Students of the Khakass Technical Institute– a branch of the Siberian Federal University, made it to the finals of the direction from the Metropolis c

From April 9 to April 10, 2026, the open qualifying stage of the student league of the XIV International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the field of Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services was held, in which the team of the Khakass Technical Institute, a branch of the Siberian Federal University "Format A–19", took part for the first time. The team consisted of 5th year students studying in the specialty "Construction of unique buildings and structures" Egor Doroganov, Evgenia Gromova, Polina Kosareva, Daria Uzhegova, Polina Gritchina, and 3rd year students Alexander Soloviev and Makar Kostrigin.

For three weeks, the team has been developing a solution to a case from Metropolis, dedicated to the topic "The concept of a multifunctional residential complex with an underground parking lot and built-in Comfort class non-residential premises in Yaroslavl." To successfully complete the task, the team needed deep professional knowledge and skills in the field of architectural and construction design.

The case defense took place in a remote format in front of an expert commission consisting of representatives of the Metropolis company and teachers of Russian educational institutions of higher education.

A total of 16 teams from various educational institutions of higher education in Russia, from the Far East to Kaliningrad, took part in the qualifying stage.

Based on the results of an expert assessment of the completed case and an open defense, the team of the Khakass Technical Institute, a branch of the Siberian Federal University, took a confident 1st place and reached the finals of the championship, which will be held on May 20-22 in Moscow.

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