In the Year of Science and Technology – with the new CASE-IN champions

The final has ended in Moscow The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". For the main prizes of one of the projects of the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity" From internships at the country's largest enterprises to new career opportunities, 617 future and young specialists from Russia and the Republic of Belarus competed for three days. According to the results of the competition, the winners and prize-winners were contestants from 19 regions of the country.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is an international system of competitions for solving engineering cases among schoolchildren, students and young specialists of the Fuel and energy Complex and the Moscow Energy Complex. More than 60 leading universities of Russia and the CIS countries take part in the competition every year.

The competitions were held in four leagues: the School League, the Student League, the League of Young Professionals and the Special League. Future and current engineers developed case solutions for the nuclear industry, fuel and energy, mineral resource complexes, and related industries. The overall theme of the ninth season was "Sustainable development."

Director of the Reliable Change Foundation Artem Korolev He tells me: "This year, 134 teams reached the finals, which also participated in the previous seasons of the championship – this is a real desire to win, a manifestation of willpower, endurance, which develops "CASE-INThe participants overcame a lot of difficulties before reaching the finals: artificial, indicated by the rules of the championship, epidemiological, personal.  Regardless of the outcome of the decisive test, the contestants will return home as heroes."CASE-IN"who have acquired new knowledge, strengthened their competencies and are ready for new great achievements"

The championship opened in March with the qualifying stages of the Student League, which were held in a mixed (distance and full-time) format on the basis of 62 partner universities of the project. They were also joined by students from 42 more universities.

A total of 5,596 students entered the competition. This year, they got the opportunity to prove themselves in more industries. Among them are geological exploration, mining, metallurgy, oil and gas, petrochemistry, digital atom, electric power industry and the new direction of "project engineering". 517 students from Russia and the Republic of Belarus met in the final final.

305 employees of companies from the fuel and energy, mineral resources and nuclear industries took part in the qualifying stages of the League of Young Specialists of the CASE-IN championship. To reach the finals, they needed to develop a strategy for energy companies in the post-covid period. 72 young specialists became finalists.

50 employees of the company in 11 regions of Russia took part in the competitions of the Special League of PJSC "T Plus". Young power engineers have been developing the company's development strategy in the post-crisis period. Four teams made it to the finals – these are young specialists from the company's branches in the Orenburg, Saratov, Samara regions and the Republic of Mordovia.

The final of the main season, which started on May 31 in Moscow, brought together participants of the Student League, the League of Young Professionals and the Special League of PJSC T Plus and took place over three days. Students will determine the strongest on June 10 in a distance format.

This year's final has undergone certain changes. The main thing is that the winners and prize–winners were determined on each of the days of the decisive test, which brought a special flavor to the course of the competition.

The right to open the finals was awarded to students participating in the fields of "Petrochemistry", "Electric Power Industry" and "Project Engineering".  The decisions of future specialists were evaluated by an expert commission, which included representatives of partner companies and universities of the championship.

The guests of the first day were the General Director of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" Alexey Komissarov, Head of the "Sustainable Development" Function at SIBUR Maxim Remchukov, Head of Corporate Culture and Social Relations at NIPIGAZ JSC Sofia Semenova.

Addressing the finalists, Alexey Komissarov He stressed that the solutions developed by the students at the championship are of key importance for the development of the domestic industry.: "This year, 5.5 thousand students, 350 young professionals, and more than 700 schoolchildren participated in the project. Someone will go home with well-deserved, long-awaited awards, someone may have missed a few points, but I am sure that absolutely everyone in this championship became winners, at least they won another victory over themselves, became stronger, better, got new friends, new ideas, new for future development".

The Director General of ANO "Russia – the Land of Opportunities" also presented the Director of the Reliable Shift Foundation Artyom Korolev Thanks on behalf of Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, noting the contribution of the organizing team to the development of the country's engineering competition system.  

Students of Tomsk State University became the best among future specialists in the field of petrochemistry.

Maxim Remchukov, Awarding the winners, he emphasized: «One of the main objectives of the championship is to create cases that will be scaled and applied in the industry. Our company welcomes the development of this way of implementing global projects. Working on the project, coupled with support from universities, partners and organizers, is a real road to the future for students who are ready to achieve significant results today."

