Build an engineering career with a CASE-IN: students are registering for the Autumn Cup

Registration of participants of the Student League, the largest competition of the Autumn Cup, continues. The International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, supported by The Presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". The winners and prize-winners will receive preferences for admission to master's and postgraduate studies, invitations to internships and internships with the prospect of employment, and each participant, regardless of the result, will be able to expand their professional competencies.

In the fall and winter of 2026, students from universities in Russia and the CIS countries will work on case solutions developed by partner companies of the CASE-IN championship in accordance with the main theme of the XIV season, "Technologies of the Future." The contestants will develop projects aimed at the integrated digitalization of key sectors of the economy, as well as the introduction of artificial intelligence and digital twin technologies.

Participants will form cross-functional teams to demonstrate their skills in one of four areas.

Industry-wide direction, Students of any specialty can take part in the project, which is being implemented with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the National Research University "MEI". Directions "Oil and gas business" and "Geology" ""The Future of Rosneft"" Student festival" is held with the support of Rosneft company. Direction "Mining machinery and equipment" the companies ALROSA and "Nordgold Management" LLC support.

The Student League's partners are also the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and JSC "Atomenergomash".

The competition will begin with the correspondence qualifying stages. Within 10-14 days, the teams will have to prepare a case solution and send it to the experts. The teams that received the highest marks from the jury will finalize their projects and present them at the remote semi-finals on November 24-26, 2026, where they will meet with students from other regions.

The final of the championship will be held on December 17, 2026 in Moscow. The strongest students will present their final decisions to the industry community, discuss career-building issues with experts, and receive practical recommendations.

The reward for the champions and prize-winners will be the priority right to enroll in one of the 36 partner universities of the championship for master's and postgraduate programs, invitations to internships and internships with the prospect of employment, as well as joining the CASE-IN Winners Club.

To participate in the Student League, you need to form a team of 3-4 people and complete individual registration on the official website of the championship.

The organizers of the CASE-IN Championship are Foundation "Reliable Change", The presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", Non-profit Partnership "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and LLC "AstraLogica".

The Championship is supported by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, and the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh).

"""" The project is included in the initiative "Science to win" of the plan of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia and is carried out as part of the implementation of the federal project "Russia – the land of opportunities" of the national project "Youth and Children".