Future geologists from Magadan won the bronze medal in the final of the CASE-IN championship

On May 30 – June 1, 2023, Moscow hosted the final of the XI International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities".

Northeastern State University has sent a team of Fireflies geologists to the finals. Captain Mikhail Tanchenko, Alexander Golovchan and Ruslan Solovov, on behalf of ALROSA, developed a method for searching for kimberlite bodies using aerial photography and won bronze medals.

Students competed against the strongest student teams from other regions of Russia, as well as from Kazakhstan and Belarus to win the championship finals. 

The theme of the XI season of the CASE-IN championship is "Technological Leadership". In the qualifying stages and semifinals, students from the Far East solved engineering cases of partner companies related to artificial intelligence, computing and data transmission, robotics, and industrial technologies.

Engineering cases and other tasks for the participants of the Student League are being developed by the partners of the championship: Alrosa JSC (PAO). JSC SO UES, PJSC Federal Grid Company – Rosseti, JSC United Company RUSAL, PJSC Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company, LLC SIBUR, JSC NIPIGAZ and LLC Gazprom Energoholding.

The ideas of the youth are evaluated by experts from Raspadskaya Coal Company LLC, MHC EuroChem JSC, PJSC RusHydro, Prosoft Systems LLC, Siberian Generating Company LLC, EvrazHolding LLC and other companies.
The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

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