Alexander Beglov believes that St. Petersburg's engineering and technical education is one of the best in the country.

Students of six universities of St. Petersburg‑St. Petersburg became the winners of the qualifying stages of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

11 student teams from St. Petersburg universities participated in the semi—finals. 547 students spent two months solving engineering cases on the topic of "Technological Innovations".  For the qualifying stages, the partners of the championship prepared tasks based on real production situations, and key specialists of the companies acted as experts and evaluated the decisions of the teams.

"St. Petersburg students have prepared well and confirmed that our higher engineering education is one of the best in the country. Six teams from one of the city's leading educational institutions, the Empress Catherine II Mining University, are among the semi-finalists. One team of this university has reached the finals ahead of schedule and is already preparing to perform in Moscow. It is important that our guys prove themselves in the prestigious championship organized by the Presidential Platform "Russia — the land of Opportunities", which was created on the initiative of the President. I wish all semifinalists fruitful work and excellent results. The future belongs to you," said Alexander Beglov.

St. Petersburg is represented in two areas — "Oil and gas business" and "Thermal power engineering".‑Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. In the direction of "Teploenergetika", the teams of St. Petersburg will also compete for reaching the finals.‑St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, ITMO University.

The final competitions will be held in Moscow on May 28-30. The champions and prize-winners of the Student League will have the opportunity to enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at specialized universities on preferential terms, complete internships and internships at partner companies, and will also be invited to industry youth educational forums.

The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship is included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia. The championship is held as part of the implementation of the federal project "Russia — the land of opportunities" of the national project "Youth and Children".

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