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Young people of the capital are invited to take part in the international engineering championship

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16 Sep 2026
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Moscow schoolchildren and students can register for the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship CASE-IN, which is supported by The Presidential platform "Russia — the land of opportunities". For students in grades 8-11, participation will help them take the first step towards admission to specialized universities. There are advantages for students when applying to master's and postgraduate studies, as well as invitations to internships and internships with the possibility of further employment. This was reported in the press service of the organization.

The theme of the XIV season of the championship in 2026 is "Technologies of the future". The partner companies have prepared cases related to this area for the participants. Schoolchildren and students will have to offer solutions to real problems.

Olga Dobrina, Director of Communications for the Presidential Platform "Russia is a Land of Opportunity", noted that the ideas and engineering developments of young people are important for the technological sovereignty of the country. According to her, CASE-IN connects science with practice, gives talented participants the opportunity to express themselves and solve the problems of leading industrial companies during their studies. This experience prepares them to manage world-class processes. She invited schoolchildren and students to register and contribute to the creation of future technologies.

To participate in The School League High school students from Moscow need to form teams of three or four people. At the same time, each participant must separately register on the championship website.

The selection for schoolchildren will be held in absentia. The tasks are based on real situations from technological and industrial practice. Competitions are organized in three directions. The teams will develop projects for the complete digitalization of the country's leading industries, the introduction of artificial intelligence and digital twins.

In industry-wide direction students will offer solutions to the SIBUR case. This direction is being implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society. The winners of the selection will compete in the remote semi-finals, and the top 15 teams will defend their developments in person in the finals on December 17. Applications are accepted until October 9th.

For the referral "Biotechnologies" The task was prepared by the SEZ "Alabuga". According to the results of the qualifying stage, 12 teams will be determined, which will participate in the online final on December 2. You can also register until October 9th.

In the direction "Energy classes" The case of the Russian Energy Agency remains to be solved. The best developments will be presented to the industry community on October 14 in Moscow at the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week". Applications will be accepted on September 18.

The winners and prize-winners of the School League will receive additional USE points upon admission to bachelor's degree programs at one of the 108 partner universities of the project. Another award will be trips to specialized shifts at All-Russian children's centers.

For Moscow students to participate in Student League it is also necessary to assemble teams of three or four people and go through individual registration. Teams should bring together participants with different competencies. There are four directions to choose from.

  • Industry-wide direction It is organized with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the National Research University "MEI";
  • Competitions in the following areas "Oil and gas business" and "Oil refining and petrochemistry" ""The Future of Rosneft"" student festival will be held with the support of the Rosneft company.;
  • Partners of the direction "Mining machinery and equipment" The speakers are ALROSA and "Nordgold Management" LLC.

The first stage of the student competition will be the correspondence selection. They will take 10-14 days to prepare a solution to the case and send it to the experts. The teams with the highest jury scores will finalize the projects and perform in the remote semi-finals on November 24-26, along with participants from other regions.

The final will be held in Moscow on December 17th. The strongest students will present their final decisions to the industry community. In addition, they will be able to discuss career building with experts and receive practical recommendations.

Champions and prize-winners will be given priority admission to master's and postgraduate studies at one of the 36 partner universities. They will also be invited to internships and internships with the prospect of employment and to the CASE-IN Winners Club. The Student League's partners include the Russian Engineering Union and "Atomenergomash" JSC.

""""Reliable Change"" Foundation, the Presidential Platform "Russia - the land of opportunities", the Non—profit partnership "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and "AstraLogika" LLC are organizing the CASE-IN Championship.

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