162 solutions were presented by the youth of 6 countries at the final of the CASE-IN championship

The final XI was held in MoscowI the season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". 700 schoolchildren, students and young professionals presented 162 innovative solutions for the implementation of lean manufacturing principles in key areas of the industrial complex of Russia and the CIS countries. The partner of the CASE-IN championship, MISIS University of Science and Technology, served as the venue for the final.

700 participants from 162 teams from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan reached the final. Over the course of three days, the finalists presented their solutions to the expert community, participated in educational events, exchanged experiences and received expert recommendations.

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak He noted that the championship helps attract talented young people to engineering and technical professions, motivate and inspire ambitious young professionals.

"In order to fulfill the tasks of President Vladimir Putin, it is necessary for all sectors of the economy to work together, increase labor productivity and make efficient use of capacities. These are the tasks that young engineers face., - noted Alexander Novak, - The CASE-IN Championship, combining the interests of the state, employers and educational organizations, promotes the state policy of personnel support and the goals of the new national project "Cadres". At the championship, young people present their ideas and solutions to leaders of leading industries, and this experience opens up new opportunities for them to develop and implement their skills."

45 youth teams from Russia and CIS countries became winners and prize-winners of the XII CASE-IN season.

I addressed the participants with greetings Alexey Agafonov, First Deputy General Director of ANO "Russia – the land of Opportunities", which has been supporting the championship since 2019.

"During this time, we have seen tens of thousands of bright schoolchildren, students and young professionals who, thanks to the championship, managed to prove themselves from their strengths and get a lucky ticket to a bright professional future.- Alexey Agafonov emphasized, - The winners and prize—winners of the student league enroll in master's and postgraduate programs on preferential terms, while the school league receives additional points to the results of the Unified State Exam, and young professionals become part of the managerial personnel reserve of partner companies and discover new career opportunities."

The most popular league of the championship remains Student's It was attended by 5,800 students from more than 70 Russian universities, as well as students from Kazakhstan and Belarus. 110 student teams reached the finals.

The Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation sent a parting 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 be afraid of ambitious tasks, and work together with your team."- Olga Petrova noted.

During the three days of the final, students presented solutions to experts on the implementation of lean manufacturing principles in the industrial complex of Russia and the CIS countries, took part in educational events, met with leading fuel and energy sector employers, exchanged experiences and communicated with recognized professionals.

30 teams in 10 industry areas became champions and prize-winners of the Student League.: this architecture, design, construction and housing and communal services; geological exploration; mining; mining machinery and equipment; metallurgy; oil and gas; petrochemistry; design engineering; thermal power engineering; electric power industry.

In the welcome speech 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.".

"The teams received medals of various denominations 18 universities in 13 regions of Russia, - the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committees of CASE-IN comments Artem Korolev, - The overall leader was the St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II with 5 awards, 3 of which are gold medals. They're coming next Tyumen Industrial University and Irkutsk National Research Technical University, which have achieved 4 sets of awards each."

Champions Cups CASE-IN Teams from seven universities were awarded: St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, Tyumen Industrial University, North Caucasus Federal University, UMMC Technical University, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Siberian Federal University, National Research University "MEI".

Schoolchildren are traditionally the youngest participants of the CASE-IN championship. For the victory in The School League In 2024, 955 young engineers competed. In Moscow, in the final of the direction "Solving the case" 13 teams of high school students met. 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 competition was also held with the support of Evraz LLC and the Alabuga SEZ.

The school teams presented the results of their decisions to an expert commission consisting of leading experts from industry companies and specialized organizations.

The team of 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 of Yaroslavl, and the team of pupils of the Center for Children's Scientific and Engineering Creativity "UniqUe" at Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F. Gorbachev took the third place.

Special awards were also given to the team of Domodedovo Lyceum No. 3 and the national team consisting of high school students from the village of Aginskoye in the Trans-Baikal Territory, Buguruslan in the Orenburg Region and Murmansk.

The results of the direction "Engineering and technical creativity" The four nominations were announced in early May. The champions and prize-winners were children from 19 schools in 13 regions of the country. The results can be found here here.

«Championship CASE-IN – this is the flagship youth project of the fuel and energy complex, – The State Secretary– Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, noted when awarding the champions. Anastasia Bondarenko, – We will certainly continue to support the engineering championship and rejoice at the victories of the new champions.».

Participants Leagues of young Professionals Of Russia We developed solutions dedicated to the specifics of competitive production systems of the 21st century.  The strongest were the teams of three companies: Gazpromneft-Bitumen Materials, Gazpromneft-Zapolyarye and JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System.

In the final Leagues of young professionals of the CIS The strongest were the teams from Russia and Belarus, which developed measures to improve the management of priority assets of fuel and energy complex facilities in their countries.

Passed for the sixth time The special league of PJSC "T Plus". 14 teams representing the company's branches across the country have developed a set of measures to improve the quality of heat supply to customers. 6 teams reached the final, and the best teams were recognized Udmurt, Nizhny Novgorod and Komi branches of PJSC "T Plus".

The champions and prize-winners of the XII CASE-IN season received well-deserved prizes. The winners 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.

The winning students will receive additional USE points upon admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the 108 partner universities of the championship.

The award for active young professionals is career and professional growth and inclusion in the managerial personnel reserve of companies.

The 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 - the Land of Opportunities".

The project unites the country's leading industry companies, among them ALROSA (PJSC), Metropolis LLC, United Company RUSAL JSC, Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company PJSC, SIBUR Holding PJSC, Unified Energy System System Operator JSC, Gazprom Energoholding LLC, PJSC ROSSETI, JSC NIPIGAZ, LLC Evraz, PJSC T Plus, JSC EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company, PJSC Rushydro, LLC GEFEST, LLC IC Montan, PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, LLC Raspadskaya Coal Company", Prosoft Systems Group of Companies, Schlumberger Technology Company, MKAO HIGHLAND GOLD, SGK LLC, and the Alabuga SEZ.

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.