The CASE-IN Championship will hold open qualifying stages in nine areas of the Student League.

The dates of the open qualifying stages of the Student League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, co-organized by The Presidential Platform "Russia is a land of opportunityThe competitions will be held in nine industry areas in March - April 2026. The project is included in the Science to Win initiative and the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia for 2022-2031. 

University students who do not host face-to-face competitions in relevant industry areas can participate in the open qualifying stages of the Student CASE-IN League. To participate in the open stage, you need to assemble a team and send an application via personal account on the project's website. The registration form for the championship has also changed: now the captain registers first, followed by the rest of the team. After registration, participants will have to solve a case in their chosen field, and the winners will have the opportunity to represent their team in the championship finals.

"Students of these universities and a number of announced teams from other universities traditionally participate in the face–to-face qualifying stages held at the partner universities of the championship. In order to support students whose universities do not host championship competitions, since 2022 we have been remotely conducting open qualifying stages – they allow students from various regions of Russia, as well as their peers from the CIS countries, to make themselves known. I am sure that the open qualifying stages in 2026 will open up new talents. I wish the participants success!" – said the General Director of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", Rector of the Senezh Management Workshop Andrey Betin.

The open qualifying stages of the Student League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in 2026 will be held in nine industry areas:

• Geological exploration – March 25, 26 and April 17;
• Thermal power engineering – April 2;
• Architecture, design, construction and housing and communal services – April 9th;
• Biotechnologies – April 9th;
• Metallurgy – April 9th;
• Oil and gas business – April 14th;
• Mining machinery and equipment – April 15, 16 and 17;
• Digital Automation – April 16;
• Petrochemistry – April 17th.

"Like all the contestants, the participants of the 13 open stages will choose their direction, assemble a team and receive cases developed by our industry partners., – said the founder and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the CASE-IN Artem Korolev. – These teams will defend their decisions remotely, and the strongest in each direction will go to the finals in Moscow."

It was through participation in the open qualifying stages that I came to success. the team of the UMMC Technical University "Extraction of useful knowledge".  Three years ago, Ildar Usmanov (captain), Natalia Geveiler, Ilgar Huseynov and Daniil Korablev managed to hone their skills and acquired valuable professional competencies, and a year later they won the Mining championship with the same team. 

"For us, as underground engineers, the topic of the case was new, so we had to study a lot of additional literature. Together with the team, we showed our unity and extraordinary thinking and were able to move on. It was very interesting for us to face a real problem that needs to be solved using our knowledge.", – said the team member Ilgar Huseynov. 

Students of the Sverdlovsk region admitted that at the championship they learned how to solve industrial and unfamiliar tasks, quickly analyze information and make decisions, argue their thoughts, and also mastered the skills of cross-functional interaction and speaking to experts.

 "CASE-IN" helps students to sensibly assess their own knowledge and weaknesses in order to continue working on themselves.  For educational institutions, the championship opens up the opportunity to see their students from the outside, assess the problem areas and strengths of the subjects taught. It is possible for companies to hire future specialists who have already proven themselves to be the best at the training stage.", – the team member emphasized Natalia Geveiler.

The final of the championship will be held on May 20-22, 2026 in Moscow. The strongest participants will present solutions to industry experts, as well as learn valuable professional skills and learn how to successfully start a career.  The winners and prize-winners of the season will receive paid internships with the possibility of further employment, as well as privileges for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at partner universities of the championship. 

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is held with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". The organizers of the Championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.