12 school teams will travel to Moscow for the final of the Autumn Cup

12 teams of young researchers from 11 regions of Russia became finalists. All-Russian competition among schoolchildren on solving engineering cases under the auspices of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of  the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities".

At the correspondence qualifying stage, more than 1,000 schoolchildren solved tasks on a single theme of the XI season, "Technological Leadership." On assignment from experts, they compiled a rating of technologies that have the greatest impact on achieving Russia's technological leadership and developed measures to develop them. 

The effectiveness and prospects of the students' developments were evaluated by an expert commission, which included leading experts from industry companies and representatives of the teaching staff of educational organizations.

According to the results of the qualifying competition, 12 teams have been identified that will continue to compete for the main prizes of the season. High school students from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug — Yugra, Orenburg, Chelyabinsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk, Yaroslavl and Kirov Regions, Krasnoyarsk and Stavropol Territories, the Republic of Bashkortostan, and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug received permits to the finals.

The Jambo777 team was recognized as the winner of the qualifying stage. Students of MBOU Secondary School No. 42 in Nizhnevartovsk Leonid Tyazhov (captain), Roman Podkolzin, Emil Rvachev and Danil Semenov during the events To accelerate the development of hydrogen energy, it is proposed to create three production clusters based on water electrolysis and steam conversion of natural gas.

"In the case of steam conversion, a carbon dioxide capture system will be used together to maximize the environmental friendliness of our solution.- explains the captain of the team Leonid Tyazhov. – Hydrogen is an efficient energy carrier with minimal CO2 emissions. At the moment, the global hydrogen market has not been formed, so Russia has a chance to get into a leading position. Importantly, hydrogen energy is aimed at achieving the goals of countering climate change and protecting the environment."

High school students Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug — Yugra at the championship acquired systematic thinking, we have learned to objectively assess the situation, competently use the information provided and found, and calculate all the details of the solution. The Triumphants They believe that teamwork, a well-established work schedule, and competent task setting helped them achieve success., the ability to think logically and a positive attitude.

"I would like to become winners of the Competition, get a lot of emotions and a lot of experience. None of the team members have ever defended projects at such a high level, so this is a challenge for us. We plan to participate in the project in the next seasons.", - shared his expectations for the finale Roman Podkolzin.

Students of MAOU secondary school No. 10 Guy Nikolay Natakhin (captain), Victoria Mishchishina, Polina Moiseenko and Daniil Omelchenko, united in the Guy-energy team, participate in the CASE-IN championship for the second time.

"First of all, the championship is about working on yourself. We have become a stronger and more motivated team, we have learned how to speak in front of experts, and we have fully mastered our roles. If someone fails, we all help them together. We also realized that if a team wants to achieve high results, it cannot relax.", - said the captain of the team Nikolai Natakhin.

The silver medalists propose several ways to optimize production efficiency using end-to-end digital technologies: visiometric analysis of the grade of processed ore based on neurotechnology, autopiloting of mining equipment using the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, mixed reality technology, promising space systems and services.

"For the successful operation of the proposed solutions, a digital model is presented that will allow combining local systems and optimizing the organizational structure of the enterprise., - noted Nikolai Natakhin. – The introduction of these technologies, according to preliminary calculations, can bring the project an additional profit of about 1.3 billion rubles over 10 years, and additional contributions to the state budget will amount to about 230 million rubles."

"Our team made it to the finals thanks to its unity. Each participant is a necessary link that works with its own tasks. An important role was played by the mentor of the team, who professionally guided our thoughts in the right direction. We got so carried away with our project that we could spend days talking about the case.", - Victoria Mishchishina noted.

The team "LANDAU rounded out the top three. Students of the design school of MGTU named after G.I. Nosov Polina Rebrentseva (captain), Arina Naumova, Artyom Saraykov and Ilya Popelyaev propose a solution for the introduction of hydrogen energy. 

"We were able to make it to the finals thanks to an original and scientific approach, as well as hard, cohesive work. Of course, it took a long time to achieve this result, and we had to give priority to solving the case. But it was worth it.", - Captain Polina Rebrentseva spoke about the strengths of the team. – First of all, we expect bright emotions from the final, interesting decisions from other teams, as well as a positive assessment of our work. Our goal is to draw attention to our decision and present ourselves as a worthy team."

By participating in the Competition, high school students from the Chelyabinsk region gained experience in solving practical problems and gained new knowledge in the field of end-to-end technologies, as well as were able to master analytical skills.

The final All-Russian competition among schoolchildren on solving engineering cases It will take place on December 15 in Moscow as part of the general final of the Autumn Cup. Its participants in the competition for the main prizes of the season They will present case solutions on the topic "Digital solutions: the foundation of technological leadership" face-to-face to the industry community. The finalists will talk about the strengths and special attention-demanding aspects of one of the sectors of the economy and offer digital solutions to ensure the technological leadership of the chosen industry. 

Finalists, winners and prize-winners will receive additional points for the Unified State Exam when applying to specialized universities in Russia and will be invited to the educational shift #Brighter in the VDC "Eaglet" and the School of the Young Power engineer at the Smena VDC.

In addition, the authors of the best ideas will be able to travel around Russia with the program. "More than a journey."

The organizer of the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases is National Research University "MEI". The project is supported by ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities", Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh), International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", The "More than a Journey" program, Reliable Change Foundation and AstraLogica LLC.

The CASE-IN Championship is included in the Science to Win initiative And the plan The Decade of Science and Technology, which will be held in Russia in 2022-2031.

The project became the winner in 2023 The All-Russian competition of youth projects for educational institutions of higher education Rosmolodezh.Grants.