Maramygin Maxim Sergeevich The scientific director of the competition. Director of the Institute of Strategic Planning and Financial Analysis, Professor of the Department of Finance, Money Circulation and Credit, Doctor of Economics, Professor

Yuzvovich Larisa IvanovnaThe scientific director of the competition. Director of the Institute of Strategic Planning and Financial Analysis, Professor of the Department of Finance, Money Circulation and Credit, Doctor of Economics, Professor

The competition of scientific and practical works titled "DeFi: Challenges of a New Financial Model" (hereinafter referred to as "the Competition") is organized by the Ural State University of Economics in collaboration with representatives of the local financial market. 

The event is designed to foster young professionals' creative application of knowledge, skills, and abilities in the fields of banking, economic monetary regulation, and the financial sector within the XV Eurasian Economic Youth Forum titled "Russia-Eurasia-the World: Integration, Development, and Prospects" (hereafter referred to as the "Forum"). 

The purpose of the competition is to encourage scientific research and practical projects in the field of decentralized finance (DeFi), using tools and platforms for digitization in the financial and credit sectors and the financial market. The aim is to draw the attention of young professionals to new ideas, proposals, and forecasts in monetary, banking, and currency development. 

The competition seeks to promote dialogue between countries and people, evaluate new models, products, technologies, and tools based on both historical experience and current developments. It aims to explore different approaches to understanding the role and position of regulators, businesses, the public, and financial market players in different countries. 

The competition will be held in two categories corresponding to two nominations: 

1. Research paper (Category 1).
3. Scientific and practical project (Category 2). 

Completed individual or team-based (up to three participants) submissions will be accepted for consideration. 

Applications, competitive work, and abstracts must be submitted by March 20, 2025 via the online registration system. 

Finalists will be announced on the competition website from April 1 to 11, 2025, and the face-to-face presentation and defense will take place on April 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with awards presented on April 24.

Winners and prize winners in each category will receive diplomas, certificates, and monetary prizes: 

1. 15,000 rubles for first place
2. 10,000 rubles for second place
3. 5,000 rubles for the 3rd prize 

The competition winner, awarded with the Diploma of the 1st degree, receives points for individual achievements during the application process for admission to USUE master's programs (5 points). These points are awarded over the course of two years following the award year. 

As part of this competition, there are special nominations for scientific and practical papers from employers, representatives of the regional finance market. 

Following the final events, a collection of abstracts from the competition finalists will be published, which will be available on the RSCI database and the websites of the Ural State University of Economics.

The expert commission of the competition will select the best scientific and practical papers for publication in the Digital Models and Solutions journal.