The results of the qualifying stages of the "CASE-IN" are presented at a press conference in TASS

Over 4,700 participants of the School, Student and Young Professionals League competed for a ticket to the finals of the international engineering championship "CASE-IN", one of the projects of the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunityFace-to-face events are scheduled for the end of summer and autumn of this year. This was announced by the organizers of the championship on Wednesday, May 27, at a press conference at the TASS news agency.

The new season of the CASE-IN championship, dedicated to the technological modernization of Russia, started in February and was switched to a remote format less than a month after the start due to anti-epidemic measures in the regions of Russia.

Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" Alexey KomissarovHe stressed that the CASE-IN championship has managed to remain an effective social elevator for industry youth in the new conditions.

"The championship team, like other projects of the Russia – Land of Opportunities platform, demonstrated flexibility by quickly switching to a remote format: the qualifying stages for all three championship leagues were held online. The new format made it possible to preserve all the opportunities for the contestants and, despite the difficult epidemiological situation in the country, ensured that future and young engineers from all regions of the country could participate in the competition. The qualifying stages of all three leagues of the championship brought together 4,718 people from different parts of the country this year." Alexey Komissarov commented.

Student League – the largest group brought together 3,829 students from Russia and the CIS from 84 universities. Teams from 69 universities took part in the qualifying stages online, of which 25 universities participated in the championship for the first time.

Founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the international engineering championship "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev He noted that by switching to remote mode, the organizers have opened up new opportunities for participants.:

"The online format allowed students of 84 universities to be involved in solving engineering problems instead of the planned 57, we organized additional qualifying stages for students in the areas of Metallurgy and Digital Atom, and we will hold them for the second year in a row. Autumn Cup for schoolchildren, students and young professionals. We expect 10,000 schoolchildren, students and young professionals to participate in the championship by the end of the year."

The Student League teams competed in seven industry areas: geological exploration, mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, petrochemistry, digital atom, and electric power industry.

Among the students' tasks: improving the efficiency of diamond mining, new ways of processing secondary vanadium-containing raw materials, solving problems of production and transportation of liquefied natural gas, recycling plastic, developing energy systems in the CIS and the Baltic States, smart repairs for CNC machines, reducing gas pollution in quarries, modernizing the Russian electric grid, increasing the service life of hydropower equipment.

Altai State Technical University named after I.I. Polzunov has been participating in the championship since 2018. In the new season, AltSTU became one of the first universities forced to transfer a large-scale qualifying stage in the field of "Electric Power Industry" to a remote mode.

According to By Andrey Markov, rector of AltSTU named after I.I. Polzunov, "The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is one of the largest practice–oriented student competitions. It can rightfully be called a professional skills competition.  Participation in it is a real opportunity for students to try their hand at the profession and demonstrate their engineering knowledge. There is a need for project-based specialists who are able to create their own cases in the learning process, focused on solving real production problems. It is important not just to study for the sake of learning, but to form project-based learning at the university. That is why we will continue to actively support our students to participate in this championship."

The oldest branch directions of the Student League of the championship are the directions "Mining" and "Geological exploration". For the second year in a row, ALROSA has been a strategic partner in these areas.

"CASE-IN" is one of the tools for attracting promising and talented students to enterprises for practical training and, possibly, for further employment after graduation, since when solving cases, students get acquainted with the specifics of the enterprise's activities."- said the Head of the Personnel Selection and Development Center of ALROSA (PJSC) Natalia Petukhova.

Master's student at the M.I. Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) Veronika Lebedeva She joined the energy industry from high school, where she studied at a specialized energy group. Veronica and her team are participating in the Student League Championship for the third year in a row and are happy to reach the finals.

«CASE-IN" is a great chance to prove yourself to future employers. The knowledge and experience gained gave me an advantage when applying to the specialized master's degree program of JSC SO UES. Now we plan to have an excellent performance by our team in the final of the CASE−IN, and with the completion of the Master's degree and the System Operator program, successful employment." Veronika Lebedeva commented.

The best participants of the Student League will receive benefits for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 6 partner universities of the championship, as well as internships and internships at fuel and energy complex and MSC enterprises, including: United Energy System System Operator, Novatek, Sibur, Tatneft, Alrosa, Rosatom, Rushydro, FGC UES and others.

In competitions The "CASE-IN" School League 515 schoolchildren (207 teams) of grades 6-11 from 70 regions of Russia took part in the new season. The students competed in two areas: case solving and engineering solutions competition.

155 teams of students in grades 10-11 solved the case "The circulation of hydrocarbons in everyday life and industry", developed based on materials from the partner of the School League of PJSC SIBUR Holding.

"One of the main objectives of the School League case is to convince schoolchildren of the need to sort household waste and take care of nature. The guys developed solutions for collecting and sorting plastic in Russian cities for its subsequent processing. They not only estimated the amount of plastic waste and "calculated" the largest "suppliers", but also suggested rational ways to sort plastic.", − noted Artem Korolev.

