The "elevator" for engineers. Schoolchildren and students solve production tasks

To solve the case and climb the social "elevator" is to enroll in a leading university, complete an internship at a well–known company, and make a successful career. Such opportunities are provided by the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", a project of the Russia – the Land of Opportunities platform.

AiF in Kuzbass found out what prospects open up for young stars after winning the CASE-IN championship and how to shine in order to be noticed.

Kuzbass champions

The CASE-IN Championship has been held since 2013. Since 2019. The project is included in the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", created on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Currently, the platform unites 26 projects, including the Leaders of Russia management competition, the I am a Professional student Olympiad, the Your Turn competition, the Professional Training 2.0 project, the Big Change All–Russian competition, and many others.

"The platform provides a wide range of opportunities for self-realization, helps you decide on a profession, complete an internship or find your first job, get a mentor or new knowledge, – notes the Deputy General Director of ANO "Russia is a land of opportunities" Alexey Agafonov. – The CASE-IN championship provides an opportunity for young people from different regions of Russia to develop by solving real production tasks, engaging in scientific and technical creativity and receiving an engineering education. Last season, the championship's competitions brought together a record 10,015 schoolchildren, students and young professionals. The ninth season is in full swing, which this time is dedicated to "Sustainable Development". The example of several thousand project participants proves that the championship is a ticket to the future, allowing you to move up the career ladder, find your dream job and become a true professional."

Kemerovo region is among the first regions participating in the championship. Kuzbass schoolchildren, students and young professionals solve real production tasks – case studies from partner companies.

"Kuzbass is one of the places of power for the CASE-IN championship, – says the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev. – Two leading technical universities in the region – KuzSTU and SibGIU – have been participating in the "CASE-IN" since the inception of the championship and have repeatedly won awards from the Student League. Students from 10 colleges in the Kemerovo region competed in the League of Working Specialties, which we conducted together with SUEK. And, of course, the stars of the School League are Kuzbass high school students: every season they become champions and prize–winners in solving cases and Engineering Solutions Competitions."

The universities of the region occupy the top lines of the ranking of universities participating in the "CASE-IN". KuzSTU is among the top five in the field of Mining, and teams of mining students won bronze medals twice, in 2015 and 2017.

SibGIU holds the second place in a similar rating in the field of Metallurgy: future metallurgists from Novokuznetsk won the bronze medal in 2016, and miners in 2018.

SibGIU also distinguished itself in the organization of the championship, twice receiving the special award "Energy of Education" for the best organization of the qualifying stage.

Youth teams of industrial enterprises in the region are also actively involved in solving cases. Thus, SUEK-Kuzbass JSC is in the top 10 in the ranking of companies participating in the League of Young Professionals, while Yuzhny Kuzbass PJSC and the Kuzbass branch of SGK LLC are in the top 15.

Continued in the material of "AIF in Kuzbass".

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