With the support of the Ministry of Energy, the CASE-IN championship implements the principles of the Russian Engineering School.

The final of the XIV season of the CASE-IN International Engineering Championship, which ended in Moscow, brought together 760 students and young specialists from Russia and 13 foreign countries. The project, which has been supported by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation since 2013, remains an important platform for solving the strategic task of reviving and developing the Russian Engineering School as the basis of the country's technological sovereignty. The championship is supported by the Presidential Platform "Russia is a land of Opportunity", implemented within the framework of the Science to Win initiative and the plan for the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia.

Eduard Sheremettsev, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, notes that the Russian Engineering School is based on a systematic approach to the selection and training of future specialists. The CASE-IN Championship has been consistently putting this idea into practice for 14 years: it creates a sustainable ecosystem of future and current specialists, introduces young people to the activities of companies and their real tasks, and develops the career paths of participants.  

"CASE-IN contributes to our global goal of attracting 300,000 highly qualified specialists to the industry by 2030,– said Eduard Sheremettsev. – In 14 years, the championship has become a real forge of personnel, which has educated more than one generation of engineers who are ready for the technological challenges of the future. The project implements the key principles of the Russian Engineering School in practice – it is a continuous development trajectory from early career guidance for schoolchildren and preschoolers to the formation of mature mentor engineers. He trains not just "techies", but leaders who are able to take responsibility and see the entire technological chain of production."

 The final defenses were held on May 20-22, 2026 at the University of Science and Technology MISIS, bringing together 208 teams from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and South Africa. The contestants not only presented the final developments on the main topic "Technologies of the Future" to the experts, but also received feedback from representatives of the industry community and exchanged best practices with foreign colleagues.

"36 teams from Russia, CIS countries and BRICS were recognized as winners and prize-winners of the championship, offering the most effective engineering solutions to ensure full digitalization of leading industries, as well as the introduction of artificial intelligence and digital twins," said Artem Korolev, founder of the CASE-IN championship. 

The winners received well-deserved awards from the heads of relevant ministries and departments. 
Teams from 26 Russian universities became winners and prize-winners of the Student League in the following areas: Architecture, Design, Construction and Housing and Communal Services, Petrochemistry, Biotechnology, Thermal Power Engineering, Project Engineering, Electric Power Industry, Mining, Geological Exploration, Metallurgy, Digital Automation", "Oil and gas business" and "Mining machinery and equipment".
The strongest teams in the League of Young Specialists were Slavneft-Krasnoyarsk Oil Company and NOVYE RESURS LLC. 

In the Special League of PJSC T Plus, the teams of the Udmurt, Nizhny Novgorod and Samara branches of the company were recognized as the best; in the Special League of Energia, the podium was shared by the teams of TGC-1, Siberian Generating Company and MOEK.

In the final of the League of Young Professionals of the BRICS countries, the teams of South Africa, Egypt and India became the strongest.
In the final of the League of Young Specialists of the CIS countries, the first place went to the Russian team, two Belarusian teams won silver and bronze medals.

The winners and prize-winners of the student areas received preferential conditions for admission to master's and postgraduate studies at 36 partner universities, as well as the opportunity to complete paid internships in fuel and energy companies with the prospect of further employment. The prospects for career development and the implementation of the presented projects in real production are opening up for the strongest young specialists.

The organizers of the CASE-IN championship are the Reliable Change Foundation, the Presidential Platform Russia – the Land of Opportunities, the Non-profit Partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders and AstraLogica LLC.

The organizers of the Leagues of Young Specialists of the CIS and BRICS countries are the Reliable Change Foundation and the International Union of Instrument Makers and Information and Telecommunication Technology Specialists. The competitions are held with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo and the Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of Russia. The CIS League of Young Professionals is also implemented with the support of the Executive Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council. Participants from foreign countries came to the final of the championship within the framework of the Rossotrudnichestvo "New Generation" program.

A source: Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation