Schoolchildren compete for victory in the final of the III International Construction Championship

On October 17, the opening ceremony of the III International Construction Championship took place at the EXPOFORUM 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 and the Government of St. Petersburg.

More than 1,500 construction specialists from major companies in Russia and abroad will compete for a prize pool of 53.1 million rubles over three days. This year, the main theme of the Championship will be "New Age Technologies", which will combine the competition block, business program and exhibition exposition.

The President of Russia sent greetings to the participants and guests. Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin and Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin.

Vladimir Putin drew attention to the fact that the Championship brought together "both experienced and young professionals from Russia and a number of foreign countries" who will have to "demonstrate individual skills, the ability to work in a team and solve non-standard tasks."

In his welcoming speech, Mikhail Mishustin emphasized the development of engineering competencies as key factors in achieving technological sovereignty, adding that the government pays special attention to this area.

"Each of the participants of the competition, both a specialist with extensive experience and a student who is just starting his career, can make a valuable contribution to the prosperity of our country," Marat Khusnullin added in his greeting.

The First Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing of Russia delivered a welcome speech at the III International Construction Championship Alexander Lomakin: "Over the past three years, the Championship has become a unique venue that combines the competitive part in 25 nominations, more than 80 business program events, as well as an extensive exhibition program, which this year was significantly enhanced by the exhibition of housing and communal services of the UTILICON construction complex. The event has become a place of attraction not only for industrial construction companies, but also for all enterprises operating not only in the construction industry, but also at the junction with it."

"Every year we increase the scale of the Championship by attracting more and more companies and participants from various countries, expanding the prize pool, and adding new nominations. This year, for the first time, competitions will be held not only in the framework of industrial construction, but also in housing. For the second year now, the Student League has been successfully held in 19 nominations. This year, for the first time in the Championship, a School League was established — competitions for students in grades 8-10 in four categories. I am convinced that participation in such an event will be a start for young people in their further career choice of profession," Gennady Sakharov, Director of Capital Investments, State Construction Supervision and State Expertise of Rosatom State Corporation, addressed the audience.

On behalf of the host party, the Vice-Governor of St. Petersburg addressed Nikolay Linchenko: "I am glad that St. Petersburg was chosen as the site of the Championship, and for this I would like to thank the Russian Ministry of Construction. It was not easy to win. The professionalism of our specialists in the construction industry is also a trendsetter in the development of construction science. When the First International Construction Championship started, in 2021, it was in St. Petersburg that, for the first time in the history of Russia, a full-fledged social infrastructure facility, a kindergarten, was digitally developed. They didn't just "draw" it — they digitally passed an expert examination, digitally received a building permit and have already built it. And today we are distinguished not only by the fact that we keep a high bar for sufficient construction volumes, we also set records for the construction of related infrastructure facilities, because it is the builders who make the lives of both citizens and guests of the Northern Capital more comfortable and better."

"For the third time, the best representatives of the construction industry from both Russia and abroad are gathering under the auspices of the International Construction Championship. Today, experts have gathered here who are ready to demonstrate their skills, professionalism and will to win. Gazprom is participating in the Championship for the second time, and we are pleased that we have the opportunity not only to represent the team in the competitive part, but also to become the organizer of this event, which brings together people from the construction professions. The Championship is not only a competition, it is also a good platform for discussions, which will address various issues related to the development of the construction industry," Oleg Aksyutin, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Head of Gazprom's Department, greeted the participants of the Championship.

As part of the opening ceremony, the participants of the event were also welcomed by members of the 70th expedition of the crew of the International Space Station, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolay Chub and Konstantin Borisov.

The country's best builders will compete in 25 individual and team categories, including five new ones, which are divided into three blocks – construction, facility design and construction project management.

A School league for students in grades 8-10 has been added to the youth section of the Championship, which will host a creative competition in four categories ("Technologies in Construction", "Efficiency of facilities under construction and in operation", "Construction and the Environment", "Organization of construction production"). The project is organized in conjunction with the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship, which is part of the Russia - Land of Opportunity platform. The winners of the School League will receive not only cash prizes, but also additional points for the Unified State Exam.

The participants of the Student League will compete for 14.1 million rubles from the total prize fund of the III International Construction Championship, while schoolchildren will compete for 1.2 million rubles. On the eve of the competition and the Championship, welcoming briefings were held today by the national teams of Rosatom State Corporation, Gazprom PJSC, Russian Railways and MOSINZHPROEKT JSC.

The Championship exhibition opened its doors to all zones with a separate program — a multimedia space, Technological and Scientific-educational clusters, an open lecture hall, a Regional cluster, as well as an international exhibition of housing and communal services and the UtiliCon construction complex.

The technology cluster was created as an innovative platform for entrepreneurs in the construction industry, and accumulates all support measures from federal and regional development institutions. The scientific and educational cluster is a space where the trajectories of industry training programs from representatives of the state and corporate education of the country are connected. The Open Lecture Hall will host the most relevant presentations, discussions and master classes by the leading leaders of the construction industry. The regional cluster is formed as a zone of achievements of the regions of Russia in the field of construction, and is divided into 8 blocks with a presentation of each federal district of the country.

The large-scale and representative business program of the III International Construction Championship is devoted to discussions of strategically important tasks facing the construction complex of Russia, the CIS and a number of friendly states. The concept of the program includes eight tracks: strategic, international, scientific, youth, business, professional, technological and regional.

The format of the Championship in 2023 has been significantly expanded due to the participation of business delegations and specialists from 31 countries. Russia consistently strengthens and develops international relations, as a result of which representatives of foreign countries will be able to begin the process of synchronizing standards and qualifications in the field of construction, as well as exchange experiences, form new partnerships and alliances to strengthen and sustainably develop the construction industry.

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