The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship:
How SIBUR Seeks and Develops Talent for the Industry
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The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship is a leading Russian system of professional
competitions for solving engineering cases. Since 2018, SIBUR has been its strategic partner. Our goal
is to identify the most talented and motivated future specialists, provide them with unique hands-on
experience to launch their careers, and contribute to the formation of a new generation of engineering
elite for the fuel, energy, and mineral resources sectors.
Winners and prize-winners of the project have the unique opportunity for preferential admission to
prestigious universities across the country, while young professionals gain the chance to join the
management talent pool of the sponsoring companies.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to create and launch social elevator for the future leaders of the engineering industry, integrating talented youth into the real-world tasks and career trajectories of the fuel and energy sector.
Strategic Objectives:
Providing participants with the opportunity to solve real industrial tasks and work on current industry cases.
Creating direct social elevators for winners—from preferential university admission to employment and inclusion in company talent pools.
Enhancing the prestige and appeal of engineering and technical professions among schoolchildren and students.
Key Championship Tracks and Values:
The championship unites three key audiences, creating a continuous trajectory of professional growth.
Multi-Tiered League System: The project includes the School League (early career guidance), the Student League (deep immersion in the specialism), and the Young Professionals League (developing companies' human resource potential).
Focus on Real-World Tasks: Participants solve applied cases aimed at innovatively addressing current industry problems, such as ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of petrochemical plants..
Concrete Career Prospects: Winners receive valuable prizes—internships and employment at partner companies, preferential admission to master's and postgraduate programmes at 117 universities, and young professionals are included in the management talent pool..
SIBUR's Role
Creator and Curator of Real Business Cases
As the strategic partner of the "Petrochemicals" track, SIBUR participates in developing competition cases, ensuring their maximum practical value and alignment with real industry challenges.
Expert Assessment and Mentorship
The company's specialists serve on the jury, assess final project defenses, share experience at plenary sessions, Career Days, and within educational masterclasses.
Direct Human Resources Partner
Participation in the championship is an effective tool for searching for and attracting the best young minds. SIBUR teams also actively participate in the Young Professionals League, and the company offers talented finalists real career trajectories.
Partnership with CASE-IN is SIBUR's strategic investment in its own technological future and in the human resource potential of the entire industry. The championship serves as a powerful tool for identifying, developing, and integrating the most capable and promising engineers of the new generation into the profession.