Ural schoolchildren can get extra points for the Unified State Exam and win a trip

Ural graduates will be able to receive bonus points in their portfolios for admission to top higher education institutions by participating in the School League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

CASE-IN is a competition among schoolchildren in solving cases and developing engineering projects, aimed at popularizing knowledge about the activities of modern industrial enterprises, innovative digital technologies in the fuel and energy, mineral resource complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries. Its purpose is to form an informed choice of profession among future applicants.

In addition to certificates and diplomas confirming the receipt of additional points for the Unified State Exam, the finalists and winners of the School League receive invitations to specialized shifts at All-Russian children's centers, as well as the opportunity to travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" project and valuable prizes from the organizers.

The competition runs in several directions. So, in the "Case Solving" direction, teams perform a practical task based on a real technological or production situation. The nomination consists of an absentee qualifying stage, intramural regional qualifying stages and an intramural final in Moscow. The participants' decisions are evaluated by experts – representatives of government, public, scientific organizations and employees of the country's leading industry companies. Students in grades 9-11 can participate in this field. They need to form teams of three to four people and register individually on on the website The CASE-IN championship is until April 12, 2024.

Within the framework of the "Engineering and Technical Creativity" direction, the students need to develop a new project, layout, drawing related to the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries within one of the proposed nominations. This is a drawing or layout contest among students in grades 3-5, a project or layout contest among students in grades 6-8, and a digital drawing contest among students in grades 6-8. Children of grades 3-11 are invited to participate in this direction individually or as part of a team of up to three people.

Individual participation is provided in the Digital Drawing Contest among students in grades 6-8.

Everyone who wants to compete in the intellectual championship must register for participation on on the website until April 12, 2024.

The CASE-IN championship is supported by the presidential platform "Russia is a land of Opportunities" and is aimed at developing intellectual and creative abilities, interest in research activities, and the promotion of scientific knowledge among schoolchildren.

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