Semifinalists of the CASE-IN championship have been determined at Perm Polytechnic University

Perm Polytechnic University hosted the qualifying stages of the Student League of the XI season of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the presidential platform "Russia — the land of Opportunities".

The qualifying stages of the three industry areas "Petrochemistry", "Electric Power Industry" and "Mining" brought together more than 100 students and 20 leading specialists from companies, including JSC Sibur-Khimprom, JSC Alrosa, LLC EuroChem — Usolsky Potash Plant, JSC Verkhnekamsk Potash Company, Mining Institute of Ural Federal District RAS, Perm branch of PJSC "T Plus", PJSC "Rosseti", etc.

The students faced a difficult task: for a limited time, the students had to defend solutions to a case study from real practice in front of reputable experts. The topics of the annual engineering cases are approved by the organizing committee of the championship, in 2023 the "CASE-IN" is dedicated to the topic "Technological Leadership". Teams of participants competed in scientific and technical creativity related to artificial intelligence and data computing, robotics and industrial technologies.

On the day of the championship, the Vice Rector for Youth Policy and Informatization welcomed the participants at the opening ceremony. Alexander Trufanov who wished the guys a successful performance. The guests invited with a welcoming speech agreed that "CASE-IN" is not just a venue for competitions in solving engineering cases, first of all, the event is aimed at career guidance and the development of professional and personal skills of young people.

All the teams from the qualifying stages did an excellent job. According to the results of the expert assessment, the places were distributed as follows:

The direction of "Mining".

1st place — the Zollverein team. The composition of the team: Nikita Bruev, Ilya Kozunin, Artyom Lyubimov, Daniil Kharin, students of the Mining and Petroleum Faculty.

2nd place — Gulfstream team. The composition of the team: Alyona Dunkina, Kirill Zhuikov, Nikita Ovchinnikov, Nadezhda Perevozchikova, students of the Mining and Petroleum Faculty.

3rd place — the team "Solfm". The composition of the team: Valeria Konovalova, Danil Mansurov, Julia Yakovleva, Yana Yashchevskikh, students of the Mining and Petroleum Faculty.

The direction of "Petrochemistry".

1st place — the team "Professor Preobrazhensky". The composition of the team: Timofey Bayramshin, Stanislav Kazantsev, Evgeny Khudyakov, Zakhar Ivanov, students of the Mining and Petroleum Faculty.

2nd place — the Bypass team. The composition of the team: Maxim Batyukov, student of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Maxim Nifontov and Elena Khalikova, students of the Faculty of Chemical Technologies, Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology.

3rd place — the "Only Hope" team. The composition of the team: Vitaly Adelov, Daniil Izhguzin, Polina Feofilaktova, Nadezhda Chernyshova, students of the Faculty of Chemical Technologies, Industrial Ecology and Biotechnology.

The direction of "Electric power industry".

1st place — ForceEnergy team. The composition of the team: Andrey Batuev, Vasily Savinov, Polina Tutynina, Matvey Kosolapov, students of the Tchaikovsky branch of PNRPU.

2nd place — the Roma Aeterna team. The composition of the team: Ekaterina Bukharinova, Evgeny Kostyaev, Alexander Suranov, Sergey Trenogin, students of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.

3rd place — the team of "LLC Electrification Management in Perm Krai". The composition of the team: Elena Katkova, a student of the Aerospace Faculty, Alexander Molokov and Nikolai Cherepakhin, students of the Mining and Petroleum Faculty.

Now the three teams of Perm Polytechnic University, which became semi-finalists of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", will continue to compete for a ticket to the finals and the main prizes of the season.

The champions and prize-winners of the Student League season will be able to complete internships and internships at CASE-IN partner companies with the possibility of further employment and will receive privileges upon admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 24 universities in 18 regions.

"Finally, after a long break, the university hosted the in-person qualifying stages of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, an event that Perm Polytechnic students look forward to every year. This year, I was able to listen to the presentations of the teams in the field of Mining, and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the presentation, the careful study of the tasks of the case, and the uniqueness of the solutions. I would like to say a huge thank you to the organizing team and partner companies, wish success to the winning teams in the semifinals, and to the rest of the teams not to get upset, as everyone has gained teamwork experience, new knowledge and acquaintances.", — Elena Lukyanets, the organizer of the qualifying stages of the PNRPU championship, Senior lecturer at the Department of Mineral Deposits Development, noted.

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