Build a career with CASE-IN: young people of the Republic of Karelia are invited to participate in the international Engineering Championship

Registration for the Autumn Cup of the International Engineering Championship has started CASE-IN, supported by The Presidential platform "Russia – the land of opportunities". Schoolchildren in grades 8-11 of the Republic of Karelia will have the opportunity to take the first step towards admission to specialized universities, and students will receive preferences for admission to graduate and postgraduate studies, invitations to internships and internships with the prospect of employment.

The 2026 championship is dedicated to the theme "Technologies of the Future". Schoolchildren and students will work on case solutions developed by the partner companies of the CASE-IN championship in accordance with the main theme of the XIV season "Technologies of the future".

High school students from the Republic of Karelia to participate in The School League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, held with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities", it is necessary to form a team of 3-4 people and go through individual registration on the championship website.

As part of the correspondence qualifying stage, they will have to solve cases based on real technological or production situations. The organizers have prepared three areas in which young engineers will develop projects to ensure the full digitalization of the country's leading industries, as well as the introduction of artificial intelligence and digital twins.:

• in industry-wide direction The league, implemented using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation for the development of civil society, will have teams working on SIBUR's assignment. The winners of the qualifying stage will remotely present their projects in the semi-finals, and on December 17, the 15 best school teams will personally present their developments in the finals. Registration of participants is open until October 9th.;
• referral participants "Biotechnologies" The case of "Alabuga" SEZ is waiting for you. According to the results of the qualifying stage, the 12 strongest teams will meet on December 2 in the online final. Registration of participants is also open until October 9th.;
• in the direction "Energy classes" The participants will solve the case of the Russian Energy Agency. The authors of the best ideas will present their solutions to the industry community in Moscow on October 14 at the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week". Registration of participants is open until September 18..

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

Students from the Republic of Karelia to participate in Student League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, held with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of Opportunities", it is also necessary to pass individual registration on the official website of the championship, having formed cross-functional teams of 3-4 people to demonstrate their skills in one of the four areas:

• Industry-wide direction It is 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 "Oil refining and petrochemistry" ""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 competitions 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, where they will meet with students from other regions. The final of the championship will be held on December 17 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. The Student League's partners are also the Union of Machine Builders of Russia and JSC "Atomenergomash".

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

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 "Science to Win" initiative of the plan Decades of science and Technology It is being held in Russia as part of the implementation of the federal project "Russia – the Land of Opportunities". the national project "Youth and Children".

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