The final of the CASE-IN championship among schoolchildren was held at the NRU "MEI"

The results of the final of the All-Russian competition among schoolchildren for solving engineering cases have been summed up at the National Research University "MEI". The event was held as part of the XIII season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities".

22 teams of high school students from different regions of the country joined forces to compete for the title of the best. The participants presented to the expert commission, which included representatives of industry companies and specialized universities, finalized projects on the introduction of technological innovations.

12 finalist teams of the All-Russian competition have developed solutions for the use of biotechnologies to modernize the infrastructure of the Alabuga SEZ, which has become a strategic partner of the direction. Another 10 teams competed for victory in the direction of "Teploenergetika", where they designed energy-efficient and reliable neighborhoods.

"CASE-IN is a special environment for talent development.  It is a great honor for us that the final of the CASE-IN school championship is being held at the MEI National Research University, the largest specialized university with branches in different regions of Russia and abroad. We are glad that the participants will be able to see our laboratories, get acquainted with the areas of work and feel the atmosphere of the engineering university. All the work that the guys do — training, solving engineering cases, reading professional literature, making calculations — is the basis that will allow them to implement serious projects in the future. Experts have already noted that many of their solutions are comparable to the levels of student work at leading universities," said Nikolai Rogalev, Rector of the NRU MEI.

Artem Korolev, founder and co-chairman of the CASE-IN organizing committee, noted the success of the high school students involved in CASE-IN educational circles at the championship: "Students from 7 schools included in the orbit of our additional educational program reached the final, which helps them master the skills of solving production problems, work in a team, analyze large amounts of data and speak to an audience".

The winner in the Biotechnology category was the Particle of the North team (Vysotka High School, Gubkinsky, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District), which also won the Breakthrough Solution award. The second place was taken by the team "Coders of the Future" (Lyceum "Constellation" No. 131, Samara, Samara region). The bronze medal was awarded to students of the Kemerovo Talent Center (UnikUm) from Kemerovo, Kemerovo Region, united in the Engineers of the Future team.  

The Olympia team (School No. 1317) had no equal in the field of Thermal Power Engineering. The vice-champion is the Impulse team (School No. 1239). The Concordia team (School No. 1580) completed the top three. The 2212 Team (School No. 939) was recognized as the winner in the "Breakthrough Solution" nomination.

The winners and prize-winners of the championship received valuable awards, as well as additional USE points for admission to 161 partner universities of the project. A rich program was organized for the finalists: a career quest from partner companies, a tour of the departments and laboratories of the National Research University "MEI", as well as lectures that helped the students decide on their future profession and receive advice from the heads of leading industry companies.

The organizer of the direction was the National Research University "MEI". The project is being implemented with the grant support of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh).

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A source: NRU "MEI"