Тема 2. Kuban State University

of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism

About university

Kuban State University of Physical education, Sport and Tourism (KSUPhEST) is situated in the city of Krasnodar, the administrative centre of the Krasnodar region – the South most and the most steady developing part of Russia. KSUPhEST dates back from 1969 and has been greatly expanding since its foundation.

Mission

Though the University is not so old but it has a good academic reputation. The University is the only one of this kind in the south of Russia training specialists for employment in sport and physical education, in health and recreation, physical rehabilitation, pedagogics and psychology, economics and management, service and tourism, social work and even in advertisement and public relations, sports shows stage direction, and life activity safeguarding.

Education

More than 40 years of its existence have been very successful. Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism offers higher professional education in the field of physical education, sport and tourism at the level of the world standards. Nine faculties, training specialists in different specialities welcome young people to our University:

Faculty of Sport,

Faculty of Physical Education,

Faculty of Service and Tourism,

Faculty of Economics and Management,

Faculty of Pedagogics and Psychology,

Faculty of Adaptive and Health-Related Physical Education,

Faculty of Pre-University Education,

Faculty of Part-time and Distanced Studies,

Pre-entrance Studies Faculty for Foreign Students.

The University also implements training according to the programs of post-graduate and additional education (Post-Graduate Studies and Faculty of Retraining and Professional Development). More than 70% of the teaching and professor staff have scientific degrees.

The teaching programs are adapted to modern conditions taking into account the world experience. At the University, continuous up-to-date European system of education, the system of training for Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree (in the field of Physical Education) is carried out.

The program of training is subordinated to the main purpose: preparing highly qualified specialists in the sphere of physical education, sport and tourism. Over 4000 students including more than 100 foreign citizens from 29 countries study at the University.

Teaching staff

While it is important to have the right environment: the classrooms, laboratories, equipment and library – the heart of the institution is the teaching stuff. The stuff of the University is highly qualified. It consists of about 250 teachers, lecturers, coaches, instructors. About 70 per cent of them have scientific degrees: candidate of science, doctor of science and titles: associate professor and professor. Honoured Scientists and Honoured Workers of Culture, of Honoured Workers of Higher Education of Russian Federation are among the staff members.

Staff and Members

Teaching methods are varied with the emphasis on students participation and active learning. Teaching is organized through lectures, seminars and tutorials, different types of practices.

Computing technologies and different innovative methods are of primary importance.

Sport facilities and accommodation

The students are provided with all necessary sports facilities, modern study rooms, lecture halls and well-equipped laboratories. They practice different sports in 12 sport halls, 2 swimming pools, a large game room for basketball, volleyball and handball, a football pitch, a shooting gallery, a rowing and sailing base. Education – scientific complex ‘Manege’, a computing centre are at their disposal too.

The students accommodate in 2 modern halls of residence, which are located not far from the University. Sports grounds, a stadium, a sports complex and swimming-pools, a student’s cafeteria, a medical service centre, a library and reading-halls are in a walk distance. Students have the possibility to travel and to have a rest in picturesque places of Krasnodar Region: Caucasian Mountains and the Black Sea shore, where the University’s sanitary-sports complex is situated. On the territory of the city of Krasnodar there is a great number of places for students leisure and rest.

Science and scientific priorities

The University rates as a large scientific methodical centre in the south of Russia. Scientific researches reflect urgent problems in the field of physical culture and sport. This field of the University activity coordinates tasks of scientific research and fulfills effective training of candidates and doctors of science for various fields of education and science.

The list of scientific specialties at Post-graduate and Doctorate Studies includes: Theory and methodology of physical education, sport training, adaptive and health-related physical education (pedagogical and psychological sciences); Physiology (biological sciences); Rehabilitation Medicine, Sport Medicine, Health and Spa Resorts, Physiotherapy; Theory and Method of Professional Training; Biomechanics; Pedagogical Psychology.

The University is also responsible for scientific-methodological provision of Russian national teams in taekwondo, trampoline and handball (men).

Employment opportunities

Today there is a growing demand for specialists in the sphere of physical culture and sport, physical fitness, and rehabilitation. The students gain a bachelor’s degree in physical culture and sport plus a diploma in physical education teaching and coaching. The graduates of the University work as teachers of physical education at educational establishments of different types, as coaches in some sport, as physical fitness and rehabilitation instructors, then as teacher-instructors in tourism, as instructor - methodologists in pre-school physical education, as managers and economists in different spheres of sports and physical training activity, as practical psychologists etc.

The Centre of language training (CLT)

The urgency of good foreign language knowledge caused the establishment of the Centre of Language Training attached to the department of foreign languages. The opening of the centre allowed the students to deepen their knowledge in a foreign language and get an extra education “Translator in the sphere of professional communication”. Students studying at the CLT take an active part in foreign work programmes abroad and do it successfully, win prizes in different linguistic contests, etc. But it is the most important thing that students apply their knowledge of a foreign language in their professional activity.

At present, the students contingent numbers 400 persons, whereas 70 of them master an extra education course ”Translator in the sphere of professional communication”. Now there is a new trend in the work of the CLT – foreign language training of volunteers for XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games Sochi 2014.

University Olympic Glory

For its more than 40 years history Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism has won the reputation for its outstanding sport achievements. Since 1969 students and graduates of KSUPhEST has become champions of Russia, the Soviet Union, Europe, World and Olympic Games. I. Karavaeva, A. Moskalenko (trampoline), A. Lavrov (handball), T. Chernova (track- and field athletics), S. Boiko (fencing), M. Abakumova and many others comprise the pride and Olympic Glory of the University.