8 teams became participants of the qualifying stage of the CASE-IN at the Sayano-Shushensk branch of the Siberian Federal University

On March 5, 2026, the qualifying stage of the XIV International Engineering CASE-IN Championship took place at the site of the Sayano-Shushensk branch of the Siberian Federal University.

The competition was attended by 8 student teams formed from students of the branch who are actively engaged in research and project activities.

The key task for the participants was the development and public defense of engineering solutions within the framework of the theme of the 2026 championship — "Technologies of the future". The presentations were evaluated by an expert jury based on the criteria of novelty, depth of engineering study and practical feasibility of the proposed ideas. In addition to the competitive component, the event helped to expand the professional competencies of students and strengthen their ties with the professional community in the field of electric power industry.

According to the results of the defense of the competitive works, three winning teams were identified, who demonstrated the highest results.:

• 1st place: The PotOk team (Pikurova Juliana, Tokhtobin Ayas, Tarasenko Bogdan, Gulyaev Vsevolod);
• 2nd place: Gidroudar team (Makarov Evgeny, Trotsky Fedor, Treshchenko Pavel);
• 3rd place: The Istok team (Mikhail Tygdymaev, David Chankov, Margarita Tarkhanova, Kirill Yushkevich).

The winners of the qualifying round get the right to represent the branch in the remote semi-finals of the championship.

The organizing Committee and the branch management congratulate the winners and all participants on their successful performance.

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