Students from 48 cities present climate projects in the "CASE-IN" semifinals

123 teams reached the semifinals of the Autumn Cup of the Student League The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN», dedicated to the topic "Sustainable development". Since 2019, the championship has been included in the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". In 2021, the Autumn Cup of the Student League "CASE-IN" is held with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and is included in the action plan of the Year of Science and Technology.

The Student League of the CASE-IN Championship opens up many opportunities for participants: This is the experience of solving real production tasks, communicating with top officials and experts of industry companies, vacancies for leading employers, as well as the opportunity to develop superprofessional skills (soft-skills) and an additional line in the candidate's portfolio and resume.

"To the semifinals of the Autumn Cup"CASE-IN» 123 teams of 76 universities passed, from 10 to 18 teams in each federal district, – said the Deputy General Director of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" Anton Serikov, – This is a serious achievement, and the semi-finalists are already among the strongest youth engineering teams in their regions."

During the Autumn Cup of the Student League, the contestants, on behalf of PJSC ALROSA, solved the case "Climate projects: development and implementation in permafrost conditions."

"Unlike the main season of the championship "CASE-IN"students of all fields participate jointly in the Autumn Cup. Working on industry-wide tasks expands professional horizons and strengthens the competencies of future specialists. Therefore, the tasks of the Autumn Cup attract students not only from the fuel and energy complex, but also from other fields.", – explained the founder and co-chairman of the Organizing Committee of the CASE-IN Championship Artem Korolev.

The semi-finalists were the teams that proposed the most effective measures to reduce, capture, recycle and store greenhouse gases. In their decisions, the students took into account the specifics of the geographical location of ALROSA's enterprises and Russian legislation.

In terms of the number of participating universities, the Central Federal District is in the lead, with teams from 13 universities competing in the semi–finals. 11 universities each reached the semifinals of the Volga and Southern Federal Districts, and 10 universities each reached the semifinals of the Northwestern and Siberian Federal Districts.

The teams of 9 universities will meet in the semi-finals of the Ural Federal District, and 6 of the strongest regional universities each participate in competitions in the Far East and the North Caucasus. The Autumn Cup was also joined by foreign guests – teams of students from two universities of the Republic of Belarus.

During the semi-final competitions, participants will present their finalized climate projects to industry experts, and the finalists will be three teams in each federal district with the highest score based on the results of the expert assessment.

The final of the Autumn Cup of the championship will be held on December 16, 2021 in Moscow and will become a large-scale competition in several "CASE-IN" leagues at once: the winners of the qualifying stages of the School League and the League of Young Professionals, as well as the finalists of the BRICS Youth Championship will join the students.: sustainable development".

The winners of the Autumn Cup of the Student League will complete internships and internships in 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 CASE-IN project is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for Everyone" of the national project "Education".