Almost 5,000 people took part in the Autumn Cup "CASE-IN"

About five thousand people participated in the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". This was announced by Alexey Agafonov, Deputy General Director of ANO Russia - the Land of Opportunities, at a press conference in TASS on Tuesday.

"The final of the autumn cup of the championship has ended in Moscow, with almost 5,000 participants solving cases," Agafonov said. He recalled that the championship has been included in the Russia - Land of Opportunities platform for the third year and is traditionally held in two waves: the main cup (spring) and the Autumn Cup. "There were more than 6,000 participants in the spring, a total of 11,746 people took part in this year's competition," Agafonov said.

According to him, 2,635 people participated in the Student League in the autumn Cup, 433 people joined the new BRICS - Sustainable Development project, and 90 people solved media library cases. "We can say that the championship has become an excellent platform, supporting the guys who want to develop in the field of fuel and energy, mineral resources complex. This is a good opportunity to express yourself, show your skills and talents in front of companies and future employers," Agafonov said.

The second largest number in the autumn cup were schoolchildren - 1,043 participants. "The championship is rapidly getting younger, this year we have expanded the age range, children from the third grade can participate. Drawing and essay contests were organized for the youngest, which were very popular," Agafonov said. 183 people joined the league of young professionals.

The co-chairman of the organizing committee of the championship, Artyom Korolev, in turn, added that 90% of the participants enrolled in universities according to the profile of the championship. In addition, a third of the students used additional points for the Unified State Exam to enroll in universities, 30% of the students received an invitation to practice and internship thanks to the championship. "Almost 42% of young professionals receive a promotion within a year after participating in the championship. The solutions of the cases themselves are in demand. Every third is implemented in the company," Korolev said.

In 2021, the championship was dedicated to the theme of sustainable development. Next year's theme will be "Industry 4.0." "We all understand that the fourth industrial revolution is approaching, that the world has changed dramatically, including due to the pandemic and remote work. Today, digitalization is not only in industry, but also on the threshold of all social spheres of our lives. Therefore, we thought that this topic would be of interest to our youth community," Korolev explained.

About the championship

CASE-IN is the largest engineering championship in Russia and the CIS countries for young people who seek professional development in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. The tasks performed by the contestants are as close as possible to real cases and are devoted to topical issues of industry development. Competitions are held in several leagues: the school league, the league of working specialties, the student league, the league of young professionals and the special league. Schoolchildren, students of universities and professional educational organizations, as well as young professionals under the age of 35 can compete for the prizes of the competition.

The winners receive benefits upon admission to Russian universities, can complete internships or get jobs in leading industry companies, as well as participate in industry summer educational forums.

The competition is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for everyone" of the national project "Education".

A source: tass