The team from Tyumen Industrial University is in second place in the field of Petrochemistry, and the Ural Federal University is in third place.

Builders and design engineers have also identified the strongest: the main prizes of the season are being taken home by the team of the National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.

Sofia Semenova noted: "The participation of employers in the CASE-IN Championship is, of course, a contribution to a practice–oriented approach to higher education, which is very valuable for NIPIGAZ. We consider the Strategic Partnership as an opportunity to increase interest in the engineering profession: to tell students about the specifics of the activity and immerse them in real business cases. The launch of the Project Engineering direction within the framework of the Student League was successful. In total, more than a hundred teams took part in solving the case on the topic "Digital technologies in design and construction activities." Together with the experts, we noted that the quality of solutions for the Finals has increased significantly compared to the qualifying stages, meaning that the cases really help promising young people develop professional skills and lay a solid foundation for building a successful career."

The silver medalist of the direction is South Ural State University, the bronze was won by St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Further, the students demonstrated their talents at master classes and Career Days from JSC SO UES, Rosseti FGC UES, PJSC RusHydro, JSC NIPIGAZ, PJSC SIBUR.

On the second day of the finals, the strongest were identified by future mining engineers, specialists in geological exploration, the nuclear industry and the electric power industry.

The State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia took part in awarding the winners and prize–winners. Anastasia Bondarenko, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Andrey Platonov, Deputy Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" Alexey Agafonov, as well as representatives of the partner companies of the competition: Head of HR Department of JSC "Greenatom" Natalia Pichugina, Chief Geologist of ALROSA (PJSC) Konstantin Garanin, Director of IMC Montan Sergey Nikishichev, Head of the Department for Work with Educational Institutions and Methodological Support of Mycromine Rus LLC Grigory Fedotov, Z.an employee of JSC SO UES, an analyst at the Reliable Shift Foundation Yuri Kulikov.

Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Energy Anastasia Bondarenko She recalled that the championship is part of the All-Russian Youth Action Plan, supported not only by the department, but also by relevant government agencies – the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Education, Rosmolodezh, as well as the Presidential Platform "Russia is a land of opportunity."

 "Without exaggeration, this is the flagship youth project of the industry at the federal level. The number of participants in the Championship in 2021 is impressive – about 600 students from 104 universities. These are future engineers who will very soon join industry companies to develop the fuel and energy sector. Thank you for your feedback and interest in the Championship." Anastasia Bondarenko noted.

"Winners, purposeful and talented people gathered in this hall. Many enterprises are already waiting for you, and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs is ready to support you in your aspirations and initiatives. At the CASE-IN Championship, you show your professional knowledge and skills, but it is important not to forget about your supra–professional competencies, which will allow you to adapt better, actively present your activities and reach great heights. We are ready to provide all this to you as part of our forum campaign and training programs for students and working youth.", – the Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs congratulated the winners and prize-winners of the CASE-IN Championship Andrey Platonov.

Chief Geologist of ALROSA (PJSC) Konstantin Garanin counts:"The championship provides an opportunity for young people and established industry professionals to communicate, which is unique in itself.  ALROSA JSC (PAO) has been a partner of the championship for the third year. We consider the project as a platform for viewing talented young people and their subsequent invitation to the company. This area is very important for us."

The team of the National Research Technological University "MISIS" took the lead in the field of Mining. Irkutsk National Research Technical University took the second place, and students took the third place.
St. Petersburg Mining University.

The permanent chairman of the Mining Expert Commission, Director of IMC Montan, addressed the participants with a parting message. Sergey Nikishichev: "Today you are already building your way in a professional career and adult life, learning the nuances of solving and structuring ideas. Strive to continue participating in championships of this magnitude, thank you for your zeal to win!"

The Kilo-Trilobite team, representing the Far Eastern Federal University, had no equal in the field of Geological Exploration. Silver medals were awarded to students of the Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State Geological Exploration University, and bronze medals were awarded to the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University.

The medals were presented to the winners by the head of the Department for work with educational institutions and methodological support of MYCROMINE Grigory Fedotov: "This year's final is being held in person. I'm sure we've all been waiting for this very much. "CASE-IN" helps participants to develop and master new skills and competencies. This is very important for you, as professionals in your field. In any case, do not stop there. Be sure to take part in the new season of the championship, which promises to be no less exciting."

