Student League CASE-IN: solve a case from an industry company and gain career prospects

11 industry cases are waiting for the participants of the Student League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. During the XIII season, young people, solving real production tasks, will acquire the skills of cross-functional work and analytical thinking, and will also be able to immerse themselves in the activities of Russia's largest companies.

All cases are based on real production situations by the partner companies of the championship and are united by a single theme of 2025 "Technological innovations". Students in teams will have to develop projects to introduce innovations into production, which should become the impetus for achieving technological sovereignty and the formation of a strong and competitive national economy. 

At the qualifying stages of the league, students from Russia and neighboring countries will be able to participate in one of 11 industry areas: Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Biotechnology, Exploration, Mining, Mining Machinery and Equipment, Metallurgy,Petrochemistry", "Oil and gas business", "Electric power industry", "Design engineering", "Thermal power engineering".  

The youth teams will present their decisions to the expert commission, which will determine the participants of the remote semi-finals. In the final of the championship, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2025, only the strongest student teams will defend the honor of their universities and regions.  

"The competition will be held at 83 universities, but we invite students from all universities to the CASE-IN. Last season, students from 220 universities managed to prove themselves in the Student League. In 2025, we expect no fewer participants, especially taking into account new directions," he shared his expectations. Artem Korolev. – Students will mostly work in teams of 3-4 people. At the same time, they can strengthen by including one graduate student in the team. We also recommend that you hire one student of 1-2 courses to join the team so that they can participate in solving the case, grow up and learn."

Metropolis has been a key partner of the championship for the third year, supporting the direction "Architecture, design, construction and housing and communal services". This time, the company's specialists suggested that the participants develop general spatial planning solutions for a hotel and tourist complex in the coastal zone of a temperate river with an area of 13.59 hectares, including the development of a comprehensive concept for the construction of a new 4-star hotel main building with 80 rooms and the development of an album of design solutions.

ALROSA, which pays special attention to the training of future mining industry specialists, has prepared assignments for participants in three areas.

Case areas of "Mining" It is devoted to the analysis and improvement of drilling and blasting operations at ALROSA fields. Students will have to conduct a comprehensive study of current technological processes, identify key factors affecting the efficiency of drilling and blasting operations and the associated costs, and develop proposals for improving processes, including the introduction of technological innovations. The result of their efforts will be a well-founded proposal to improve drilling and blasting operations, focused on increasing efficiency and reducing operating costs.

Future geologists Using the Degdekan deposit as an example, it is proposed to study the geochemical features and analyze the profitability of developing gold deposits using innovative methods. Among other things, the young people will have to analyze and interpret the results of areal geochemical work and satellite image data, identify the most promising areas and draw up a draft exploration work for their certification using innovative technologies in all production processes.

The task for the participants of the direction "Mining machinery and equipment" It is aimed at reducing the time of scheduled preventive maintenance of ALROSA's Udachninsky GOK processing plant No. 12. The teams are invited to analyze the existing scheme for carrying out scheduled preventive maintenance of the concentrator, to form and propose an optimal technical solution to reduce the time of scheduled preventive maintenance of the concentrator, taking into account the application of promising technological innovations.

A partner areas of "Metallurgy" RUSAL performs. The task of the student youth is to conduct benchmarking of innovative technologies in the aluminum metallurgy, identify the most promising of them and develop their own innovative solutions in this industry. Based on the analysis, the participants should propose a comprehensive strategy for the introduction of innovative technologies in the production of aluminum and products based on it, including concrete steps to implement the proposed solutions, an assessment of their cost-effectiveness and deadlines.

Future employees of the oil and gas industry On behalf of the partner company, YATEK will seek solutions to monetize gas resources through the implementation of low–tonnage LNG projects in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in accordance with the strategy to increase the efficiency of field development within the framework of the concept of "Technological Innovation".

He will make his debut at the championship in 2025. the direction of "Biotechnology", which was initiated by NPO TN-Biotech LLC (Tatneft).  When solving the task of developing a full-cycle CO2 recycling technology, participants should evaluate the technology using strategic analysis tools to ensure that CO2 is disposed of without additional emissions from technological processes into the environment.

SIBUR has taken under its wing the areas of Petrochemistry and Project Engineering.

Future specialists of the petrochemical industry SIBUR asked to analyze the existing technological processes of isobutylene production at one of the enterprises, as well as to propose several technological solutions to reduce isobutylene losses, justifying the choice of the optimal solution.

In turn, future builders and design engineers They will develop standard designs for mobile fast-turning complexes for oil spill response, including those using supersorbents.

Partners areas of "Electric power industry" They are two of the largest industry companies.

The case from JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" is devoted to the application of technological innovations for the development of the electric power industry of the UES of Russia. Participants were asked to identify the country's power and electricity needs, growth points in terms of power and electricity consumption, and then propose technological solutions for the implementation of projects for the new construction of power grid facilities to cover power and electricity balances and taking into account modern energy technologies.

In turn, PJSC ROSSETI instructed the young people to develop technical measures for the construction of overhead lines from large-scale generation to an energy-deficient area using alternating current or direct current technologies with technical and economic justification.

An equally interesting task awaits the participants areas of "Thermal power engineering". Gazprom Energoholding LLC asked the students to propose and justify ways to provide a consumer with a maximum heat load of 1.0 Gcal/h located at a considerable distance from a centralized heat supply source, as well as to analyze various options for heat supply to the consumer, evaluate the possibility and feasibility of using non-gas heat sources and thermal energy accumulators.

The winners and prize–winners of the Student League will receive preferential conditions for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 30 partner universities of the championship and paid internships in companies with the possibility of further employment.

For 13 years, the CASE-IN championship has provided career prospects for hundreds of distinguished students. So, during this time, thanks to the successful performance of the project, 133 people were employed at SIBUR, 53 people joined the ALROSA team, and 33 talented students were selected at Metropolis.

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The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities" and included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia. The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.