Text 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.