Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports Management

History of the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports Management (FUFCS)

The Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports Management was founded in 2007 as part of the Institute of Management and Law of ZNTU. The faculty includes four graduate departments (physical culture and sports management; physical culture, Olympic and non-Olympic sports; special education; physical therapy and occupational therapy), as well as three educational laboratories. Departments train specialists in specialties 017 «Physical culture and sport», 016 «Special education» and 227 «Physical therapy, occupational therapy».

Among the graduates of the faculty: 2 prize-winners of the World Universiade, 11 prize-winners of the World Championship, 27 champions and prize-winners of European championships, 6 honored coaches of Ukraine.

37 full-time teachers work at the faculty, including: 4 doctors of science, professors, 19 candidates of science, associate professors, 2 masters of sports of the international class, 8 masters of sports, 2 judges of the international category.

The Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports Management fruitfully cooperates with: National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, National Pedagogical University named after M.P. Drahomanov, Dnipro Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi National University named after Ivan Ohienko, Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Dnipropetrovsk Academy of Physical Culture and Sports, Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture of culture, Polish institutions of higher education — Poznań Academy of Physical Culture and Sports, Gdańsk Academy of Physical Education and Sports, Jan Dlugos University, Higher School of Economics (Poland).

Within the framework of cooperation with these universities, teachers of the faculty undergo scientific internships and participate in conferences and other joint events.

The faculty has created an information and educational system, developed and implemented the technologies of electronic textbooks and elements of distance learning.

Today, the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports Management is represented by three scientific schools in the following scientific specialties:

• «Sports medicine» (head – Prof. V.V. Klapchuk, trained 9 candidates of sciences);
• «Theory and Methodology of Vocational Education» (supervisor – Doctor of Science V. M. Mazin, prepared 3 Candidates of Sciences);
• «Physical culture, physical education of different population groups» (supervisor – Prof. G. M. Shamardina, V. M. Shamardin, prepared 9 candidates of sciences).

The faculty has three student scientific societies in the main scientific directions of the departments, in which students of III-IV courses and master’s degrees participate. Every year, the best students of the faculty are participants and winners of the All-Ukrainian Olympiads in the specialties «Theory and Methodology of Physical Education», «Physical Rehabilitation».

Currently, opening work is being carried out at the faculty of postgraduate studies in the specialties 24.00.02 «Physical culture, physical education of various population groups» and 24.00.01 «Olympic and professional sports».

In recent years, teachers and students of the faculty have participated in more than 90 scientific and practical conferences.

Students take an active part in the preparation and holding of all events of the faculty and the university: «Olympic Week», «Knowledge Day», «Massage Festival», «Day of the Physical Culture and Sports Worker», «Student Spring», in the performances of the faculty’s KVK team, the faculty’s championships in swimming, athletics, sports games, etc.

The system of extracurricular educational work at the faculty involves regular meetings with parents, individual conversations with students and other educational activities.

Students and employees of the faculty take an active part in measures to promote the development of the physical culture and sports movement.