The qualifying stage of the CASE-IN championship was held at Samara Polytechnic University

On March 18, Samara State Technical University hosted the qualifying stage of the IX International Engineering Championship "CASE-INAbout 150 students took part in the competition. The contestants from the Polytechnic University were joined remotely by representatives of Tolyatti State University, Siberian Federal University, North Caucasus Mining and Metallurgical Institute and Penza State University.

The Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs opened the meeting. Olga Yusupova:

"Polytech is a modern university," she stressed, "We understand that today it is not enough to teach children only academic science. We must instill in students completely new qualities necessary for an engineer of the 21st century – activity, entrepreneurship, restlessness. In accordance with the changing demands of employers, we are changing curricula, focusing on project activities. The CASE-IN Championship is a great opportunity for everyone to showcase their achievements."

Minister of Education and Science of the Samara Region Victor Akopyan He expressed gratitude to the staff of the Polytechnic University for organizing and holding the championship. The message notes that professionalism and responsible attitude allow the university team to conduct the qualifying stages of the competition at a high level. A letter of thanks to Olga Yusupova was presented by a consultant of the Department of Vocational Education and Science of the regional Ministry of Education and Science. Natalia Kudasheva.

Then the practical part of the event started. The students defended solutions to engineering cases prepared by the industrial partners of the championship in four areas – oil and gas, electric power, metallurgy and project engineering.

The organizers of the tournament are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC. Since 2019, CASE-IN has been included in the platform of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities".

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