Students of the Volga region Academy of physical culture, sports and tourism, thanks to the company "YouCan" and "inter-air" Kazan this academic year for the first time will have a unique opportunity to travel, learn the language and train in Italy. 13 students of the faculty of service and tourism were chosen as pioneers for this important mission. However, the absence of" debts " for education is not the only requirement for candidates. Mandatory for guys will be the fluency in the Italian language at a basic level. To do this, on the basis of the center of additional education of the University are now conducting courses in Italian. At the end of the course, each participant will have to pass an online interview with the host, where applicants for the trip will have to demonstrate the acquired material.
The internship will last two and a half months – from mid-June to the beginning of the new academic year. This time students will spend on the southern coast of Italy, working as staff of hotel complexes. During the internship, students pay 100% of the cost of the program through scholarships and are supervised daily by Italian and Russian curators. Upon completion, each will receive a certificate "Hospitalitybusiness".
 "We very much hope that this first experience of internships in Italy will become regular, - says the Dean of the faculty of service and tourism Rezeda Khadiullina. - The management of the University creates favorable conditions for students to obtain the necessary practical experience in the learning process. Students-pioneers want to wish to use this stage of the educational process with maximum benefit. I'm sure they will have plenty of impressions."
"This is a great opportunity for children to get acquainted with European hotels and traditions of Western hospitality. I hope that students will return with a full baggage of practical skills and abilities, " - summed up the head of the Department of service and tourism Lyudmila Petrik.