Robert Bikmukhametov: thirty per cent of teachers at the Institute of Sport are graduates of the university

Thirty per cent of teachers of the Institute of Sports of the Volga Region University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism are graduates of the university. Robert Bikmukhametov, Director of the Institute, told about it at a meeting with the Rector of the university Rafis Burganov. The meeting "without ties" was held on the eve of the day of the higher school teacher.

Rafis Burganov has started a new tradition - to hold warm meetings with the staff of institutes, where everyone can ask any question. The tradition will be continued - the meetings will be held twice a year.

During the meeting the Director of the Institute reminded how the traditions were laid down and thanked the veterans of the University sitting in the hall. He gratefully mentioned Professor Alexander Chernyaev, Associate Professor Leonid Lopatin, Professor Azat Akhatov, and sports veteran Leonid Savosin.

"They are the ones who make a great contribution to our formation and the formation of students as professionals. These traditions would not be preserved if they were not supported by the alumni of our university. Today they are in every department and make up more than 30 per cent of the teaching staff of the Institute of Sport. I myself am a graduate of 1983, and one of the young teachers of our department is a graduate of 2023", - said Robert Bikmukhametov.

The meeting is also an opportunity to get to know each other better, to tell what teachers do for a living. Each department presented its teams, some of them prepared questions for the rector.

"Our task is to create a mechanism for considering questions. We should do it together and only then make decisions. Everything is transparent - we try to be open as much as possible. Only in this way the work will be effective," Rafis Burganov emphasised.

On the eve of the holiday was not without awards. For a significant contribution to the development of physical culture and sports and in connection with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the state management body in the field of physical culture and sports, the rector of the university presented the gratitude of the Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation to the Director of the Institute of Sport Robert Bikmukhametov, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Skiing, Golf and Shooting Sports Rishat Galiev.

Dmitry Drozhetsky, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Aquatic Sports, was awarded the gratitude of the Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation for his significant contribution to the development of physical culture and sports and for his participation in the preparation and holding of sports competitions of the All-Russian Summer Sports Spartakiade among the strongest athletes in 2022.

Gratitude of the Rector of the Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism for effective and fruitful work in organising the admission of applicants in 2023 was awarded to Igor Konovalov, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Volleyball and Basketball, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Combat Sports Yuri Boltikov, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Gymnastics Lyubov Botova, Head of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Football and Hockey Valery Pokaninov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Aquatic Sports Dmitry Drozhetsky.

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The Institute of Sport of the Volga Region University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism was established on the first of September 2021 by the decision of the Academic Council on the basis of the Faculty of Sport (year of foundation-2014).

The Institute unites eight departments, including: Department of Theory and Methodology of Aquatics, Department of Theory and Methodology of Volleyball and Basketball, Department of Theory and Methodology of Gymnastics, Department of Theory and Methodology of Combat Sports, Department of Theory and Methodology of Athletics and Rowing, Department of Theory and Methodology of Skiing, Department of Theory and Methodology of Tennis and Badminton, Department of Theory and Methodology of Football, Department of Theory and Methodology of Hockey.

The Institute aims to provide students with specialised knowledge in the field of physical education and sport.

Training is aimed not only at deep mastering of fundamental scientific disciplines, but also at formation of students' teamwork skills, including leadership qualities, at development of ability to set goals and find adequate and effective means of their achievement.

Graduates of the Institute are in demand and work in all spheres of the industry as sports coaches, physical education teachers, organisers and managers in the field of physical education and sports.

The Institute is proud of its graduates who have made a great contribution to the development of physical culture and sport. Among them are Viktor Poletaev, Irina Voronkova, Nikita Shleikher, Andrei Larkov, Grigory Tarasevich and others.