A special prize from MYCROMINE for using a 3D field modeling program to solve a geological exploration case was awarded to the Druze team at Ural State Mining University.

The students of the Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R. E. Alekseev became the best in the Digital Atom field.

A special prize for the winners and prize-winners of the Digital Atom direction has been prepared by the strategic partner of the direction, Rosatom State Corporation: students will go on a technical tour of nuclear industry enterprises on the Kola Peninsula.

Head of HR Department of JSC "Grinatom" Natalia Pichugina She told me: «CASE-IN"it is a bridge between promising students and the largest companies, so it is of particular importance to all parties. Rosatom has been participating in the championship for the third year, and this season we have seen interesting solutions: chatbots, websites, and even offers for video games. Some projects may qualify for further implementation after completion."

St. Petersburg Mining University took the second place in the Digital Atom field, and St. Petersburg Mining University took the third place.

"Electric power Industry" is the most popular field of the championship, with students from 34 universities in Russia and Belarus participating in it.

In order to be among the winners of the season, the participants had to successfully cope with one of the challenges from the largest companies in the country's energy sector: JSC SO UES invited young people to develop solutions for the development of regional energy systems, and PJSC FGC UES to find applications for digital technologies in the development of a distribution grid company.

On the first day, the energy finalists received an additional task, which they had only a few hours to complete.

The decisions of future specialists were evaluated by an expert commission, which included representatives of industry companies and organizations: JSC SO UES, JSC STC UES, a branch of PJSC ROSSETI Yug – Rostovenergo, PJSC RusHydro, a Branch of PJSC RusHydro – Corporate University of Hydropower, LLC Danfoss, FGC UES PJSC – Rosseti Center, STC FGC UES JSC, Branch of FGC UES PJSC – MES of the Center, Branch of FGC UES PJSC - MES of the Urals, Schlumberger Company.

6 teams made it to the superfinal of the Electric Power Industry field, presenting the best solutions: students from the Far Eastern Federal University, St. Petersburg Mining University, Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Novosibirsk State Technical University and Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N.Of Yeltsin.

The winner of the two–day marathon was a team of interns of the System Operator, undergraduates of the Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI), who study under the specialized training program of JSC SO UES: Veronika Lebedeva, Anastasia Lebedeva, Dmitry Chub and Dmitry Chuguev. The Cup of Champions was presented to the winners by Anastasia Bondarenko, State Secretary and Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Energy.

"The relevance of the case topic is explained by the general trend in the development of distributed energy and the global 3D concept. Its compliance with the goals of sustainable development should be noted separately., - says the captain of the champion team Veronika Lebedeva, - At the championship, we were able to learn how to process a large amount of information, analyze it and isolate its essence, and developed teamwork skills. Also participating in "CASE-IN"it allows you to work on the most relevant and new topics in the energy industry, immerse yourself in the trends and prospects of its development, This is very important for future specialists."

"The system operator has been a strategic partner of the CASE-IN championship since 2015. We have been supporting the most massive branch of the Electric Power industry since its appearance in the Student League and give team members the opportunity to get involved in solving the most pressing problems of the electric power industry. I am pleased to note that young specialists and undergraduates studying under the Society's programs constantly demonstrate a high level of professional training and win prizes.", - noted Bayrta Perveyeva, Director of Personnel Management at JSC SO UES.

The silver medalists in the power engineering competitions were students of St. Petersburg Mining University, and Novosibirsk State Technical University took the third place. The awards were presented to the winners by an honored employee of JSC SO UES, an analyst at the Reliable Shift Foundation Yuri Kulikov.

The participants were very interested in the master classes and Career Days prepared by ROSATOM State Corporation, MYCROMINE RUS LLC and ALROSA.

On the final day of the finals, all attention was focused on future specialists in the oil and gas industry and metallurgy, as well as current young employees of the country's leading industry companies.

After many hours of defending the solutions of the case, the expert commission named the names of the best teams. The ceremony honoring the best of the best was attended by the Director of the Department of State Youth Policy of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Denis Ashirov, First Deputy Minister of Education of Russia Alexander Bugaev, President of the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, President of the Academy of Mining Sciences Yuri Malyshev, Director of Geology, PJSC YATEK Anton Nedosekin and Head of the Department of Corporate Culture and Youth Policy Development at PJSC Tatneft Evgeny Gavrilov.

