The winners of the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases have been named

The final of the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" In Moscow, for the first time, I brought together not only students of specialized universities and young specialists of fuel and energy companies, but also schoolchildren. The youngest participants of the project came to Moscow to determine the winners of the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases, as well as gain invaluable experience and get acquainted with the industry. The well-deserved awards were presented to the children by representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country.

69 teams of schoolchildren, students and young professionals came to Moscow for the final of the project.

Assistant to the Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Anatoly Yanovsky Addressing the participants of the event, he noted: «In 9 years, the number of participating universities has increased almost 8 times from 11 to 80, and the theme of the championship has expanded: mining, oil and gas, electric power, metallurgy, and petrochemistry have been added; students, young professionals, and schoolchildren now participate in the championship. A total of 4,944 people took part in the Autumn Cup this year, of which over 250 reached the finals."

Competitions for schoolchildren are of particular interest to participants and experts: here talented children create solutions that are mature beyond their years. 

352 students from grades 9-11 from 27 regions of Russia applied to participate in the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren in solving engineering cases.

According to the Deputy Director of the Department of State Policy in the Field of Secondary Vocational Education and Vocational Training of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Tatevik Karabekyan The project has great practical significance for schoolchildren: «The championship provides new opportunities for young talents every year. Thanks to the championship, students with an interest in exact sciences and engineering professions can express themselves and acquire useful skills. It is very important that the project introduces the industries in which the guys can show their talents in the future, that is, it provides high-quality career guidance."

In the qualifying stage, the contestants were assigned the task of polymer recycling: using the example of their family, they had to determine the volume, types, possibilities and ways of recycling polymer waste.

101 teams presented their innovative developments, but only 16 of them received tickets to the finals: these are schoolchildren from the cities of Volzhsky, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Magnitogorsk, Moscow, Nazarovo, Nizhnevartovsk, Svobodny, Tolyatti, Furmanov and Yaroslavl.

In the decisive test, the young engineers faced another task: to find a second life for polymers. According to SIBUR's instructions, in just 10 days the guys had to investigate the properties of recycled materials obtained after polymer processing, select the processing methods themselves and find ways to reduce the cost of recycled materials."

The high school students presented their ideas to leading experts from the largest industry companies in Moscow as part of the final of the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship.

Chairman of the expert commission of the competition for schoolchildren, Chief specialist in the field of "Employer brand development, recruitment and HR communications" at Sibur Anastasia Terentyeva, presenting awards to the winners, She said that the participants did an excellent job with the tasks.

"It is wonderful that young people are showing such an interest in the topic of sustainable development, and we will be glad to see the students who have proved themselves as students of the Trajectory target training program already in their 3rd year at the university.", " She said Anastasia Terentyeva.

The Maminy Fritters team from school No. 42 in Nizhnevartovsk was recognized as the champion. German Roev, Ekaterina Dyachkova, Alexander Pichugin and Sofya Figurina A solution was presented, which is to change the structure of municipal solid waste collection.

Team Captain German Roev shared: "The development will improve the environmental situation, as well as reduce the cost of recycled materials (recycled polymers). At the championship, we gained experience in project activities and case solving, were able to step out of our comfort zone and test our strengths. We also got charged up with vivid emotions and met interesting people here."

The silver medal went to the Unique team (school No. 9 in the city of Nazarovo, Krasnoyarsk Territory): Nikita Molodetsky, Vadim Bobrov, Matvey Drozdov and Dmitry Yakovlev. In the final, the participants proposed granulation as one of the methods of polymer processing.

"At the beginning, the separator sorts the polymers by their appearance. Then they are crushed, washed and dried. The polymer material in the granulator is converted into a bulk product in the form of granules. This method is cheap and environmentally friendly., – Nikita, the captain of the team, told Well done. – The project "CASE-IN» It helps students to activate cognitive activity, develops group activity skills, helps them use knowledge in real conditions and apply non-standard solutions to achieve their goals."

In third place is the "Why not" team from Lyceum No. 86 in Yaroslavl. Guys – Yaromir Aktanov, Danai Demina, Valeria Zelinskaya and Irina Kurakina – we presented a solution, the essence of which is to improve the process of recycling plastic.

«In this way, we preserve the ecology of our own country and its resources. Our solution allows us to make the plastic recycling process simpler, more efficient and more economical. The development makes it possible to optimize many processes in the processing and construction industries. The society benefits because the project provides for improving the living conditions of citizens, as well as making the environment cleaner.", – said the captain of the team Yaromir Aktanov.

The guys admit that they received a lot of impressions and memorable moments from participating in the CASE-IN championship, were able to try themselves in a new role and test their own strength in solving non-standard tasks.

The winners and prize–winners received their well-deserved awards from representatives of industry ministries and departments. additional USE points for admission to 42 partner universities the CASE-IN championship and participation in industry youth educational forums.

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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