162 youth teams will meet in the final of the CASE-IN championship in Moscow

162 youth teams from more than 50 regions of Russia, as well as from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan will come to Moscow for the XII finals The season The International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN".  On May 28-30, 2024, schoolchildren, students and young professionals will present their ideas to the industry community for the development of leading industries and will be able to master valuable professional skills that will become a springboard for starting or developing a career. The championship is supported by the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", is included in the "Science to Win" initiative and the plan of the Decade of Science and Technology, which takes place in Russia in 2022-2031. The partner of the final of the CASE-IN championship is University of Science and Technology MISIS.

The main theme of the championship in 2024 was "Lean manufacturing". The participants, depending on the league, solved engineering cases related to the implementation of the principles of careful and efficient production.

The championship is supported annually by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. "Ministry of Energy of Russia appreciates the contribution of "CASE-IN" to the popularization of engineering and technical education and the education of the future generation of qualified specialists, – The State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation notes in his greeting to the participants Anastasia Bondarenko, – We are closely following the project and are confident that its participants will have a great future."

The project is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation sent a message to the finalists. Olga Petrova: "The championship lights up the stars, and each of the participants of the new season can follow this path. The main thing is to demonstrate your perseverance in achieving your goals, not to shy away from production tasks, and to work together with your team."

"The championship is growing as a social elevator for young people: in the most massive league of the championship, Student 's, At least 5,800 students took part. During the qualifying stages in more than 50 universities, they solved cases of industry companies in 10 industry areas.- explains the First Deputy General Director of ANO "Russia is a country of opportunities Alexey Agafonov, – In the final "CASE-IN» Students will not just present their solutions to experts, but will receive benefits for admission to master's and postgraduate studies, invitations to paid internships and career prospects."

The assignments for the students were prepared by the partners – companies of the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes: ALROSA JSC, United Company RUSAL JSC, Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company PJSC, SIBUR Holding PJSC, Unified Energy System System Operator JSC, Gazprom Energoholding LLC, LLC "Metropolis", PJSC "Rosseti" and JSC "NIPIGAZ".

"Every year we expand the geography of the Student League participants, – said the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" Artem Korolev, – This year, 115 student teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan reached the finals."

The youngest participants of the final are schoolchildren. School League "CASE-IN" brought together students of grades 3-11 in competitions in two directions.

In the qualifying stage of the referral "Solving the case" More than 350 high school students in grades 9-11, on behalf of the partner of the SIBUR School League, analyzed the state of one of the priority industries in Russia and developed solutions based on lean manufacturing tools that will allow this industry to develop more efficiently.

94 teams were able to present their ideas to the experts, and 13 of the best teams from 10 regions of Russia will come to the championship finals.

The organizers have prepared assignments for students in grades 3-11 on engineering and technical creativity Depending on the age group, the students created layouts, digital drawings, digital projects in the format of modeling, 3D printing, IT solutions, etc. The competitions were held with the support of Evraz LLC and the Alabuga SEZ.  The list of winners and prize-winners in this area can be found here here.

In the main season of the championship, there were three leagues at once for specialists from industry companies.

League of Young Professionals It is gaining popularity every year, and this year 86 teams joined the competition. At the qualifying stages, the contestants had to solve a case study on the specifics of competitive production systems of the 21st century. The case reflected the criteria for selecting production sites and equipment during the period of modernization and technical re-equipment as a guideline for the subsequent introduction of lean manufacturing technologies and tools.

16 teams will come to Moscow for the final: these are young specialists from Sibur-Neftekhim JSC, Sibur-Khimprom JSC, Sibur-Kstovo LLC, Gazpromneft-Razvitie LLC, Gazpromneft-Zapolyarye LLC, Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials LLC, Gazpromneft STC LLC, Gazprom Pererabotka LLC, ALROSA (PJSC), Zarubezhneft JSC, MESSOYAKHANEFTEGAZ JSC, Slavneft -Krasnoyarsk Oil and Gas Company LLC, Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC, United Energy System System Operator JSC and Yuzhny Kuzbass PJSC.

For the sixth year, it organizes its own competitions within the framework of "CASE-IN". PJSC "T Plus". 14 teams competing in The Special League of PJSC "T Plus" Representing the company's branches throughout the country, they developed a set of measures to improve the quality of heat supply to customers based on lean technologies, ensuring increased margins and lower costs for heat supply to customers in the planning horizon until 2028.

The pool of finalists consisted of 6 teams: young power engineers from the Republic of Mordovia, the Vladimir and Orenburg regions, the Komi Republic, the Udmurt Republic and the Nizhny Novgorod Region. In the final, the teams will present the concepts of the digital ecosystem of PJSC T Plus, which allows them to form management decisions based on customer data to increase customer satisfaction and increase the profitability of the company's business.

The bright page of the "CASE-IN" championship was The League of Young Specialists of the CIS. The competition, which took place for the first time in 2023, expands international cooperation in the promotion of engineering professions, engineering education, identification and development of promising technologies, as well as strengthens horizontal ties and professional awareness of young specialists from the CIS member states.

In 2024, at the national selection stages, young specialists from the CIS member countries developed a set of measures to improve the efficiency of managing priority assets of a fuel and energy complex facility based on digital solutions and tools of the Lean Manufacturing concept. The 11 strongest teams from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan will participate in the final.

The winners of the finals will receive valuable prizes and great opportunities for personal and career development.

The champions and prize–winners of the Student League will be able to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities on preferential terms, complete internships and internships, or find a job in partner companies of the project.

The winning students will receive additional USE points upon admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the partner universities of the championship.

The reward for young professionals will be new opportunities for career and professional growth, as well as inclusion in the managerial personnel reserve of companies.