Students of the Arkhangelsk region will offer new solutions for the oil and gas industry

On April 5, 2024, the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov will host the qualifying stage of the Student League of the XII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" with the support of the presidential platform "Russia — the land of Opportunities". "CASE-IN" is implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social elevators for everyone" of the national project "Education".

Student teams from the Arkhangelsk region have developed solutions for the oil and gas industry in just ten days and will now present them to an expert commission consisting of specialists from leading industry companies and university professors.

"The new season of the championship is dedicated to the topic of Lean Manufacturing," says Artem Korolev, the founder of the championship, co—chairman of the CASE-IN organizing committee. "Today, one of the most relevant areas of economic development is improving efficiency, increasing labor productivity, eliminating losses, and implementing optimal solutions. The participants of the championship in the XII season are working on the ideas of lean and efficient production. We are waiting for solutions that our industry partners will be able to take note of and apply in their work.
YATEK offered future specialists in the oil and gas industry to justify the choice of one of the development strategies for the proposed field based on a comparative analysis."

The winners of the qualifying stage in the Arkhangelsk region will represent the region in the next stage of the championship.

The final of the CASE-IN championship will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2024. The strongest youth engineering teams from Russia and the CIS countries will present the final versions of their solutions to the industry community. Finalists will be able to get acquainted with industry companies, as well as master important skills for further professional development.

The champions and prize—winners of the Student League will receive preferential conditions for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 28 universities, internships, internships or employment in partner companies, participation in industry youth educational forums and travel around Russia as part of the "More than a Journey" program.

Engineering cases and other tasks for the participants of the Student League are being developed by the partners of the championship: ALROSA JSC, United Company RUSAL JSC, Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company PJSC, SIBUR Holding PJSC, Unified Energy System System Operator JSC, Gazprom Energoholding LLC,Metropolis, PJSC ROSSETI, JSC NIPIGAZ.

The ideas of the youth will be evaluated by experts from Raspadskaya Coal Company LLC, MHC EuroChem JSC, PJSC RusHydro, Prosoft-Systems LLC, EVRAZ LLC, MMC Norilsk Nickel JSC, HIGHLAND GOLD MKAO, and IBM LLC. Montan, GAZPROMNEFT-ENERGOSERVICE LLC, Schlumberger and other companies.

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and LLC "Astrology".

The project is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society.
"CASE-IN" is being implemented within the framework of the federal project "Social Elevators for everyone" of the national project "Education".

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

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