From 2023, the Volga Region University will start training IT specialists for the sphere of physical culture, sports and tourism. The announcement was made today by Rafis Burganov, Rector of the sports university, during the meeting of the XVIII session of the Kazan City Duma in the Town Hall.
In his speech, Rafis Burganov noted that digital transformation is one of the priorities of strategic development of the entire country.
"In 2024, Kazan will host a large-scale Russian project called Games of the Future. A student cyber club has already been established at the University. Of course, there are different opinions on the role and place of cybersports in the system of higher education, but we believe that the dynamic development of this sport and its growing popularity among young people requires skilful pedagogical guidance. We are working on the formation of end-to-end digital competences. Starting next academic year, we will begin to train IT specialists for physical culture and sports, as well as the tourism and hospitality industry on the basis of our university. We are confident that these specialists will be in demand in our economy," said the rector of the Volga Region University of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Information systems and technologies' direction at Volga Region University will be launched in the new academic year. To qualify for admission, applicants will have to pass mandatory exams - Russian language, mathematics, and their choice of physics or informatics and information and communication technologies. Bachelor's degree graduates will be able to work as a systems analyst, administrator or IT project manager, business analyst, technical writer, information systems architect, game designer, database administrator, and system administrator.
