SIBUR selects talents: 13 teams will compete for the victory in the field of "Project Engineering"

13 teams of future engineers and designers became finalists of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is held with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities". Students are ready to present their breakthrough solutions to experts and compete for career prospects from SIBUR. 

The Project Engineering course at CASE-IN is a competition for those who know how to think systematically: from ideas and drawings to assessing economic efficiency and environmental risks. SIBUR, Russia's largest petrochemical company, which supports the track, selects students at the championship who already know how to work in multidisciplinary teams and are not afraid of complex engineering challenges. 

In the XIV season of the championship, SIBUR invited participants to develop technologies for processing rice husks, as well as white and black ash. "At first glance, this is an unconventional raw material for petrochemistry. But in fact, we are talking about full–fledged import substitution: rice husks are a valuable source of amorphous silicon dioxide, which is needed for the production of catalysts, sorbents, coatings, and even components for the tire industry., – the CASE-IN organizing committee explains. – White and black ash (waste from thermal power plants) is an untapped potential for the extraction of rare earth metals and active fillers. Participants should not only propose a processing technology, but also identify specific regions as sources of raw materials so that the project can be implemented nationwide.". 

During the qualifying stages at specialized universities, the company's experts evaluated the solutions of the youth teams, and also gave advice on their further refinement for implementation in production.

13 teams representing Tyumen Industrial University, UMMC Technical University, Magnitogorsk State Technical University named after G.I. Nosov, Siberian State Automobile and Road University (SibADI), Kuzbass State Technical University named after T. F. Gorbachev, Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Kazan National the Research Technological University, the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (National Research University), the National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering and the Belarusian-Russian University.

The final of the championship will be held in Moscow from May 20 to 22, 2026. Future engineers and designers will present their final solutions to the industry community, exchange ideas with their peers, and gain momentum for comprehensive development. The champions and prize-winners will receive paid internships at SIBUR with a chance of further employment, as well as privileges for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at the best universities and trips to youth forums.