Tomsk Polytechnic University will be represented by 11 teams in the semi-finals of the "CASE-IN"

The results of the qualifying stages of the Student League of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" (included in the presidential platform "Russia — the land of opportunities") have been summed up. 11 teams of Tomsk Polytechnic University advanced to the semifinals in different directions.

On the basis of TPU, the qualifying stages for "Geological Exploration", "Oil and Gas business", "Project Engineering", "Digital Atom" and "Electric Power Industry" were held. Another field, Petrochemistry, was held at the Perm Polytechnic University. All events related to the epidemiological situation were held online.

"The online format and distance learning have become new challenges for everyone. Some participants are still not in Tomsk and solved cases remotely, even from their team. Experts and organizers note that despite all the advantages of holding a competition in absentia, live communication helps teams get better feedback.", — explains the CASE-IN coordinator at TPU Elena Vorontsova.

During the qualifying stages, student teams defended technological solutions for industry to experts: the use of industrial gases to increase oil recovery and reduce the carbon footprint, a comprehensive assessment of the contribution of petrochemical products to sustainable development and the study of positive effects using the example of the company's products, and much more. All the cases were devoted to a single topic — "Sustainable development". The participants had only 10 days to solve the cases.

According to the results of the qualifying stages, 11 teams from TPU advanced to the semifinals, which won prizes and scored the most points, taking into account the participation of teams from outside universities. In total, 20 semi-finals will be held in eight federal districts in April.

"The introduction of the semi—finals stage has several goals at once - to increase the number of universities participating in the championship, expanding the geography of the project, and the number of teams, which means the chances to show themselves in front of the expert commission, which gives more opportunities to reach the finals and strengthen their portfolio. The expert commission is formed by representatives of the organizing universities for the qualifying stages, and the federal organizing committee for the semi-finals and finals.", — adds Elena Vorontsova.

The final of the championship will traditionally be held in Moscow and will bring together the best student engineering teams from universities in Russia and the CIS countries. The winners will receive valuable prizes, the opportunity to participate in the All-Russian industry summer forums, advantages in admission to master's and postgraduate programs at 20 partner universities of the championship, in particular TPU, and will also be able to complete internships at leading companies in the industry.

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