In the final of the CASE-IN, specialists from PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel will compete with colleagues from 7 BRICS countries.

Specialists from different countries have their own unique approach to solving production problems, and competing with them will strengthen professional competencies. The members of the team from the Polar Branch of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, who will represent Russia in the final of the League of Young BRICS Specialists of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, are convinced of this. The final stage of the season will be held on May 18-23, 2026 in Moscow. 

This year's international competition brought together more than 120 young engineers from Brazil, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Indonesia. During the national qualifying stages, the participants, solving the case on the main topic of the XIV CASE-IN championship "Technologies of the Future", developed innovative approaches to life cycle management of engineering and industrial projects in the BRICS countries, combining the principles of circular economy, technological sovereignty and environmental responsibility.

The Arctic Team (the Polar branch of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel) was exempted from the qualifying stage: it was awarded this privilege for winning the CASE-IN-2025 Autumn Cup.

"In this competition, we used old technology, reworking it in a modern way, – the captain of the team told about the development Shamil Zainetdinov. – We proposed to engage in bio-leaching of platinoids from the waste rocks of our company's tailings ponds. The demand for these metals is growing worldwide due to the transition to electric cars, and with our solution, we are increasing the production of expensive products in the form of platinoids in an environmentally friendly way."

Shamil previously participated in the Student League and compared the two competitions under the auspices of the CASE-IN. "Students have more free time to solve the case. And the participants of the League of Young Professionals, who mostly have families and permanent jobs, need to open up new horizons of time management in order to prepare an effective project. You need to be able to choose the most optimal hypothesis from a variety of hypotheses and quickly build a solution structure in your head.", – he thinks.

Employees of the Polar Branch of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, competing at the upcoming finals of the BRICS League of Young Specialists with 10 teams from 7 countries, plan to broaden their horizons and competencies, as well as exchange experiences with foreign colleagues.

«Different countries have different cultures and, consequently, a different approach to solving problems. We will try to adopt the best practices of specialists and evaluate our level against their background. Shamil Zainetdinov shared his expectations for the final. – Our company positively assesses the fact of employees' participation in the international championship, as it itself It has a wide geography of cooperation. Within the company, we can always seek advice from experts in various fields, and our colleagues are always ready to help."

Among the key skills acquired at the engineering championship, experts from Russia name time management. They expect that the CASE-IN will be an important stage in their ascent up the career ladder. 

For reference: the organizers of the BRICS League of Young Professionals are the Reliable Shift Foundation and the International Union of Instrument Makers and Information and Telecommunication Technology Specialists. The competition is supported by Rossotrudnichestvo and the Russian Energy Agency of the Russian Ministry of Energy.