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation is interested in ensuring that the engineering profession remains modern, prestigious, in demand and popular among young people. That is why the Student League and the CASE-IN Autumn Cup are included in the plan for the Year of Science and Technology announced in Russia in 2021.

In his welcoming speech to the participants and organizers of the championship, the Director of the Department of State Youth Policy of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Denis Ashirov underlined: "The Championship "CASE=IN" it confirms that engineering specialties attract bright and talented people who dream of changing our lives for the better. In the Year of Science and Technology, it is especially pleasant to see how bright representatives of the engineering community meet at the championship site. These are people whose inventions are changing our lives for the better every day. They have big challenges ahead and new victories."

In the field of Oil and Gas business, the OGteam team of St. Petersburg Mining University completed their performances with the highest success.

The silver medal was won by the team of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, and the bronze medals went to representatives of Irkutsk National Research Technical University.

"Today, the entire fuel and energy complex, and PJSC Tatneft, in particular, is interested in identifying erudite young talented people to solve modern problems. The championship provides something more than medals and cups: it is the development of flexible skills, strategic and creative thinking, and the ability to work in a team. All these qualities will be very useful to you in the future."- said the Head of the Department of Corporate Culture and Youth Policy Development Evgeny Gavrilov.

The OGteam LNG team, in addition to the Champions Cup, received a special prize from YATEK PJSC.

According to the Director of Geology of PJSC YATEK Anton Nedosekin Many of the participants' decisions had a high level of elaboration: "Some of the projects were even much more extensive than the knowledge that young people at this age can possess, and this is encouraging. It is noticeable that the participants did a lot of extra-curricular work to achieve the result. For our company, participation in the championship is an invaluable experience, and we have seen a number of interesting young people who we are ready to invite to work and practice."

In the field of Metallurgy, the team of the National Research Technological University MISIS coped with the task better than others. Two teams of Lipetsk State Technical University won silver and bronze medals.

The best participants of the Student League championship will complete internships and internships at leading industry companies with the possibility of further employment, as well as receive benefits for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 20 partner universities.

The finals in the League of Young Specialists turned out to be particularly hard-fought, and two Zarubezhneft youth teams achieved success at once, winning gold and silver medals. The bronze medal went to the young specialists of IDGC of the North-West PJSC.

The special league of PJSC "T Plus" has identified the strongest teams of the company's branches from 11 regions of the country. The team of the Nizhny Novgorod branch was recognized as the winner, silver and bronze medals were awarded to colleagues from Nizhny Novgorod from the Mordovian and Orenburg branches.

Presenting the awards, Chairman of the Expert Commission, Head of the Department of Thermal Node Development at PJSC T Plus Anna Fedoseeva She noted that the championship is included in the annual corporate youth work program, and 25% of participants in the Special League of PJSC T Plus receive a new appointment in the company during the year.

The award for the winners and prize-winners of the decisive test in the League of Young Professionals and the Special League of PJSC T Plus is new opportunities for career and professional growth, inclusion in the managerial personnel reserve of their companies.

During the day, the students held fruitful meetings with experts from PJSC Tatneft and PJSC YATEK, as well as participated in master classes and panel discussions.

In the IX season, the CASE-IN Hall of Fame was replenished with new participants who made a significant contribution to the organization, holding and development of the championship. The Hall of Fame included participants, organizers and experts representing the Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg Mining University, Amur State University, Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Omsk State Technical University, St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI" named after V.I. Ulyanov. (Lenin), SIBUR and ALROSA (PJSC).

During the final, special awards were presented to the Energy of Education for organizing the best CASE-IN qualifying stage in universities. We got it this year.  St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, South Ural State University, National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI", Kazan State Power Engineering University, Almetyevsk State Petroleum Institute, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University and St. Petersburg State University of Economics.

The main season of the CASE-IN championship has been completed, but the engineering competitions in 2021 will not stop there. The Autumn Cup will start very soon, the final of which will be held in September and will traditionally bring together talented and motivated young people.

The CASE-IN project is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for Everyone" of the national project "Education". The championship is implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society.