Tula youth presented projects for the development of the mining industry

Tula State University hosted the qualifying stage of the XIV season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship.

CASE-IN is an international engineering championship, as well as a system of competitions for solving engineering cases for schoolchildren, students and young specialists in the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes, the nuclear industry and related industries.

The championship has been held since 2013, and in 2015 it was included in the action plan for the popularization of working and engineering professions, recalled Olesya Labadze, TulSU Vice-Rector for International and Project Activities.

"And this work has not only not lost its relevance, but due to the growing demand for Russia's technological leadership, it has received a new serious impetus," she said. – The format of the competition is specific and special, as students solve practical problems, remembering everything they studied at the university, and also learn to work in a team and work for results!".

The Vice-rector wished the participants, and in total eight teams were formed at TulSU, a thirst for team leadership and joy from the work done.

The CASE-IN Championship is held to identify and support promising students, to assist participants in obtaining practical and professional knowledge, experience and new competencies. The tasks are based on engineering cases, that is, practical tasks based on a real production situation.

At the stage of working on the cases, TulSU students solved problems in the field of "Mining", dedicated to the main theme of the season – "Technologies of the future". They are 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. In fourteen days, students have developed projects to ensure the complete digitalization of leading industries and the introduction of artificial intelligence and digital twins. The work was evaluated by experts from the scientific and industrial fields.

"For us, participation in the CASE-IN is a good tradition, our students reached the finals of the competition," said Roman Anatolyevich Kovalev, director of the TulSU Institute of Construction and Architecture. – For the finalists and all participants, the championship is also a real opportunity to receive offers from leading companies in the industry. Today, in fact, the career of the most successful students has been launched!"

As part of the qualifying round, the young people presented their developments to the expert commission, which will summarize the results and select the participants of the remote semi-final. The teams presented solutions aimed at reducing unplanned technological downtime, namely, loss of working time, and the overall economic effect for the enterprise, which is considered using the example of the Udachny mine. The assignment for the students was developed by ALROSA.

At the final of the CASE-IN championship, which will be held in Moscow at the end of May 2026, students will not only present their final projects to the expert community, but also share their experiences with peers, receive advice from industry professionals, and be able to join the youth community of current and future engineers.

The champions and prize–winners of the season will receive benefits for admission to master's and postgraduate studies, paid internships and internships in partner companies with the possibility of further employment. In addition, the winners will go to industry youth educational forums.

The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship is held with the support of the presidential platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". The organizers are the Reliable Change Foundation, the non-profit partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC. The championship is included in the "Science to Win" initiative of the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

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