The second life of polymers: schoolchildren will tell how to reduce the cost of secondary raw materials

The All-Russian competition among schoolchildren on solving engineering cases will be held on December 16, 2021. For the first time, schoolchildren will meet face-to-face in Moscow to present solutions developed in just 10 days to experts.

101 teams took part in the qualifying stage for schoolchildren: 352 schoolchildren from 38 cities and towns in 27 regions of Russia.

The selection case was devoted to polymer recycling: using the example of their family, the participants determined the volume, types, possibilities and ways of recycling polymer waste.

Only 63 students from grades 9-11, consisting of 16 teams, made it to the competition in Moscow. They represent 10 cities: Volzhsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Magnitogorsk, Moscow, Nazarovo, Nizhnevartovsk, Svobodny, Tolyatti, Furmanov and Yaroslavl.

"Participation in the All-Russian Case Solving Championship is a good start to adulthood, it helps students master the competencies they will need during their studies at the university and in the future when they start work., - the rector believes NRU "MEI" Nikolay Rogalev, - Students learn how to assemble a project team, assign tasks, search for and analyze information, develop a solution, and defend their idea in dialogue with experts." 

Now the high school students will have to present new ideas developed in just 10 days to industry experts.

"Every year we pose adult problems to high school students. Our participants were looking for ways to recycle plastic waste, developed projects for human habitats in the future, and proposed ideas for power supply to Russian cities in 2030., - shared the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN championship Artem Korolev, - This year, Sibur instructed schoolchildren to find a second life for polymers. The guys are researching the properties of secondary raw materials obtained after polymer processing, selecting the processing methods themselves and looking for ways to reduce the cost of secondary raw materials."

A reward for the winners and prize-winners there will be additional USE points for admission to 42 partner universities. the CASE-IN championship and participation in industry youth educational forums.

Representatives of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, ANO "Russia – Land of Opportunities", the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and industry partner companies of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" will take part in the awarding ceremony of the winners and prize-winners of the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases.

The organizer of the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases is National Research University "MEI". The project is supported by the Reliable Change Foundation and the Organizing Committee of the CASE-IN Championship, which is being implemented as part of the federal project "Social Elevators for Everyone" of the national Education project. In 2021, the CASE-IN championship is included in the plan of the Year of Science and Technology.

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