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ХНЕУ ім. С. Кузнеця

Physical education and sports

Department of Physical Education and Sports

Year of foundation – 1930

61001, Kharkiv, 9a Nauki Ave.,
KhNEU named after S. Kuznets, first educational building, room 108.
Tel. +38 (057) 702-18-36, 3-76 (internal)

Email:  kafsport@hneu.edu.ua

The head of the department is Andriy Ihorovych Marakushin, Candidate of Sciences in Physical Education and Sports, Associate Professor, Master of Sports of Ukraine.

The Department of Physical Education and Sports is a basic structural unit of Kharkiv National University of Economics, provides educational, methodological and research work in one or more related disciplines.

The department employs 23 qualified specialists. Three of them have the degree of Candidate of Sciences in Physical Education and Sports, the academic title of associate professor, 10 teachers have the sports title of Master of Sports. In addition, the department employs teachers who have judicial categories, including 2 judges of the national category.

The Department of Physical Education and Sports participates in the learning process of students, and in the organization and provision of educational activities of the educational institution.

The Department of Physical Education and Sports has created educational units – training sections of physical education, physical rehabilitation, sports education, which combine the relevant specializations by types of physical activity, disease, sports and training groups.

The main activities of the Department of Physical Education and Sports are:

educational work in the discipline “Physical Education” in all specialties of different educational and qualification levels in accordance with the requirements for the level of knowledge and skills in physical education;
research work in the field of physical education and sports of children, pupils and students and various segments of the population;
advanced training of scientific and pedagogical (pedagogical) employees;
physical education, methodical, publishing work;
career guidance work with students of sponsored schools;
constant work on the promotion and organization of a healthy lifestyle among students, teachers and staff of the university;
work on the creation of sports and health sections for teachers (employees) of the university and their families.

The main tasks of the department are:

involvement of university students in physical culture and sports activities for the creative development of the values ​​of physical culture and sports in order to harmoniously develop and strengthen physical and mental health, preparation for the future profession;
formation of students’ humanistic worldview, closely related to theoretical and practical problems of physical culture;
formation of students’ need to strengthen their own health, others, physical improvement by means and forms of physical education, mastering the culture of a healthy lifestyle, skills of independent exercise throughout life, the basics of family physical education;
promotion of sports improvement of students.

The main areas of scientific work of the Department of Physical Education and Sports are:

physical education in higher educational institutions;
formation of psychophysical readiness of water polo players aged 15-17 for competitive activities;
innovative technologies in the training process of qualified basketball players with hearing impairments,
features of the formation of motor function in children of primary school age;
optimization of the process of organizing and conducting classes in the educational section on physical rehabilitation,
forming the motivation of students of higher economic educational institutions to classes on physical education and sports,
prevention of injuries and accidents in skiing.

According to the plan of extracurricular work of the higher educational institution the department organizes:

classes for students in physical culture and sports of interest;
independent classes of students in physical exercises, sports, tourism;
one-time physical culture and health and sports events;
participation of national teams of the university in sports competitions of different levels;
various recreational activities for students.

KhNEU them. S. Kuznets has a powerful sports base which includes:
Gym of the main building – 183 m2;
L-building gym – 431 m2;
Sports and recreation complex (FOC) – 1142 m2:
1 gym with gym equipment, 3 sports grounds – 1 volleyball, 1 for petanque, 1 with non-standard equipment;
Mini-soccer field with a gymnasium;
Sports hall of the dormitory №2 “Pole” – 60.9 m2;
Sports hall of the dormitory №5 “Pyaterochka” – 186 m2;
Sports hall of the dormitory №6 “Synergy” – 79 m2;
Sports hall of the dormitory №7 “Academic” – 135 m2;
In total – 2274 m2.
During the period 2013 – 2019. At the Department of Physical Education and Sports was formed a student sports club “Injek”. The club holds competitions among futsal students for the Rector’s Cup and deans of faculties, tournaments in volleyball, basketball, table tennis, boxing.
The department annually holds the Spartakiad Kharkiv National University of Economics among the faculties of 15 sports: arm sports, badminton, basketball (women), basketball (men), volleyball (women), volleyball (men), weightlifting, table tennis, powerlifting, powerlifting , fitness aerobics, chess, checkers, futsal.
University students participate in regional competitions in various sports. So in the 2013 season, KhNEU. S. Kuznets took 3rd place in the Spartakiad among the Free Economic Zone of Kharkiv, 2014 3rd place in the Kharkiv Volleyball Championship among women’s teams, since 2015 are winners of competitions in the Kharkiv region in boxing. In the 2018-2019 academic year, more than 40 physical culture and sports events were held at the university.
Women’s national team of KhNEU named after S. Kuznets traditionally plays volleyball in the student league of the city of Kharkiv and takes prizes: III place in the season 2016-2017, II place in the season 2017-2018
. S. Kuznets is a student of the Faculty of Management and Marketing Velyka Victoria, who became a silver medalist of the Universiade of Ukraine in Rhythmic Gymnastics in 2018.