At a press conference in TASS, they told about the MSH School League.

The School League of the III International Construction Championship was launched at a press conference in TASS. For two and a half months, high school students from all over the country will design cities of the future, and the best of them will receive additional points for the Unified State Exam and cash prizes.

The press conference was attended by the First Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing of the Russian Federation Alexander Lomakin, First Deputy Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities" Alexey Agafonov, Commissioner of the Central Headquarters of the "Russian Student Groups" Maria Kornilova, expert of the SKOLKOVO Foundation Yuri Mironov and the ambassador of the International Construction Championship in 2023 is an ecoarchitector. Ken Yang.

The theme of the third season of the International Construction Championship is "New Age Technologies".

In 2023, the Championship will be held from October 17 to October 20 at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg. The event is organized by the Ministry of Construction of Russia, Rosatom State Corporation, the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities", Gazprom PJSC represented by Gazprom Invest LLC and the Government of St. Petersburg.

For the first time, the School League will be held as part of the Championship, an All–Russian team competition among schoolchildren in grades 8-10 to solve construction cases in the categories "Technologies in Construction", "Efficiency of facilities under construction and operated", "Construction and the Environment" and "Organization of construction production".

Competitions for future professionals in their field are organized by the projects International Construction Championship and International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which are part of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". The total prize fund of the project is 1,200,000 rubles.

Alexey Agafonov noted that a talent pool is being formed at the competition, which will become a driver for the development of the industry.: "Every contestant can realize their talent and professional potential at the Championship.  We raise the prestige of the profession by attracting students and schoolchildren who get a good start, cash prizes for the implementation of a business idea and the opportunity to explore their country on a trip from the "More than a Trip" program.

The involvement of high school students in the School League of the Championship will make it possible to popularize the topic of construction among young people, increase the prestige of the construction profession, and attract new personnel to the industry, the participants of the press conference noted.

The general theme of the League's case will be the construction of civil and/or industrial facilities. The tasks are devoted to designing cities of the future of Russia and their individual parts in specified territories to create comfortable living conditions for people.

To participate in the project, students must join teams of 2 people by August 31, 2023, choose one of four modern construction professions (BIM manager, architect and designer of "smart" infrastructure, urban environmentalist, foreman and construction specialist) and develop a unique solution.

The 12 strongest teams in each direction will receive tickets to the semifinals. On September 14-15, 2023, the contestants will present their developments in online format and compete to reach the finals.

The final of the School League of the International Construction Championship will be held in St. Petersburg in October 2023.. The 6 strongest teams in each field will present their developments to experts from leading companies and specialized universities. 

Winners and prize-winners of the School League of the III International Construction Championship. get additional points for the Unified State Exam when applying to Russian partner universities The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" and monetary rewards. The best participants will also travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Trip" program, certificates of participation and incentive prizes.

Registration for the School League competitions is open until August 31, 2023 on the project page.