Nizhny Novgorod students will present a glamping project on Toskanka Lake in the final

Future builders from 8 regions of Russia became finalists of the Autumn Cup The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN". Ambitious students have developed plans for the implementation of investment and construction projects in the field of tourism, which will now be presented to the industry community in Moscow.

The Autumn Cup of the Student League is held from September to December with the support of the National Research University "MEI" and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

 "This year, at the initiative of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosstroycontrol, we launched the Construction direction, and 93 teams took part in it: these are students from 38 universities in 25 cities of Russia, as well as from the Republic of Belarus., – says Artyom Korolev, founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN championship, – The guys have developed investment and construction projects in the field of tourism in 15 days."

The contestants created projects of various tourist infrastructure facilities of their choice – recreation centers, campsites, recreation centers, eco-hotels, glamping. According to the assignment, each project must take into account the possibility of scaling to the regions of Russia in the planning horizon until 2030.

According to the experts, 16 teams advanced to the semi-finals of the Construction field, while only 10 student teams from the universities of Astrakhan, Belgorod, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Moscow and St. Petersburg became finalists.

The archi.prospect team of Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering is among the finalists. Valeria Efimycheva, Andrey Dubov, Marina Muravyeva and Artem Shchukin have developed a glamping project on Toskanka Lake, located in the Pavlovsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region.

«The lake is a natural monument of regional importance. The unique natural landscape, picturesque views, beautiful architecture, as well as festivals make this place attractive for tourism., – says the captain of the team Andrey Dubov, – Every year Toscanka hospitably welcomes thousands of tourists to its shores, but there are not enough specially equipped places for housing here. The benefit of our project lies precisely in solving this problem.".

The finalists note that they have chosen a rational solution that allows them to achieve high results and quick payback with minimal investment.

"Our team consists mainly of engineering and creative specialties, so it was quite difficult to deal with economic issues, since we simply were not trained in this., – admits Andrey Dubov, – Since the main task of the case was to develop an investment and construction project, I had to work a little bit and figure out the economic issues, at least so that the payback of the project was within reasonable limits. That was my main interest – to improve my skills and gain more experience."

Students believe that the "CASE-IN" championship provides an opportunity to solve a real case, unlike typical student projects, which allows them to show ingenuity and creativity.

"And the championship is also a real test of strength, because not everyone can develop a project from scratch in just 15 days!", – say the finalists.

The final of the Autumn Cup will be held on December 15 in Moscow. Youth teams will present their solutions to the industry community and compete for the main prizes of the season.

Champions and prize-winners of the "Construction" direction of the Student League will be able to enroll on preferential terms to partner universities of the championship for master's and postgraduate programs, as well as internships and internships in industry companies with the possibility of further employment.

The authors of the best ideas will visit the regions and sights of Russia along with the program "More than a journey."

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