The winner of the CASE-IN championship became the "Student of the Year 2025" in St. Petersburg

The winners and laureates of the 17th city competition "Student of the Year 2025", which is held by the Committee on Science and Higher Education in cooperation with the Council of Rectors of Universities of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, have been announced. In total, the jury recognized 36 guys as the best. Among them are three students of the St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II.

The competition was serious, and this year the competition received more than 200 applications from 42 universities in the city. These are young people who have been most active in science, volunteerism, creativity, sports, student leisure activities and other fields.

Gorny has been participating in the competition since 2012, with 4 wins and 9 prizes in his "piggy bank".

Among the best is Viktor Slobodin, a second–year student at the Department of Metallurgy. He was awarded in one of the most important categories of the competition - "Scientific and technical creativity".

The young man is actively involved in the social life of the university, is the captain of the national team in sports ballroom dancing – one of the strongest in the city. But science occupies a special place in his life, which is why recognition in this nomination has become especially important for him. Victor has participated in numerous competitions and scientific conferences, articles, journal publications, and engineering developments. His personal portfolio contains 10 certificates of state registration of a computer program (an official document aimed at protecting copyrights – ed.).

Victor himself considers the victory in the prestigious CASE-IN championship and the leadership of the PRO-metal student scientific community to be the main achievement of this year.

"I recently became a mentor, I share my experience with others – not only undergraduates, but also schoolchildren, I tell children about the specifics of studying Metallurgy at the Mining University, career prospects in the metallurgical industry, and self-realization opportunities that open up to them. Based on my own experience, I can tell students which competitions they can take part in, how to prepare, and what the experts pay attention to. I notice that Mining University is currently experiencing a real "boom" in scientific and technical creativity, with many interest groups and communities emerging. I hope that we will always be at the forefront of science, supply talents and, of course, win," said Viktor Slobodin.

All winners and laureates were awarded personalized scholarships by the Government of St. Petersburg.‑St. Petersburg. The winners will receive 7,000 rubles per month for a year, and the winners will receive 4,000 rubles.

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