The winners of the CASE-IN qualifying stage have been determined at IGEU

Ivanovo Energy University hosted the qualifying stage of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in two areas – "Thermal Power Engineering" and "Electric Power Engineering".

In 2026, the participants of the Student League are solving engineering cases on the main topic "Technologies of the Future", aimed at fulfilling one of the key goals of the Concept of Technological Development of Russia until 2030 – the achievement of technological sovereignty. The championship's partner companies asked young people to ensure the complete digitalization of the energy sector, as well as to introduce artificial intelligence and digital twins into Russia's largest industries.

This year, 60 students (16 teams) applied to participate in the qualifying stage at IGEU. 18 teams demonstrated their solutions. 

34 students (9 teams) showed up for the Teploenergetika League, 22 students from 6 teams presented their work.
At the Electric Power Engineering League, 26 students (7 teams) presented solutions.

The coordinators of these directions in IGEU were Ekaterina Zinovieva and Andrey Tychkin. Moderators: Maria Volman and Elena Gotovkina.

The solutions were evaluated by expert commissions consisting of leading IGEU teachers and representatives of energy companies.:

• PJSC "T plus" – Bakanov Vyacheslav Vladimirovich,
• JSC "Stand" – Budakov Igor Vladimirovich,
• PJSC ROSSETI – Molkov Vladimir Nikolaevich, 
• JSC "SO UES" – Kutumov Yuri Dmitrievich,
• APS LLC – Alexey Yevdakov.

The semifinalists of the IGEU International Engineering CASE-IN Championship have been determined. According to the results of the intellectual struggle, the prizes were distributed as follows:

Teploenergetika League

• FIRST PLACE – team 3-8 2026: Danil V. Lobanov (3-8), Vladislav Andreevich Loginov (3-8), Egor Alexandrovich Nerobov (3-8), Anton Sergeevich Garichev (3-8).
• The SECOND PLACE WENT to the Energy Leaders team: Grigory Sergeevich Yerofeyev (4-1), Nikita Andreevich Mokeev (4-1), Nikita Alexandrovich Butakov (4-1), Maxim Yuryevich Zakharov (4-1).
• The THIRD PLACE went to the village team: Denis Andreevich Stepanov (4-10), Vladislav Nikolaevich Nefedov (4-10), Vladislav Andreevich Maleev (4-10).

Electric Power Industry League

• FIRST PLACE – the Promising team: Brazhkin Danil Maksimovich (4-29), Pigolitsyn Vyacheslav Alekseevich (4-29), Averin Alexander Egorovich (4-29), Bandurina Anna Denisovna (4-29).
• SECOND PLACE – Volta team: Kapanina-Gamina Alexandra Olegovna (1-23M), Kalashnikova Anastasia Vladimirovna (1-23M), Lysov Danil Anatolyevich (1-23M), Kuznetsov Artem Andreevich (1-23M).
• III PLACE – District team: Vladislav E. Kiichenko (3-23), Yuri A. Kolisnichenko (3-23), Anna Andreevna Vyunova (3-23)

The final of the CASE-IN championship will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2026. The winners of the semifinals of the Student League will compete for preferential conditions for admission to graduate and postgraduate studies at universities, paid internships and internships with the possibility of subsequent employment in partner companies, as well as trips to industry youth educational forums.

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