The team of St. Petersburg State University of Economics won the qualifying stage of the Student League of the XIII International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is supported by the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". In the following stages, students of St. Petersburg State University will meet with teams from other universities in Russia and the CIS countries.

On March 11, St. Petersburg State University hosted the qualifying stage for the Oil and Gas Business of the CASE-IN championship, which brought together a record number of teams on one site – 27 from St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics, BSTU "D.F. Ustinov Military Academy, Gatchina State University.

The opening ceremony began with welcoming remarks by Natalia Viktorovna Trifonova, Head of the Department of International Business at St. Petersburg State University of Economics, expert and scientific director of the CASE-IN League of Young Professionals. Georgy Vladimirovich Korshunov, Director of the Center for Industry Cooperation and Professional Development at St. Petersburg State University, Coordinator of St. Petersburg State University for Work with the National Consortium "Nedra", addressed the participants with parting words. In a video message on behalf of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, Artem Tarasov, Head of the CIS Countries Department of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, member of the Council of the Master's Program in Energy Economics at St. Petersburg State University, congratulated the participants on the start of the qualifying stage.

The team's decisions were evaluated by experts: Vlasova Marina Sergeevna, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business, Deputy Head of the Department of International Business for Research at St. Petersburg State University, Irina Mikhailovna Plastunyak, Associate Professor of the Department of Customs, Deputy Dean for Academic and Methodological Work at St. Petersburg State University, Natalia Sergeevna Zinchik, Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Innovation, Director of the Center for Youth Entrepreneurship at St. Petersburg State University, Anna Konareva Anatolyevna, CEO of Aspetto LLC, Alexander Arkadyevich Guy, head of the development team of Kristall Service Integration LLC, teacher of additional education in the CASE-IN circle of school No. 334, member of the CASE-IN Hall of Fame, Nikolay Gavrilevich Timofeev, expert of the Personnel training and Development Department of Yatek PJSC, Irina Nikolaevna Terekhova, Head of the Personnel Training and Development Department at PJSC Yatek.

The first place and a ticket to the semifinals went to the Black Boomer team: Pavel Kurilov (captain), Kirill Zakharevich, Sofia Burenkova, Tatiana Kochkina (M-2105) (mentor – Anna Sergeevna Kovaleva, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business).

The second place was won by the YakEnergy team: Binenda Polina (captain), Ufimtseva Angelina, Kulikova Varvara, Nikitin Terenty (M-2105) (mentor – assistant of the Department of International Business Misova Ellona Martynovna).

The 300IQ TEAM rounded out the top three winners: Andrey Semenov (captain, M-2103), Elena Ostroglazova (M-2104), Anna Rodina (M-2104), Varvara Stolyarova (M-2104) (mentor – Assistant of the Department of International Business, Ellona Martynovna Mizova).

Olga Alekseevna Onufrieva, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and External Communications, wished the participants new professional victories at the closing of the qualifying stage and presented the winning teams with prizes from St. Petersburg State University, souvenirs to experts and volunteers, as well as winners in special nominations established by St. Petersburg State University: the POLY-GAS team received the prize for the best economic solution (Rasim Jalalov, Polina Ivanova, George Telpiz and Olga Abdrakhmanova, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University; mentor - Tatiana Mikhailovna Bugaeva, Associate Professor at the Higher School of Engineering and Economics); the prize for the best innovative solution was awarded to the TDMP team (Daria Dmitrieva, M-2211, Matvey Anisimov, M-2211, Polina Fokeeva, M-2211, Khaidapova Tatiana M-2117, St. Petersburg State University; mentor – Ivanova Darya Pavlovna, Associate Professor of the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management); the Black Boomer team was awarded the prize for the best presentation (Pavel Kurilov, Kirill Zakharevich, Sofia Burenkova, Tatiana Kochkina, M-2105; mentor – Anna Sergeevna Kovaleva, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business).

A special team support contest was organized on the official SPbGEU channel in Telegram in cooperation with the Communications and Advertising Management Center, according to the results of which the most votes of support were received by the Lords of the Rigs team (Daniil Rozov, E-2441, Dmitry Goncharov, E-2444, Alexander Zhemchuzhin, E-2007, Victoria Rubanova, E-2444), to whose participants Olga Alekseevna Onufrieva presented souvenirs from St. Petersburg State University.

The winning team of the qualifying stage will continue to compete in the semi-finals for a ticket to the championship finals.

The final of the CASE-IN championship will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2025. Young future engineers will present the final versions of their solutions to the industry community, share their experiences with colleagues, receive valuable advice from experts and will be able to establish professional contacts for the further implementation of their ideas.

The champions and prize–winners of the Student League will enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities on preferential terms, as well as complete internships and internships in partner companies with the possibility of further employment. In addition, the authors of the best ideas will receive invitations to industry youth educational forums.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

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