The final of the CASE-IN championship: results of the first day

On Thursday, September 10, the final tests started at the NUST MISIS site in Moscow. The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN"− one of the projects of the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity133 teams will take part in them, and there are 531 finalists in total.

Among the participants of the events are the finalists of the Student League of the Championship, the League of Young Professionals and the finalists from PJSC "T Plus". The competitive tests will last for two days – until September 11.

«Students and young specialists from 44 cities will take part in the final tests. And not only in Russia, but also in Belarus and Kazakhstan. The online format did not affect the final program in any way.: Today, the participants are defending their cases, and tomorrow they will be able to talk with representatives of twelve major Russian corporations. As a result of these online meetings, many of the guys will get a job or internship.", – said the Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" Alexey Komissarov.

He added that "133 teams will compete for prizes.». «And there are a lot of prizes: the winners and champions will receive not only internships and internships, but also the opportunity to enroll in a master's or postgraduate program without entrance tests. And the best young specialists will join the managerial personnel reserve of their companies. In addition, the guys have the opportunity to be mentored by the "Leaders of Russia" – semi-finalists, finalists and winners of our flagship project. This is the third year in a row that we have been conducting this program together with our Senezh Management Workshop.", – the Director general of ANO added.

On behalf of NUST MISIS, the guests were greeted by the Director of the University's Career Center Natalia Maksimova: "The world is changing rapidly, becoming more and more technically complex. There are practically no professions left where a person can successfully work without knowledge of various programs and technical devices. It is the technical professions of today that are the professions of the future. The key to a successful career in the 21st century is continuous learning. It is based on engineering thinking, it allows you to look into the essence of production tasks, and provides a systematic approach. That's why case work is so important for students, it allows them to see the practical application of their knowledge."

During the opening ceremony of the event, new members were inducted into the CASE-IN Hall of Fame, who made a significant contribution to the work of the Championship during the Technological Modernization season. The CASE-IN Hall of Fame included participants, experts and organizers representing the National Research University "MEI", Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Institute of Innovative Design and Technological Entrepreneurship INPROTECH of St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI", Northeastern State University, Kuzbass State Technical University named after T. F. Gorbachev, The North Caucasus Mining and Metallurgical Institute, as well as the Branch of JSC "SO UES" "ODU of the South".

After the opening ceremony, the participants began to defend their cases to the experts.

This year, the finals of the CASE-IN championship are held in a mixed format: online and offline. Participants defend cases remotely, and speakers and moderators are at the competition venue in Moscow.

The Student League case solutions will be defended in seven industry areas:

• Geological exploration;
• Mining;
• Metallurgy;
• Oil and gas;
• Petrochemicals;
• Electric power industry;
• The digital atom.

In separate finals, 19 teams of the League of Young Professionals and 6 teams of the Special League of PJSC "T Plus" meet. The finalists' ideas are evaluated by experts representing industry companies.

On the first day of the CASE-IN finals, a plenary session was also held, where the heads of partner companies of the championship discussed issues of youth work and recruitment against the background of the pandemic.

Dmitry Zavrazhny, Director of the Corporate University of Hydropower Engineering of PJSC RusHydro, Natalia Petukhova, Head of the Personnel Selection and Development Center at ALROSA, and Deputy Director of Personnel Management at JSC SO UES shared their experience in organizing remote work in the company  Pavel Sharypanov, Head of the Employer's Brand Development, Recruitment and HR Communications Practice at SIBUR LLC Valentina Chernykh, Head of the Corporate Culture and Youth Policy Development Department at the Human Resources Department of PJSC Tatneft Oksana Sadrieva, Head of the Department for Work with Educational Institutions and Methodological Support  Mycromine Rus LLC Grigory Fedotov and Natalia Pichugina, Head of HR Department at Grinatom JSC.

On September 11, the championship finals will continue the Career Day.

"Career Day this year – an interactive platform where finalists will present their resumes to future employers, learn about the conditions of internships and internships, become participants in master classes and virtual excursions to enterprises"- explained the founder and co–chairman of the organizing committee of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev.

On the second day of the final, a plenary session "Fuel and energy complex, engineering education and youth policy facing the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic" will also be held with the participation of the leaders of the national partners of the championship.

The highlight of the day will be the awarding ceremony of the champions and prize-winners of the VIII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". The winners of the Student League will be the 3 best teams in each industry; 3 winning teams will also be in the League of Young Professionals and in the Special League of PJSC T Plus.