Technological sovereignty and personnel ecosystem for the fuel and energy sector: the XIV season of the International Engineering Championship CASE-IN

In the new XIV season The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship Students will have to work on assignments for Russian companies, gain practical experience and develop their career paths. The authors of the best ideas will receive paid internships, benefits for admission to graduate and postgraduate studies, and inclusion in the personnel reserve of companies. The championship is supported by the presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", is included in the "Science to Win" initiative and the plan Decades of Science and Technology in Russia for 2022-2031 

The theme of the season: "Technologies of the Future" is aimed at fulfilling one of the key goals set out in the Concept of Technological Development of Russia until 2030 – the achievement of technological sovereignty, said the CEO of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of opportunities Andrey Betin: "Throughout the season, CASE-IN participants will create projects to introduce future technologies, which will play a leading role in Russia for the coming decades. Young people will have to think about how to ensure the full digitalization of the energy sector, mining, construction, metallurgy, and oil and gas industries, as well as introduce artificial intelligence and digital twins into other major Russian industries. I am sure that our talented youth will succeed."

According to the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN Artyom Korolev The championship in 2026 will contribute to the fulfillment of another primary state task – the formation of an integrated personnel ecosystem. "By 2030, it is necessary to attract about 300,000 new specialists to the fuel and energy complex, the construction industry, metallurgy and other industries. I am sure that the CASE-IN championship can and should become the basis of a continuous career trajectory for young engineers", – added the founder of the project. 

Student League It offers students of specialized universities from Russia and the CIS countries to show their talents in areas relevant to key industries.  The contestants will solve tasks based on the materials of the largest Russian partner companies of the championship: JSC United Energy System System Operator, PJSC Tatneft, Metropolis, ALROSA, etc. An important innovation of the league this year will be the direction "Industrial Technologies" from Alabuga, which will expand the geography of the championship participants. 

The youth teams will present the solutions developed in just a couple of weeks to the expert commission at the qualifying stages on the basis of the partner universities of the championship. The strongest teams will compete in the remote semi-finals, and their winners will receive tickets to the finals in Moscow.

In addition to the students, young engineers from the CIS and BRICS+ countries will gather again as part of their own competition. 

The best teams of the main season will meet at the end of May 2026 in Moscow in the final of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. Young people will not only present improved solutions to the industry community, but also get acquainted with the experience of their peers from Russia and abroad, receive valuable advice from experts and an impetus for further development. 

The champions and prize–winners of the Student League will enroll in master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities on preferential terms, as well as complete internships and internships in partner companies with the possibility of further employment. 

In addition, the participants of the championship will be able to attend industry youth educational forums.

To participate in the development of future technologies, young people need to register on the project's website. 

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Presidential Platform Russia – the Land of Opportunities, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.