The 15 strongest teams of the Autumn Cup of the CASE-IN Championship have been identified in Moscow

The results of the Autumn X Cup were summed up in MoscowI The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is supported by the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity". The championships identified 15 of the strongest teams, presented more than 60 solutions to achieve Russia's technological leadership, and developed plans for lean manufacturing in 2024. The final of the competition brought together 219 schoolchildren, students and young professionals, as well as representatives of relevant ministries, departments and companies.

The main season of the championship, which took place from February to May, was attended by 8,207 schoolchildren, students and young professionals. The Autumn Cup, which traditionally ends each "CASE-IN" season, brought together 5,200 talented young people. In total, almost 13,500 people were able to show their best qualities and acquire professional skills in the XI season. Such data was provided by the First Deputy Director General of ANO "Russia – the land of opportunities". Alexey Agafonov.

"The popularity of the championship among young people is increasing every season, - Alexey Agafonov is sure. – The final was attended by 219 participants of the Student League, the League of Young Professionals, the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases and the League of Working Specialties. Today, 61 youth teams demonstrated innovative solutions to experts on the main theme of the XI "CASE-IN" season related to artificial intelligence, computing and data transmission, robotics, and industrial technologies."

The final of the Autumn Cup draws a line under the XI season of the championship, noted Artem Korolev: «Today "CASE-IN" is the largest competition system for solving engineering cases. In 13 years, we have managed to achieve unimaginable results. Every third student today enters the university with the help of our certificate. Every fourth student finds a job, and every second young specialist gets a promotion in his company thanks to "CASE-IN». Tens of thousands of young people who participated in the championship over the years represent the largest professional community and are marked with a quality mark."

61 youth teams presented their ideas at the final of the Autumn Cup on December 15. Depending on the age group and the direction of training, the participants competed in The All-Russian competition among schoolchildren on solving engineering cases, The Student League, the League of Young Professionals and the League of Working Specialties.

On the day of the final, expert commissions identified 15 teams - new champions and prize-winners, and representatives of relevant ministries, departments and industry companies took part in awarding the authors of the best ideas.

12 finalist teams Student League At the request of ALROSA, they presented the developed measures to minimize the risks in the field of industrial safety for one of the company's enterprises. The league was co-organized by  National Research University "MEI" with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

Presenting well-deserved awards to the winners, Deputy Director of the Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Alexander Vedekhin noted: "We are closely following the performance and success of the championship participants and have noticed that in recent years the interest of young people in the project has grown significantly. I am sure that the championship has helped you demonstrate all your skills and knowledge and make yourself known to the expert community. All the doors are open to you. The main thing is not to be afraid of big challenges and take responsibility, develop and work on yourself!"

The champions and prize-winners were also congratulated by Svetlana Glatko, Chairman of the expert commission of the Student League, a leading specialist of the ALROSA joint stock company.

The championship Cup was raised above the head by students of Irkutsk National Research Technical University – the Oil Sharks Inc team. The silver medal was won by the Lobachevsky Straight Line team (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University). In third place is the student collective "4 Volts" (National Research University "MEI").

In the final, a new project launched for the first time on the initiative of FBU Rosstroycontrol student's direction "Construction" 10 teams participated, which presented to the experts investment and construction projects of a tourist infrastructure facility with the possibility of scaling to the regions of Russia in the planning horizon until 2030.

Head of the Personnel Center of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation Elena Senkevich She noted the new direction as an opportunity for students to build a successful career in the construction industry.

"It is gratifying that the construction industry has joined the friendly family of the championship. We believe that this area is extremely promising for industry youth today, and participation in the championship will greatly benefit the finalists and the industry as a whole," stressed Elena Senkevich.

"Today, within the framework of the championship, we saw very worthy tourism development projects, each of which deserves special attention. The main thing is that all projects have good potential and, with further development, can be implemented in the regions. All the guys are great. We are waiting for the participants of the construction field to practice at Rosstroycontrol, and in the future we will be glad to see the most diligent and persistent in our ranks."- said the head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosstroycontrol under the Ministry of Construction of Russia Vladimir Shcherbinin.

