IEK GROUP joined the Organizing Committee of the International Festival of Scientific and Technical Creativity of Children and Youth. This festival is an important event for the development of engineering thinking among youth, formation of personnel potential, and support of beginning engineers.
The Organizing Committee also included representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Science and Education, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, the Agency for the Development of Professional Skills, the administration of the Sverdlovsk region, public associations, state corporations, and large industrial companies. It is headed by Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov.
The final of the International Festival takes place in Yekaterinburg from November 10 to 14, 2025, within the framework of the International Championship "Hi-Tech: Skills of the Future."
Its participants, among others, will be the winners of the thematic shift "TechnoLeaders," which IEK GROUP, together with the National Research University "MPEI," held in August at VDC "Orlyonok." This shift became the first of all qualifying stages.
The right to reach the final of the International Festival was contested by teenagers from 19 regions of Russia. Within the shift, the kids studied technologies in the field of automation, dispatching, and renewable energy. In conclusion, they developed and defended scientific and technical projects that could be in demand in electrical engineering and electrical network audits.
Nine shift participants will represent the company in the team standings of the Final in three thematic areas:
- application of the theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) to develop solutions for optimizing production processes at an enterprise
- solutions in the field of engineering design
- solutions for using unmanned objects for production tasks.
"Creating the future begins right now," believes Natalia Belskaya, IEK GROUP HR Director. "Attracting young talents to engineering professions and inspiring technical university students to create new technologies is a priority for our company. It is thanks to the International Festival that we can spot future stars of science and technology among the young audience, because their enthusiasm and energy can provide a real technological breakthrough where it is truly needed!"