Future geologists of Voronezh State University presented innovative solutions

The qualifying stage of the XIII International Engineering CASE-IN Championship among students in the field of Geological Exploration took place in the Main Building of Voronezh State University.

The moderator was Alexey Vladimirovich Krainov, Associate Professor of the Department of Historical Geology and Paleontology. He noted that the CASE-IN championship is a platform for career guidance and youth development, a starting point in building a career trajectory.

In 2025, the organizers of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship were the Reliable Change Foundation, the non-profit partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, the Astralogica company and the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities".

Evgeny Alexandrovich Starukhin, Adviser to the Department of Licensing of Subsurface Use of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Voronezh Region, delivered a welcoming speech: "Congratulations on the opening of the International Championship. This is a promising new area that will help us promote unique technological solutions and innovations. I wish you all success in the championship!"

Viktor Mironovich Nenakhov, Dean of the VSU Faculty of Geology, and Artem Sergeevich Korolev, founder of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship (in a remote format), as well as Gennady Evgenievich Guryanov, First Deputy General Director of the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities", also welcomed the participants of the event.

The students had to show their skills in solving cases and developing engineering projects. The general theme of the Championship in 2025 is "Technological innovations", and the purpose of the student league is to identify and support the most promising students, as well as assist them in gaining practical knowledge, experience and new competencies, enhance the image of an employee of the engineering industry, popularize engineering and technical education and form the personnel reserve of the industry.

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