The winners of the second day of the CASE-IN finals have great opportunities for growth

Final XII The season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities" is in full swing. On the second day of the finals, on May 29, schoolchildren, students of architecture, designers, builders and mining engineers, as well as young specialists from leading industry companies competed for the main prizes. The partner of the final is University of Science and Technology MISIS.

The finale of the main season takes place on May 28-30, 2024 in Moscow at the University of Science and Technology MISIS. On May 29, solutions on the topic of "Lean Manufacturing" were presented to the expert community by participants in the student areas of "Mining", "Project Engineering", "Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing", as well as the School League and the League of Young Professionals.

In welcoming remarks to the finalists Sergey Muzychenko, Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing of the Russian Federation He noted that the geography of the competition has grown significantly relative to the debut season.: "Last year, a new field of Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services was launched for students as part of the Championship. According to the results, the strongest participants have not only completed internships, but are already working in companies. Based on the successful experience, this year the idea was implemented to scale this area of the Championship to the entire student league. In 2024, 360 students from 25 universities, representing 85 student teams from 19 cities of Russia and the Republic of Belarus, took part in the Championship.".

15 youth teams were recognized as winners and prize-winners on the second day of the final.

Medals and cups were presented to the new winners of the XII season by the CEO of the Metropolis company  Alexander Vorozhbitov, Head of the Digital Office of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim Irina Knyr, General Director of GEFEST LLC Alexey Samorodov, Head of the Bureau for Intellectual Property Management of EVRAZ Nizhnetagilsky Metallurgical Combine Vladimir Balyan, Deputy Head of the Underground Mining Department of ALROSA Oleg Tsaltsalko, Director for Improving the Design Efficiency of JSC NIPIGAZ Sergey Ergopulo, Scientific Director of the League Natalia Trifonova, Head of the Department of International Business at the Faculty of Management of St. Petersburg State University of Economics.

In the direction "Mining" The students, on behalf of ALROSA, analyzed the processes and indicators of sinking operations at the mine and proposed solutions to optimize them and reduce costs, taking into account the provisions of the lean manufacturing concept.

The Mining of Useful Knowledge team (UMMC Technical University) had no equal, the Micromasters team (MISIS University of Science and Technology) took second place, and the Gornyak team (Perm National Research Polytechnic University) won bronze.

For the second year in a row, at the initiative of the strategic partner of the CASE-IN company, Metropolis, a competition is being held in the direction of "Architecture, design, construction and housing and communal services". In 2024, the company offered students to design a typical universal multifunctional complex that can be built in any locality of the Russian Federation with minimal changes.

The students of the St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II coped with the task best of all: the zames de betono team became the champion, and INSIGHT became the silver medalist. The BIM-Spirit team (Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering) took the third place.

The task for the finalists of the direction "Project engineering" NIPIGAZ JSC's mission was to develop a project for an engineering center based on the principles of lean manufacturing to create a polyolefin production facility.

The first place was taken by the student team Tech-Novatika (Irkutsk National Research Technical University), the vice-champion was the ProLean team (Kazan National Research Technological University), the neSTORE team (Tyumen Industrial University) rounded out the top three.

The youngest finalists were the participants The School League. High school students in grades 9-11, on the instructions of SIBUR, the league's strategic partner, analyzed the state of one of Russia's priority industries and developed solutions based on lean manufacturing tools that will allow this industry to develop more efficiently. The school competitions were also held with the support of Evraz LLC and the Alabuga SEZ.

The national team "Landau" (the design school of Magnitogorsk State Technical University named after G. I. Nosov) was recognized as the champion of the competition, silver was won by students of Lyceum No. 86 Yaroslavl from the "Smart Girls" team, and the Integration team (pupils of the Center for Children's Scientific and Engineering Creativity "Unique" at Kuzbass State University) took the third place. T.F. Gorbachev Technical University).

The HYIP team of Domodedovo Lyceum No. 3 and Kremlin Analysts, a team of high school students from the village of Aginskoye in the Trans-Baikal Territory, Buguruslan in the Orenburg Region and Murmansk, also received special awards.

Experienced participants Leagues of young Professionals We solved a case study on the specifics of competitive production systems of the 21st century. It 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.

The winner was the team of Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials, the second place was taken by the PRO_NeFt team (Gazpromneft-Zapolyarye), and the KIUM100 team (United Energy System System Operator JSC) rounded out the top three.

The winners and prize-winners of the XII CASE-IN season will have great opportunities for personal and career development.

The best participants of the Student League will be able to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at 30 partner universities on preferential terms, complete paid internships in leading companies with the possibility of further employment.

Current young professionals will enjoy career and professional growth, as well as inclusion in the managerial personnel reserve of companies.

The award for the winning students is additional USE points for admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the 108 partner universities of the championship.

The CASE-IN Championship is supported by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and the NGO Russia - Land of Opportunities.

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

The project is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, as well as 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 to be held in Russia in 2022-2031.