crazy atom team of the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R. E. Alekseev is the champion of the Digital Atom direction of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League.

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High school students predicted the energy of two regions

Task: calculation of Russia's fuel and energy balance by 2035. They chose the Tomsk and Irkutsk regions and recommended the construction of gas turbine plants. The project is characterized by high profitability and fast payback. The Dream Team of school No. 1 in Furmanov, Ivanovo region, is the champion of the CASE—IN-2018 School League.

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Chelyabinsk students improve electricity supply in the Far East

The Far East is about long distances and worn—out networks. Students of South Ural State University had to offer a solution for digitalization of networks in the most remote region of Russia. Reaching the finals of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League became the starting point for the professional growth of the There Is Contact team.

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Mining students from Yakutsk are ready to occupy their professional niche

The Blasted Brain team of the Northeastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov became the bronze medalist of the CASE-IN–2019 Student League. The championship is a great help for future specialists to find a job in a large company.

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Young specialists from Izhevsk have developed a project for digitalization of Udmurtia's thermal power industry

The goal of the project of the "Not random people" team of the Udmurt branch of PJSC T Plus is to reduce heat loss and reduce the amount in consumer bills. All the achievements of young power engineers are already being tested in practice.