Deputy General Director for Construction of the Federal Center for Construction Control Alexander Bessonov: "Today's finalists are already winners, as they are active and participate in such events. Yes, you may encounter defeats along the way. But don't get upset, because it's an invaluable experience."

The most breakthrough decision was made by the students of Kaliningrad State Technical University, representing the 3+1 team. Astrakhan Developers Team (Astrakhan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering) She became a silver medalist. The third place belongs to the Mosstroyexpert MGSU team (National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering).

An important focus at the Autumn Cup finals was League of Working Specialties, which brought together 12 teams of colleges and technical schools from 9 regions of Russia. The project is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society and with the support of the CASE-IN championship.

Students of colleges and technical schools from St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Kemerovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Chelyabinsk Region, Komi Republic, Perm, Primorsky and Trans-Baikal Territories presented to an independent jury models, products or devices that can act as import-substituting products and ensure Russia's technological leadership. 

The first place was taken by the SWAP team (Academy of Transport Technologies, St. Petersburg). The students of Chita Polytechnic College, united in the Nevyazochka-75 team, were recognized as the vice-champion. The student team "Opishki" (Kemerovo Mining Technical College named after V.G. Kozhevin) rounded out the top three.

The awards of the Autumn Cup were also raffled off by current specialists from leading industry companies. The 14 finalist teams proposed effective import substitution practices, technologies that promote the active growth of individual companies and groups in various industries, as well as solutions to achieve sustainable development, energy conservation and energy efficiency.

The SlavnefteGAZ team representing Slavneftecrasnoyarskneftegaz was recognized as the winner. The repeated participant and winner of the CASE-IN championship, the New Challenge team (Sibur-Kstovo)– took the second place. The top three were rounded out by young specialists of the Raspadskaya Coal Company, united in the company's team.

The youngest finalists were the participants All-Russian competition among schoolchildren on solving engineering cases. 12 teams presented a rating of technologies that have the greatest impact on achieving technological leadership in Russia, as well as talked about the strengths and weaknesses of one of the sectors of the economy and proposed digital solutions to ensure technological leadership of the chosen industry. The competition is organized by National Research University "MEI" with the support of  The All-Russian competition of youth projects for educational institutions of higher education Rosmolodezh.Grants.

Rector of the National Research University "MEI" Nikolai Rogalev He noted that the championship annually increases the number of destinations, expands the geography of participants and helps new talented engineers and production leaders grow.

The winner of the competition was recognized by the team of "Smart Girls" (Lyceum No. 86, Yaroslavl), which became the bronze medalist of the main season "CASE-IN"-2023. The vice-champions were the students of Gymnasium No. 9 in Krasnoyarsk from the Triple Fast and Furious team. The team "Jambo777" (school No. 42, Nizhnevartovsk) won the bronze medal.

The champions and prize-winners of the Autumn Cup received valuable prizes.

The best participants in student areas will be able to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at 24 universities on preferential terms, complete internships and internships in partner companies with the possibility of further employment. Students will receive additional USE points upon admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the 109 partner universities of the championship in 53 regions of Russia. The winners of the League of Young Professionals will be rewarded with new opportunities for career and professional growth, as well as inclusion in the managerial personnel reserve of companies.

The authors of the best ideas will also attend industry youth educational forums and travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" program.

At the final of the Autumn Cup, promising directions for the development of the CASE-IN championship for 2024 were discussed. In particular, Artem Korolev announced the main theme of the XII season – "Lean manufacturing".

"The Russian government has identified improving the efficiency of the real sector and the service sector, increasing labor productivity in the country by eliminating bottlenecks, eliminating losses, and implementing optimal solutions as one of the most important areas of economic development. All this can be described by the term "lean manufacturing". The participants of the championship will work on the implementation of the principles of careful and efficient production next year. I am sure that the guys will demonstrate a lot of promising solutions that industrial companies will be able to take note of."- says Artem Korolev.