The final for the participants of this School League direction will be held online in June 2020.

52 teams of 6th–10th grade students took part in the Engineering Solutions Competition, which was partnered by JSC SO UES and Prosoft-Systems Engineering Company. The participants created operating devices related to new technologies for the production, transmission, distribution and consumption of thermal and electrical energy.

Danil Samozvan, Azad Ismailov and Timur Khusnullin from the village of Vladimiro-Alexandrovskoye in Primorsky Krai have created an electric power generator using wind and water energy.

"Any invention must benefit a person, this is the goal of science and engineering, and electricity generation is one of the most important topics in our time. It is important to us that our work also contributes to the environment – our device produces electrical energy without emissions of harmful substances."- said the captain of the Primorsky Atom team Danil is an Impostor.

The winners and prize-winners of the School League will be able to receive from 1 to 10 additional USE points upon admission to 19 partner universities of the championship, and the authors of the best inventions will be able to go to thematic shifts #Brighter at the VDC "Eaglet" and VDC "Smena", where they will present their work and gain new knowledge about energy and energy conservation.

In League of Young Professionals Of the 6 qualifying stages, 4 stages were held in absentia. In total, 109 youth teams (374 people) representing 73 companies of the fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes of Russia and 11 teams of young university teachers took part in the competition. Of these, 64 teams (256 people) took part in the online stages.

Young engineers worked on the case "City of Youth 2.0", dedicated to the technological modernization of energy facilities in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The finalist of the new season and the champion of the previous season, a young specialist of SIBUR-Khimprom JSC, shared his impressions of the "CASE-IN". Vasily Strelkov:

"Our team consists of my colleagues from different divisions of SIBUR, which makes our team cross−functional and allows us to effectively approach tasks. The experience gained in "CASE-IN" is not limited to the ability to solve cases or to process a large amount of information in a short time, it helps to acquire the skills and abilities that are necessary for professional and personal growth.", " he said Vasily Strelkov.

According to Artyom Korolev, at the finals "CASE-IN» which the organizers postponed to the fall, 122 finalist teams and almost 100 experts and guests are expected.

"This year, the participants will not come with ready-made presentations, but will solve tasks right on the final site, under time pressure and under the supervision of experts. The second point of attraction at the finals will be the traditional Career Day, where 19 companies are key partners. "CASE-IN"– finalists will be selected for internships, internships, or offered employment."

International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" − this is an international competition system for solving engineering cases among schoolchildren, students and young specialists in the fields of fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes. The championship is being implemented in accordance with the Action Plan aimed at popularizing the working and engineering professions, approved in 2015.

Organizers the championship «CASE-IN» − Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC. The national partners of the championship are the federal ministries: The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, as well as the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects. The co-organizer of the Electric Power Industry direction of the CASE-IN Student League is the Association "Russian National Committee of the International Council for Large High Voltage Electrical Systems", the co-organizer of the Mining and Geological Exploration directions is Interregional public organization "Academy of Mining Sciences".

The championship is supported by the leading companies of the Fuel and energy Complex and the Moscow Energy Complex: JSC SO UES, JSC ALROSA, PJSC NOVATEK, PJSC SIBUR, GC ROSATOM, PJSC FGC UES, PJSC Tatneft, LLC EvrazHolding, LLC Raspadskaya Coal Company, Schlumberger Company, Rosgeologiya JSC, Mycromine Rus LLC, RusHydro PJSC, Siberian Anthracite JSC, IC Montan LLC, RUSAL OK, Prosoft-Systems LLC, Siberian Generating Company LLC, Credo-Dialog LLC, NLMK PJSC, etc.

Autonomous Non-profit Organization (ANO) "Russia – the land of opportunities" It was created on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The key objectives of the organization are to create conditions for increasing social mobility, ensuring personal and professional self-realization of citizens, as well as creating effective social elevators in Russia. The Supervisory Board of ANO "Russia – the Land of Opportunities" is headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" is developing a platform of the same name, which unites 25 projects: the management competition "Leaders of Russia", the competition "Leaders of Russia. Politics", student Olympiad "I am a professional", international competition "My first business", All–Russian competition "Big Change", All-Russian competition "Volunteer of Russia", project "Professional training 2.0", project "Career Time", project "Cultural code", festival "Russian Student Spring", All-Russian competition "Masters of Hospitality", "Grant competition for youth initiatives", "Digital Breakthrough" competition, "Teacher of the Future" professional competition, SME Business Navigator portal, "Best Social Project of the Year" competition, All-Russian project "RDS – Territory of Self-government", professional skills competitions among people with disabilities "Abilimpix", the All–Russian youth management Cup "Manage!", the Russian National Award "Student of the Year", the movement "Young Professionals" (WorldSkills Russia), the charity project "Dream with me", the All-Russian competition "League of Counselors", the competition "My country is my Russia", the international engineering championship "CASE-IN" and the "Olympiad of the NTI Circle Movement.Junior».