SPbGASU held the in-person round of the first All-Russian Case Championship in Transport Logistics. Eight teams of fourth-year students majoring in logistics and transport solved three practical cases from industry partners.

Vice Rector for Youth Policy Marina Malyutina emphasized that case championships have become regular at SPbGASU. The university has been using this format for over ten years, creating a platform for interaction between business representatives and students. Marina Viktorovna compared case championships to a tuning fork for assessing the quality of education—they allow one to assess how well educational programs meet the needs of the labor market.

The teams were assigned cases by lottery. They had 45 minutes to solve and graphically present their solutions to the jury.

Tatiana Komarova, Head of the Transportation Organization Department at St Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise "Passazhiravtotrans," presented a case study in the "Transport Organization" category. The assignment was to develop an efficient transportation system for guests of a major music festival held over three days at the Igora Drive circuit. The challenge was unique in that spectators arrive gradually and depart simultaneously. To solve the case, the students used a combined system (rail and shuttle buses).

The case in the "Courier Delivery" category was proposed by Aleksey Chudov, Head of Vertical Operations Development at the "Petrovich" Construction Trading House. The students worked on a model for delivering small-sized cargo, managed risks, and created an optimal solution from a technical implementation standpoint.

Anton Valshin, Deputy General Director for Transportation at "Tretiy Park" Joint-Stock Company, presented a case study in the "New Route" category. The speaker described the situation: "Tretiy Park", JSC plans to open a new route and use its current fleet. The students were asked to consider how to implement this plan most effectively.

Our university's team, "ADF – Road to the Future," (ADF - Faculty of Automobile and Road Building) won the "Transfer Organization" category. Team captain Ksenia Shatokhina described the strengths of the solution: "We ensured there were enough parking spaces for everyone to make them happy. We selected the optimal route, the number and ratio of different modes of transport, and developed a schedule to avoid traffic jams and passenger congestion."

Ksenia Nuzhnaya, the SPbGASU team curator and senior lecturer at the Department of Transport Systems and Road and Bridge Construction, noted the benefits of the case championship: "The students strengthened their theoretical knowledge by completing practical assignments. They learned about the challenges and problems facing businesses in their fields of study. They gained valuable experience and additional knowledge. All of this will definitely help them in their job search and interviews."

The jury chairman, Sergey Maevsky, Advisor to the General Director for Technical Issues at St Petersburg State Unitary Enterprise "Passazhiravtotrans," noted the high level of the participants. According to Sergey Vasilyevich, some of the answers were unexpected and creative.

The contestants enjoyed the opportunity to receive feedback, interact with company representatives, and explore future jobs. They also enjoyed a tour of St Petersburg's historic center and a visit to the ABZ-1 facility, the company whose case they had solved in the remote round.

"Courier Delivery" category

First place: the "Griffins" team (Saint Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON)).

Second place: "Krakens" (Saint Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SMTU)).

Third place: "The Count of Monte Logisto" (Saint Petersburg State Technological Institute (Technical University, SPbTI)).

"New Route" category

First place: “Where is my bus?!” (R.E. Alekseev Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University (NSTU)).

Second place: "Transit" (North-Eastern State University (Magadan), NESU).

"Transfer Organization" category

First place: “ADF – Road to the Future” (Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering).

Second place: "Higher League" (Ural State Forest Engineering University (Ekaterinburg), USTU).

Third place: team "KApiTTP" (Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad), BFU).