The student team of the Financial University became the winner of the CASE-IN championship

On May 22, 2026, the final of the XIV season of the largest competition for solving real production problems from industry companies, the International Engineering CASE–IN Championship, was summed up in Moscow.

"The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship makes a significant contribution to the training of a new generation of highly qualified specialists for key sectors of the economy and fully meets the goals of the national Cadres project. In close cooperation with the government, business and universities, the project opens up real career opportunities for young people. Such initiatives not only promote healthy competition among engineering schools in our country, but also act as a powerful driver for the professional growth of young professionals. By solving current production tasks, participants gain valuable practical experience and analytical skills, becoming specialists that Russia urgently needs," said Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

The Yin and Yang team of third-year students of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Financial University was among the winners of the final stage of the championship and took 3rd place in the field of "Oil and gas business".

In the qualifying stages and in the finals, the University of Finance team competed with student teams from the top 10 leading engineering universities in Russia.

The Financial University was represented at the championship by students: Shakhman Akamov, Hamid Aliyev, Ilya Dratinsky and Fedor Chesnokov.  The team's mentors are Antonina Sharkova, Doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Industrial Markets at the Faculty of Economics and Business, and Timofey Mazurchuk, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Markets at the Faculty of Economics and Business.

The oil and gas business is overseen by the Yakut Fuel and Energy Company, which is engaged in the exploration, production and processing of natural gas in the fields of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The company not only acts as a partner of the championship, but annually develops real engineering cases for students based on the challenges faced by specialists in the Far North.

CASE-IN is an international competition system for solving engineering cases for schoolchildren, students and young professionals. The organizers are the Reliable Change Foundation, the non-profit partnership Youth Forum of Mining Leaders, AstraLogica LLC and the presidential platform Russia — the Land of Opportunities. Since 2019, the Championship has been included in the list of 19 international student Olympiads, participation in which is taken into account when compiling the ranking of the best universities in Russia RAEX-100.

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