FINAL

The final of the Main Season of CASE‑IN is still ahead. 

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ПАО «НК «Роснефть»
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Project

HERO
International Engineering CASE-IN Championship
Student League CASE-IN
A team competition for undergraduates and postgraduates of universities in Russia and the CIS countries to solve real engineering cases — from the correspondence selection to the intramural finals in Moscow
ABOUT + GOAL
What is a Student League?
Solve the problems faced by modern industry
The Autumn Cup is a competition among students of Russian and CIS universities in solving engineering cases. The participants will have an absentee qualifying stage, remote semi-finals and an intramural final in Moscow.
The purpose of the project
Find and support promising students
CASE-IN helps to gain practical knowledge, experience and new competencies, as well as introduces young specialists to the possibilities of the fuel and energy and mineral resources complex, the nuclear industry and related industries.
TASKS
Project objectives
More than just a competition
Career guidance platform
Interaction of students with representatives of enterprises, authorities, scientific and educational centers, public and expert associations
Practical training
Assessment and development of professional, leadership and innovative potential of more than 4,000 students based on the case study method
New solutions for industries
The participants work with specific tasks of industrial sectors and propose their own approaches to the current problems of their development.
DIRECTIONS
Autumn Cup 2026
Four areas of participation
Choose a direction depending on the educational profile and interests of the team.
01
Industry-wide direction
The use of future technologies in solving urgent problems of Russian regions
For students of engineering, IT and natural sciences
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02
Oil and gas business
The event takes place within the framework of the Student Festival "The Future of Rosneft".
Register →
03
Geology
The event takes place within the framework of the Student Festival "The Future of Rosneft".
Register →
04
Mining machinery and equipment
The engineering case was developed based on materials from Alrosa
Register →
FORMAT
Format of the event
The team's path to the finals
STAGE 1
Correspondence selection
The teams solve the engineering case and go through a competitive selection process.
STAGE 2
Remote semi-finals
The best teams continue to compete and defend their decisions online.
STAGE 3
Face-to-face finals
The finalists meet in Moscow and present solutions to the experts of the Championship
Industry-wide direction
No more than 36 rated teams qualify for the semifinals. No more than 12 teams are invited to the final.
Other directions
No more than 10 teams qualify for the semifinals of each direction. No more than 6 teams of each direction are invited to the final.
BENEFITS
Participant's capabilities
What do the winners and participants get?
Comprehensive knowledge
Getting to know career opportunities in prestigious companies and leading industries
Case solving experience
Development and protection of a practical problem solution based on a real technological, economic or industrial situation
Expert assessment
Feedback from representatives of government, public and scientific organizations, leading industry companies and universities
Cup, prizes and gifts
The CASE-IN winner's Cup and other gifts from the organizers and partners
WHO / WHEN
When?
From September to December 2026
Who can participate?
Students and postgraduates up to and including 25 years of age
Students of educational institutions of higher education of all fields of training and specialties
DOCUMENTS
Materials
Championship documents
The rules of the qualifying stages
Conditions of participation, the procedure for conducting and criteria for evaluating teams.
Open Rules →
Rules for the semi-finals
The order of the semi-final stage and the requirements for the participants.
Open Rules →
RESULTS VIDEO
See how the CASE-IN goes
Student League CASE-IN
Student League. Autumn Cup
Project geography:
The Russian Federation and the CIS countries
Dates of the event:

September-December 2026

1
Registration of participants

01.09.2026 - 20.10.2026

Students and postgraduates of higher education institutions under the age of 25 form teams of 3 to 4 people. Each participant must register individually.*

Areas of participation:

  • "Industry-wide"
  • "Mining machinery and equipment"
  • "Oil and gas business" or "Geology" — within the framework of the Student Festival "The Future of Rosneft"

Registration takes place in two stages:

Creating a personal account on the website andregistration for the project https://lk.case-in.ru/registration/2026/Autumn

2
Solving the case

With 05.10.2026 by 25.10.2026 the team captain receives a task (case) and methodological materials in the software "CASE-IN Simulator" 

The task of the team is to analyze the situation proposed in the case and propose its own solution. Participants upload their solutions before 12:00 (Moscow TIME) 10/25/2026, in the presentation format in the "CASE-IN Simulator" software

3
Correspondence qualifying stage

Decisions of the participants in absentia, 21.10.2026-04.11.2026, is evaluated by an expert commission.

Based on the results of the correspondence qualifying stage of the "Industry-wide direction", no more than 36 rated teams are selected for the semi-finals.

Based on the results of the correspondence qualifying stages of the "Oil and Gas business", "Geology" and "Mining machinery and Equipment" directions, no more than 10 rated teams in each direction are selected for the semi-finals.

05.11.2026 - publication of results

09.11.2026 - sending the participant's invitations to the Semi-finals

4
Semi-finals

10.11.2026 - granting access to the "CASE-IN Simulator" software of the semi-final stage.

Uploading solutions to the "CASE-IN Simulator" software - before 12:00 (Moscow time) 12.11.2026

The remote semi-finals are held on the MTS Link platform. Test connection  - 17.11.2026 – 19.11.2026

In the semifinals, the participants are divided into streams of defenses.:

  • 24.11.2026 - stream 1 "General industry direction" "Mining machinery and equipment"
  • 25.11.2026 - stream 2 "General industry direction" "Oil and gas business"
  • 26.11.2026 - stream 3 "Geology"

30.11.2026 - announcement of the Semi-Final results

According to the results of the defenses, the best rated teams are determined, which advance to the Finals.: "Industry-wide direction" - no more than 12 teams. "Oil and gas business", "Geology", "Mining machinery and equipment" – no more than 6 teams.

5
The final

The full-time final in Moscow. Finalists receive an additional case assignment, which they complete within 10-14 days. In the final, the participants personally present the solutions of the case to the expert commission. The winners and prize-winners are three teams in each direction. 

01.12.2026 - issuing additional tasks via the "CASE-IN Simulator" software

12/10/2026 to 12:00 (Moscow time) - uploading the solution to the "CASE-IN Simulator" software 

December - Holding the Finals 

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