Schoolchildren from Kuzbass and Moscow celebrate at the Autumn CASE-IN Cup

The teams of high school students from Kemerovo region and Moscow turned out to be the strongest at the Autumn Cup The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is supported by the presidential platform "Russia is a land of Opportunity". The SEZ Alabuga became a partner of the School League.

As part of the assignment, 128 school teams from 35 regions of Russia solved tasks on the main theme of the XII season of the Lean Manufacturing championship, and only the top 16 teams received tickets to the finals.

To be among the finalists, the contestants needed to establish the production of printed circuit boards for residents of the Alabuga SEZ. While solving the task, they studied lean manufacturing tools, delved into industrial safety issues, reviewed the process of designing and manufacturing printed circuit boards, offered recommendations for optimization, and also learned how to apply the latest solutions that make production productive., promising, optimal and safe for workers and the environment.

On December 9, at the final of the Autumn Cup in Moscow, school teams from Moscow, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Kemerovo, Irkutsk, Amur, Samara and Smolensk regions presented their final decisions of the expert commission., Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug — Yugra. The students also had a chance to talk with representatives of Russia's largest employers and received advice on choosing a profession and applying to university.

Anastasia Bondarenko, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Gennady Guryanov, Deputy General Director of ANO Russia - Land of Opportunities, Alexander Vedekhin, Deputy Director of the Department of State Youth Policy and Educational Activities of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bugaev, First Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Rector of the National Research University "MEI" Nikolay Rogalev.

They excelled in the School League pupils of the Center for Children's Scientific and Engineering creativity of the Kuzbass State Technical University named after T.F.Gorbachev "Unique" (Kemerovo). Kirill Rudyakov (captain), Alexander Denisov, Yaroslava Khlystun and Alexander Petrov from the Kuzbass Energy team won gold, while Egor Beresnev (captain), Gordey Kozlov, Daniil Latyshenko and Daria Bukhtiarova (innovators team) took second place.

The innovators team's solution is to use smart hardware, neural networks, and digital twins to optimize production processes. According to the silver medalists, this reduces the likelihood of mistakes and injuries in the workplace, as well as increases employee safety.

"In addition, the use of laser equipment accelerates production and increases its accuracy. As a result, such a system benefits both companies, increasing their efficiency and competitiveness, and society, creating safer and more sustainable production conditions., - the captain of the team told about the project Egor Beresnev. – I believe that the team was able to become a prize winner thanks to unity. We always tried to support each other and deal with all the tasks together. In teamwork, it is very important to understand each participant. I can also note that for fruitful work it is necessary to find an approach to each member of the team, then the work will be much more efficient and comfortable."

The final of the CASE-IN became a memorable and vivid event for Kuzbass schoolchildren. They not only presented their solution with high quality, but also were able to communicate with the heads of industry companies and identify priority employment options in the future.

"The championship teaches you to listen to the opinions of experienced and qualified specialists, as well as to cope with your emotions. After all, it is very difficult to perform when you feel the importance of this event. Despite all the difficulties, we defended the case at the highest level., - noted Egor Beresnev. – During the championship, I established many professional contacts, met with representatives of companies working in the fields of technology, production and innovation. We discussed possible cooperation, and I hope for further cooperation and exchange of experience with these professionals."

The team members would like to thank the CASE-IN organizing committee for providing additional USE points for their successful performance in the finals.

"We appreciate the championship for the opportunity to receive additional USE points when applying to universities in our country. The list of universities with additional points turned out to be quite large. It affects almost all corners of our vast country, so everyone who has achieved success in the championship will be able to choose the best option for themselves.", - the winners of the Autumn Cup are confident.

Now the guys plan to take part in the main season of the championship in 2025 in order to study the subject area of the cases in more detail and rise to the highest step of the podium.

The top three was rounded out by the Olympia team of Moscow School No. 1317, which included Timur Korolev (captain), Ksenia Pudova and Margarita Safronova.

Award for champions and winners of the School League –  additional USE points for admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the partner universities of the championship, as well as trips to the branch educational shift #More brightly in the VDC "Eaglet" and the School of the young power engineer in the VDC "Smena".