"Energy of the new cycle": Moscow announced the theme of the XV anniversary season of the CASE-IN championship

Moscow has announced the theme of the XV anniversary season of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship – "New Cycle Energy", which will start in 2027. On the Youth Day of the Russian Energy Week Forum, the finals of the REN Cup and the School League "Energy Classes", the presentation of the Youth Global Forecast of energy Development and interactive sessions on the creation of youth projects were held. Over the past 15 years, the championship has brought together more than 100,000 participants and has become an international engineering championship based on the case method. The championship is held with the support of the Presidential Platform "Russia is a land of opportunity."   

"Over the past 15 years, the CASE-IN championship has grown into a large-scale ecosystem that unites competitions, digital platforms, leading universities and industry leaders. The project became an international engineering championship based on the case method, bringing together more than 100,000 participants and thousands of solved production tasks across the country. The XV anniversary season, which starts in 2027, marks the beginning of a new stage of development. It is symbolic that it was on the Youth Day of the Russian Energy Week that the theme of this season was voiced: "New Cycle Energy", – said the General Director of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of opportunities", Rector of the Senezh Management Workshop Andrey Betin.

As part of the Youth Day, the REN Cup competition among young professionals, the final of the School CASE-IN League "Energy Classes", the presentation of the Youth Global Forecast of energy Development and interactive sessions on the creation of youth projects were held.

In The REN Cup 31 teams of young specialists from 36 companies took part. The participants presented case solutions to the expert jury on scaling digital and engineering developments for related industries.

The Engineering Legion (Gazpromneft - Omsk Oil Refinery) and Carbon Footprint (MOSENERGO) teams were recognized as champions.

The second place was taken by the teams "4 megawatts" (Messoyakhaneftegaz company) and COALa (Siberian Coal Energy Company).

The bronze medalists were the teams "Resources of the Future" (New Resources company) and "Coal Palette" (Siberian Coal Energy Company). 

The awards were presented to the champions by the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak.

For the first time, schoolchildren presented their projects at the site of the Russian Energy Week – finalists The school league CASE-IN "Energy classes". 12 teams representing the specialized energy classes of eight companies and organizations participated in the competition.: These are the Department of Education and Science of the Ivanovo Region, JSC United Energy System System Operator, PJSC Tatneft, Gazprom Transgaz Kazan, PJSC RusHydro, Gazprom Transgaz Nizhny Novgorod, PJSC NK Rosneft and PJSC Rosseti.

The Cool Spark team representing Gazprom Transgaz Kazan became the champion. The second place was taken by the team "BEMS-more energy, fewer words", representing JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System". The Aura team representing PJSC ROSSETI became the bronze medalist.

The awards were presented to the students by the founder of the CASE-IN championship Artem Korolev and the head of the Project Management Department of the Presidential Platform "Russia – The land of opportunity" Andrey Bogdantsev.

"Energy classes", like all school courses of the CASE-IN championship, open the way to the profession of an engineer. The strongest "Energy-class" students will receive additional USE points upon admission to one of the 108 CASE-IN partner universities, as well as vouchers for specialized shifts at the All-Russian children's centers Orlyonok and Smena, – He told me Andrey Bogdantsev.

The new direction unites students of energy classes from different regions of Russia and is part of the "Russian Engineering School" method. For the presentation at the Youth Day, high school students developed a roadmap for energy development until 2100, calculated the economic efficiency, environmental impacts and risks of the proposed scenarios.

"The young participants had the opportunity to look at the development of energy in the long term and assess the consequences of the proposed solutions. This approach helps students to get acquainted with engineering problems even before entering the university.", – noted the founder of the CASE-IN championship Artem Korolev.

A presentation was also held as part of the Youth Day Youth Global Forecast of energy development. Students of the St. Petersburg Mining University of Empress Catherine II, Kuzbass State Technical University named after T. F. Gorbachev and the National Research University MEI, as well as young specialists from PH-Geology Research and Development LLC, PJSC T Plus and JSC System Operator of the Unified Energy System joined forces to work on it. The joint team modeled the development of the fuel and energy complex until 2035.

On interactive sessions on creating youth projects Students and young professionals presented solutions for priority areas of development of the fuel and energy complex and developed startup concepts aimed at unlocking the talents and competencies of the new generation.

On interactive sessions on creating youth projects Students and young professionals presented solutions for priority areas of fuel and energy sector development and developed startup concepts aimed at unlocking the talents and competencies of a new generation.

The OilTeam team of St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering won the first place in the direction of "Technological Project". The second place was taken by the team "plus Y", representing the National Research University "MEI". The three leaders were rounded out by the Potential team from Kazan State Energy University.

In the direction of the Youth Communities Project, the Rosatom Students team was recognized as the winner. The honorable second place went to the team of "PryvenEnergo" from the North Caucasus Federal University. The third place was taken by the Equivalent team representing Kazan State Power Engineering University.

In the direction of "Technological Project", the Tatneft-Eco team representing Tatneft company won the first place. The second place was taken by the "Challenge accepted" team from Mosenergo. The three leaders were rounded out by the Teplobus team, representing the Moscow United Energy Company.

In the direction of the "Youth Community Project", the RANGER team from SLAVNEFT-Krasnoyarsk Oil Company was recognized as the winner. The honorable second place went to the Energy of Siberia team, representing the Siberian Generating Company. The third place was taken by the Tatneft Generation team, acting on behalf of the V.D. Shashin TATNEFT Company.

The Russian Energy Week is held with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation and the Government of Moscow. Forum Organizer – The Roscongress Foundation.

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

The championship is included in the List of events of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation recommended for implementation within the framework of the calendar plan of educational work for the 2026/2027 academic year.

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