Samara and Perm student teams are finalists of the Autumn CASE-IN Cup

The semifinals have ended in the Autumn Cup of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". According to the results, the 24 best teams have been identified, which in December will compete for victory and the main prizes of this season.   

The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" is one of the projects of the Presidential Platform "Russia is a land of opportunity". The championship is an international competition system for solving engineering cases for schoolchildren, students and young specialists of industry companies.

The finalists of the Autumn Cup of the Student League were determined in 8 federal districts. 62 teams participated in the qualifying stage of the Volga Federal District – more than 230 students, undergraduates and postgraduates under the age of 25. The top 17 teams qualified for the semifinals, which is a record for this stage among all federal districts.

To reach the crucial stage, young people needed to successfully solve the case "Innovative and technological growth points on the map of international and Russian energy". The main task outlined by the organizers for the semi-finalists is to identify the growth point of a particular region, develop a unique innovative solution, and present a partnership model that guarantees the development of technological solutions.

The projects of the participants were considered by an expert commission, which included specialists from universities and companies of the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes: JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System", LLC "Altair", PJSC "Rosseti Volga", PJSC "Tatneft", Samara State Technical University, FGAOU HESaint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation, KATEN LLC, Armavir Institute of Mechanics and Technology - branch of Kuban State Technological University, Siberian State Industrial University, Far Eastern Federal University, Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) named after I.M. Gubkin".

The team of Samara State Technical University "The Right Solution" did the best job of solving the case, which took the first place. Dmitry Nikolaevich Pekhterev (captain), Anton Dmitrievich Kartoshkin, Egor Alexandrovich Epishkin, and Gorbevich Shushanyan proposed a project to introduce a number of innovative technologies on the basis of Gazpromneft-Orenburg LLC.

"The well-coordinated work of the team, the use of the strong skills of each of its members and the solution of the problems of the Russian fuel and energy complex are the most significant aspects of the Autumn Cup for us. The success in the semi-finals was made possible by the experience of many years of participation in competitions. "CASE-IN"But we understand that we are now at the very beginning of a long, thorny and exciting journey.", - shared his impressions Dmitry Pekhterev.

Silver went to the Bergbau team from Perm National Research Polytechnic University. Team: Alexandrova Marina Alekseevna (captain), Klyucharev Alexey Polievktovich, Lyadov Vladimir Olegovich, Syropyatov Alexander Anatolyevich.

"Our task was to develop an innovative solution for the development of our country's energy sector using the latest information technologies. Thanks to well-coordinated teamwork and the high responsibility of each participant, we managed to achieve a result that allowed us to reach the finals. We hope that the Autumn Cup will open the way for us to become an industry company with great potential, where good conditions will be created for the full-fledged development of young specialists.", says the captain of the team Marina Alexandrova.

The third place went to the team "Natives of Strukovsky", also representing Samara State Technical University. Participants: Shiyabutdinova Alexandra Viktorovna (captain), Bazhutin Vladislav Viktorovich, Fetisov Dmitry Alexandrovich, Yemelyanov Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Alexandra Shiyabutdinova She noted the important role of the Autumn Cup in the self-realization of its participants:

"We have been participating in this Championship for the third year in a row, but it never ceases to amaze us with its interesting tasks that cover priority areas of the state's development. Here we reveal all our qualities, knowledge and skills.  we are improving, learning to work in a team, think strategically and fight to the last for victory, arguing the correctness of our decision."

In total, 99 student teams (about 2,250 people) competed for participation in the final of the Autumn Cup in 8 federal districts. 24 teams will participate in the final stage, which will be held in December in a remote format.  The winners will be able to enroll in postgraduate and master's programs at 6 partner universities, and will also receive a certificate for 100,000 rubles to pay for tuition at the Synergy Business School.