KuzSTU students' projects were highly appreciated by CASE-IN experts

The final of the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship CASE-IN took place in Moscow. The Presidential platform "Russia is a country of opportunities". At the crucial stage of the competition, young engineers presented practical solutions for the fuel and energy complex aimed at ensuring the technological sovereignty of the country. The final brought together 146 participants The Student League and the League of Young Professionals from different regions of Russia. Following the results of the project defense, 12 winning and prize-winning teams were identified.

The teams of Kuzbass State Technical University took part in the industry-wide field, where they solved problems related to the development of energy and the training of engineering personnel of the future.

The KuzSTU "Kuzbass Express" team took the second place in the Student League. The guys worked on the Krasnoyarsk Territory Government's case "New Frontiers of the Digital Industry and Energy", offering solutions for the digital transformation of the region's energy sector. The team consists of Anastasia Ustyuzhanina, Elizaveta Kartashova, Yaroslav Avdeev and Elizaveta Toloknova.

As part of the case, the participants had to create an image of an engineer of the future for the energy sector of the Krasnoyarsk Territory until 2035.  The guys suggested considering a power engineer as a universal specialist who combines engineering knowledge, skills in working with digital technologies and artificial intelligence, and is also able to make quick decisions in difficult conditions.

"In order to train and retain a multifunctional specialist at the facilities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory's energy system, including remote areas with difficult climatic conditions, it was proposed to create "competence centers" and enrich the social environment of the region's cities and settlements," said Elizaveta Kartashova.

In addition, the Kuzbass Express team was awarded in the "Best Video Exhibition" nomination, demonstrating a high level of training and skills in public presentation of the project.

Another KuzSTU team is the Autobots – I took the fourth place in the industry-wide area. The students proposed a project for an educational landfill of renewable energy sources based on the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric power station, as well as the development of educational programs in the field of renewable energy. The team included Artyom Kuznetsov, Anastasia Zhdanova, Egor Yeremeyev and Dmitry Slizhuk.

The project also involves the introduction of training in working professions and close cooperation with industry partners. Our solution is able to multiply the number of specialists in the field of renewable energy, increase the attractiveness of the educational cluster and the region for young professionals, as well as enhance the flexibility and manageability of the Siberian energy system," explained Egor Yeremeyev.

The finalists' work was evaluated by experts from leading industry companies and university professors. Participation in the championship gave students the opportunity to receive internship invitations, join the personnel reserves of companies and take advantage of priority admission to the master's degree program at CASE-IN partner universities.

Following the results of the CASE-IN 2025 Autumn Cup, KuzSTU won the Energy of Education Award for the fourth time for the best regional organization of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

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