Timiryazevka's team took silver at the CASE-IN championship

In the final of the XIV season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, the BioSveg team from the Timiryazev Russian State Agricultural Academy Institute of Agrobiotechnology won silver, confirming the status of the Timiryazev School of Biotechnology as one of the strongest in the country.

The CASE-IN Championship is the largest international competition system for solving engineering cases, which is part of the presidential platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities". In 2026, the tournament brought together more than 6,000 participants from 14 CIS and BRICS countries. Only the top 208 teams from hundreds of applicants from all over the country made it to the finals, held in Moscow.

"Silver at such a large—scale international championship is not just an award, but recognition of the high level of practice-oriented training at our institute. The guys demonstrated their ability to solve real production tasks that industry leaders face today. We are proud that our students are able to compete on equal terms with the best engineering staff and offer innovative solutions for the bioindustry," said Alexandra Shitikova, Acting Director of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology.

Behind this success are months of hard work and the full dedication of each participant. The silver team consisted of students: Marina Loginova (captain); Tatiana Yanikeeva; Artem Nikolaenko; Irina Sukhanova.

An invaluable contribution to the victory was made by the mentor of the team, Acting Head of the Department of Biotechnology Konstantin Moiseenko, who helped the guys at all stages of preparation and defense of the most difficult engineering case.

The victory in the field of Biotechnology opens up unique prospects for the students: benefits for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at leading partner universities, as well as the opportunity to complete paid internships in the largest specialized companies in the industry.

The organizers of the championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, the Astralogica company and the Presidential Platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities".

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