The Volga region Academy traditionally celebrated the day of knowledge today On the Avenue of flags of the Universiade Village, meeting with its curators, having fun on interactive platforms, listening to the rector's farewell and watching a movie about the legend of football.
By the beginning of the event more than 500 students gathered in the alley of flags. Although that's only half of what I got this year. These are those who recently settled in the village of the Universiade. Divided into training groups, they began to bypass the interactive platforms, each of which they were invited to participate in any competition, for successful actions were awarded medals with the emblem of the Academy, the number of medals was determined by the group-the winner of the quest. Be fun. Try to send the soccer ball into the top corner, basketball – basket, to fulfill the Tatar national dance, translated into the Tatar language "right hook, left hook" to answer the quiz questions to be photographed with the Miss tourism of Russia and to push the weight on the platform TRP…
In General, freshmen from the first day of the school year could feel the rhythm of life in the Academy: the next nine months will be exciting, dynamic, diverse. And, of course, it is informative, interesting and very difficult, if we talk about learning. But on the other hand, they will study in a special University. The rector of Volga region Academy Yusup Yakubov in his welcoming speech to the students said:
- Freshmen, you are lucky to enter our University. Because it is the most modern University in Russia in its modern history. And not only on technical characteristics, material base, technologies of teaching. You must understand this and learn to use the opportunities provided by the Academy to the maximum. Don't waste your time!
But released on stage with the rector of the Academy graduate, the famous Tatarstan athlete Svetlana Demina, looking at the first-year students, among whom there are many high-class athletes, members of the national teams, appealed to the teachers to be more lenient to the students-athletes. Words Demina students applauded.
Immediately to fulfill the wishes of the rector not lose time in vain, took the group 8212. Freshmen of the direction of training physical education became the winners of the quest under the guidance of Tutors, students of the faculty of physical culture Nikolai Suprunov and Dmitry Prokofiev. Not without the heroes of the past year. The Cup of absolute winner of the VII sports contest of students among specializations in 2018 was won by wrestlers. Head of the Department of theory and methods of wrestling, Honored coach of Russia, Professor Yurij Boltikov and responsible for sports work at the Department, Honored coach of Russia, Professor Azat Akhatov rose to the stage for the well-deserved award. The greeting from the young teachers, yesterday's graduates of the University was delivered by the teacher of the faculty of sports Victoria Shagan, together with colleagues Valery Smorchkov (faculty of service and tourism) and Ivan Evgrafov (faculty of physical culture) who earned the title of effective curators in 2018. Their academic groups traditionally go on excursions.
The celebration ended with a group photo on the alley of flags. Those who participated in the shooting were incredibly lucky. After all, representatives of the leading clubs and sports federations of the Republic, sports veterans, representatives of the state Committee for tourism, heads of sports facilities and, of course, the leading coaches and athletes of Tatarstan are in the forefront of this historical picture. The first day at the Academy and a photo shoot! The Academy, indeed, opened the door for freshmen to the incredible world of sports and knowledge.
Acquaintance with another world legend was waiting for students in the evening in the concert hall " Academy "at the film screening" Pele. The birth of a legend".



