The capital's schoolchildren are the winners of the Autumn CASE-IN Cup

School teams from Moscow became winners and prize-winners of the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia — the land of opportunities".

The XIII season of the CASE-IN championship is dedicated to the theme "Technological innovations".  The final was held at the hospitable venue of the National Research University "MEI". In the final of the School League, 22 teams of students in grades 8-11 from 11 regions of Russia competed in the fields of Biotechnology and Thermal Power Engineering.

The CASE-IN championship competition in the field of Thermal Power Engineering brought together high school students from Moscow and the Moscow region. They presented the experts with reliable, energy-efficient and warm neighborhoods, which are designed to become an example for future generations and a legacy of urban engineering. Gazprom Energoholding is a strategic partner of the direction. The partners of the direction are PJSC "MOEK" and PJSC "Mosenergo".

The Champion's Cup was won by the Olympia team, which is represented by students of school No. 1317 Timur Korolev (captain), Kirill Golubev, Ksenia Pudova and Margarita Safronova.

The winners came up with a hybrid heat supply model, which consists of centralized heat generation based on a gas boiler house and geothermal heat pumps using individual heating points. In their opinion, this is the optimal combination of economic efficiency, environmental friendliness and comfort of residents.

The vice-champion is the Impulse team (school No. 1239): Elizaveta Kononova (captain), Andrey Cheblukov and Anastasia Yakusheva.

"We offer several solutions at once. Among them is the installation of modular block boilers, which are designed using modern technological solutions aimed at reducing the combustion of natural gas. It is also planned to install an automated individual heating point with sensors on the facade of houses and apartments in each residential building. This will reduce heat consumption by 15%, which is equivalent to reducing the volume of gas burned and, consequently, reducing emissions into the atmosphere by 15%," said the silver medalists of the CASE—IN championship.

The Concordia team (school No. 1580) completed the top three. Matvey Smolyankin (captain), Maria Butorina, Danil Usachev and Vlamir Rybalkin propose to introduce an intelligent heating control system in their neighborhood.

"This is a complex that combines boiler rooms, heating points and buildings into a single digital system, where automation regulates the heat supply itself depending on real conditions," the guys explained.

The 2212 Team (School No. 939) was recognized as the winner in the "Breakthrough Solution" nomination.

High school students from schools No. 1580 and No. 1317 managed to reach the finals and win awards, among other things, by attending the CASE-IN educational circle, said the founder and co-chairman of the CASE-IN organizing committee. Artem Korolev: "In the circle's classes, the students learned how to calculate economics, make presentations, studied engineering industries from mining to the electric power industry, and also learned project management skills. The final became a platform for students to share experiences with their peers and introduced them to key employers in the industry."

Yulia Kazakova, senior lecturer at the SUNC-2 Department, physics teacher, said that school No. 1580 has repeatedly participated in the CASE-IN championship competitions, winning the championship cup in 2022 and 2023, as well as twice becoming bronze medalists this year. These successes were duly noted by the organizers: the school ranks third in the School League ranking, and Yulia Vladimirovna is the winner of the mentor competition-2025.

"We hope to use the circle to attract more students to participate in engineering competitions. Here they increase their interest in engineering specialties and expand their knowledge of modern manufacturing, learn how to solve production problems, gain valuable teamwork experience, and learn how to put into practice the knowledge they gained at school," said Yulia Kazakova.

The award for the champions and prize-winners of the School League was additional USE points for admission to bachelor's degree programs at partner universities of the championship, as well as advantages in the selection for the School of Young Power Engineering at the Smena VDC and the specialized energy shift at the Eaglet VDC. 

As part of the final program, the students attended an interactive lecture "Project, People, Me" from Alabuga Polytechnic and a career quest from PJSC MOEK, PJSC Mosenergo and the Alabuga SEZ.  The National Research University "MEI" organized an excursion for the contestants to the departments and laboratories of the university. 

The finalists also met with the strongest high school students from all over Russia and talked with experts from partner companies, receiving advice from them on developing professional competencies and admission to university. 

The organizers of the championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Presidential Platform "Russia — the land of Opportunities", NP "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and LLC "AstraLogica". The championship is included in the "Science to Win" initiative and in the plan of the Decade of Science and Technology, which takes place in Russia in 2022-2031.  

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