Moscow universities - finalists of the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship

The semifinal of the Central Federal District of the Autumn Cup of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the Presidential Platform "Russia is a land of opportunity",  identified the participants of the crucial stage. Moscow university teams have taken the entire podium and will now compete for the main prizes of the project.

The CASE-IN Autumn Cup is being held for the second year in a row for three Championship leagues: the School League, the Student League and the League of Young Professionals. The current season is dedicated to the theme "Technological modernization". The organizers are Reliable Change Foundation, Non-profit Partnership "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders", AstraLogica LLC.

Students, undergraduates, and graduate students under the age of 25 traditionally participate in the Student League. As part of the semi−finals, 3 winning teams were determined online in 8 federal districts.

The Central Federal District became one of the most widespread in terms of coverage: 143 teams were announced for the qualifying stage. 16 teams representing 13 universities from 4 cities of Russia qualified for the semi-finals.: Moscow, Yaroslavl, Lipetsk and Kovrov.  The semi-finalists solved the engineering case "Innovative and technological growth points on the map of international and Russian energy". In particular, future engineers had to choose an object of analysis (a company, branch, or subsidiary), defined as the growth point of a particular region, classify its strategic partners, develop an innovative product or a unique technical solution, and present a partnership model that ensures the development of the best technological solutions.

The students' work was evaluated by an expert commission, which included representatives of specialized enterprises and educational institutions: Branch                             PJSC RusHydro - Corporate University of Hydropower, JSC National Bureau of Informatization, PJSC Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine, JSC Gazpromgaz, JSC SO UES, PJSC Rosseti Volga, Branch of the North Caucasus Federal University in Pyatigorsk, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Izhevsk State Technical University named after M.T. Kalashnikov, Omsk State Technical University.

Following the results of the semi-final battles, the jury determined the three winners.

The third place was taken by the Own view team of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, consisting of Sergey Anatolyevich Vasinkin (team captain), Ksenia Vladimirovna Alekseeva, Ildar Alfirovich Galiakberov, and Naili Ildarovna Khabibullina.

"Our full team is trained at the Faculty of Oil and Gas Field Development, so we want to continue our development in various companies in the oil and gas industry and become not just ordinary specialists, but also people capable of leading the industry to development."CASE-IN" he is the driver of our development and will help us realize this dream. The Championship's competitions are attractive because they can analyze innovative technologies and projects of domestic industry giants. The final stage will demonstrate how well we have worked this season, and will suggest ideas for new innovative projects.", - shared his impressions Sergey Vasinkin.

The second place went to the BusyModern team, representing the Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State Geological Exploration University. Its composition: Kononenko Lev Pavlovich (captain), Nenyukova Alyona Igorevna, Chekalov Arseniy Yuryevich, Chuchadeeva Anastasia Sergeevna.

"After the main league of the Championship, our team decided to take part in the Autumn Cup in order to test their strength and skills once again, to take a place on the podium. And, as you can see, it turned out! " He told me Lev Kononenko. - The project provided an excellent opportunity to solve problems in relevant areas of the industry. Thanks to the well-coordinated work of the team, we have learned to consider various ways to solve the case and find the best option. Now we are waiting for the final task to delve into the new project and upgrade our strategic skills."

Another team of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, the Bifurcation Point, was recognized as the best. Captain Grigory Mikhailovich Krivilev, as well as Anton Pavlovich Aladyev, Roman Vyacheslavovich Solonenko and Mikhail Petrovich Yurtov received the highest scores from the experts.

"We have developed an innovative energy project: we proposed the use of low-power nuclear power plants for energy supply of oil and gas production projects in the Arctic region of Russia. This will reduce the cost of electricity generation by 2-3 times, increase the environmental friendliness of Arctic destinations, and ensure effective cooperation between 11 Russian companies within the framework of the project. I am glad that our work was appreciated. Of course, reaching the finals is a significant achievement for us, and we are serious about winning this season.", - noted Grigory Krivilev.

In December 2020, as part of the final round, these teams will meet with the winners from other districts and compete for the title of champions of the Autumn Cup of the Student League.

The winners will receive preferential conditions for admission to master's and postgraduate studies 6 partner universities, as well as a certificate for 100,000 rubles for tuition fees in Business school "Synergy".