The victorious CASE-IN from the Sverdlovsk region spoke about his path to the profession

Some people come to engineering through their love of computer games, others through school chemistry, and others have dreamed of designing cars since childhood. There are different paths, but the goal is the same – to become a specialist who knows how to solve real production tasks. The stories of the winner of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship, which is held with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the Land of Opportunities", are about how theory turns into practice, and study becomes the beginning of a professional career.

A few years ago, Matvey Volkomurov, a fourth-year student at the UMMC Technical University from Serov, spent most of his free time in the virtual world. Until his sophomore year, his main hobby was esports. He assembled a university team, together with which he became a prize-winner of regional competitions and was one of the strongest teams in Russia.

Over time, virtual victories proved insufficient."I wanted to do something real"- says Matvey.

That's how his passion for engineering Olympiads began. Together with Elena Vladimirovna Babich, a teacher of drawing, he analyzed the most complex engineering problems, prepared for competitions and soon reached the All-Russian level. In 2024, he became the winner of the MIREA Olympiad, and then took fourth place among 93 participants of the All-Russian Olympiad.

The next stage was the CASE-IN Championship, the largest international competition where students solve real production tasks.
Matvey's team received a case study on the aftermath of the oil spill in the Kerch Strait. At first, the task seemed almost impossible. "We didn't know where to start at all"- He admits.

The teacher Sergey Nikolaevich Vikharev helped me figure it out. And the guys, on his advice, worked out the option of mechanical cleaning in depth. The decision turned out to be successful – the second place in the qualifying stage.

In the final, the task was complicated: now it was necessary to develop a purification system not only for water, but also for the coastline. The students were advised by ecology teacher Elena Arslanovna Avraamova. The result was a bronze medal in the championship final.

The story didn't end there. Next, the team rose to the podium of the Autumn CASE-IN Cup. This time, the students proposed a training model for the Krasnoyarsk Territory based on the experience of Verkhnyaya Pyshma. The experts were so interested in the project that a few months later the students were invited to finalize it together with the regional government.

For Matvey, this turned out to be more important than any reward. «The most valuable thing is to see that your ideas can be useful not only in competitions, but also in real life."- He reasons.

According to the student, it is this approach that distinguishes studying at a corporate university. Most of the teachers work in production themselves, the laboratories are equipped with equipment that is also used in enterprises, and the tasks for graduation projects are set by factories. Some student developments are then put into production.

Matvey speaks simply about his future: "I never like to make up my mind. I try to do everything that depends on me".

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