Andrey Evgenievich Plakhin  Scientific Supervisor of the Olympiad, Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship

The purpose of the Olympiad is to identify and develop participants' creative abilities and interest in research work in the innovative field, create the necessary conditions to support young scientists, promote scientific knowledge, attract scientists and practitioners from relevant fields to work with young people, as well as identify gifted youth and build human resources for research, management and entrepreneurial activities..

The participants of the Olympiad are students, postgraduates, applicants for academic degrees, young researchers from universities, academic institutions in Russia and abroad, as well as employees of other interested organizations under the age of 35.

Research papers for the Olympiad can be submitted by individual authors or teams of up to 2 people.

• Entries are submitted to the Olympiad in the following areas:
•  "Innovative development of countries and companies";
•  "Management tools for socio-economic transformation: strategies, sustainable business models and practices";
•  "Modern management technologies in innovative entrepreneurship";
• "Advanced production management technologies".

Applications for participation in the Competition, competition papers and abstracts are submitted by March 20, 2026 through the registration system of the website.

The lists of finalists invited to defend their works in person and to participate in the final events of the Forum will be published on the contest page from March 31 to April 9, 2026.

The face-to-face defense will take place on April 22, 2026 from 10:30 to 15:30, awarding ceremony  April 23, 2026

The winners and prize-winners of the Olympiad are awarded with diplomas, orders and cash prizes:

• 15,000 rubles - for 1st place
• 10,000 rubles - for the 2nd place
• 5,000 rubles - for the 3rd place

The winners of the Olympiad, awarded with a Diploma of the 1st degree, are awarded points for individual achievements when applying to study at USUE under master's degree programs (2 points).

Following the results of the final events, it is planned to release a collection of materials from the XVI EEYF, where the abstracts of the finalists of the Competition will be posted. The collection will be posted at the RSCI and on the website of the Ural State University of Economics. 

Participation in the Olympiad is also possible using remote technologies – registered participants and experts get access to the USUE cloud resources and connect to interactive sessions within the framework of the events.