Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health
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Национальный государственный университет физической культуры, спорта и здоровья имени П. Ф. Лесгафта | |
Type | State |
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Established | 1896 |
President | Vladimir Ageevetz |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://www.lesgaft.spb.ru |
The Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health is a university in St. Petersburg, Russia, named after Peter Lesgaft.[1]
History[]
Its history started from 1896, when Peter Lesgaft founded a training program for PE teachers. The university now offers 15 bachelor degrees including Bachelor of Physical Culture, Bachelor of Adapted physical education among others. It provides 7 courses at Masters level and 14 courses at PhD levels. The institution was among first in Russia to introduce a Bachelor of Nursing course.[citation needed]
It consists of following colleges:
- Institute of Adaptive Physical Culture
- Institute of Sports Facilities and Industries
- Institute of Economics and Social Technology
- Institute of International sports Programs
- Institute of Health and Sports Medicine
and the following faculties:
- Faculty Summer Olympic Sports
- Faculty of Winter Olympic Sports
- Faculty of non-Olympic sports
- Faculty of martial arts
- Faculty of Economics, Management and Law
- Faculty individual educational and sports technology
- Faculty of Basic Training
- Faculty profiled training
- Faculty training and retraining
- Faculty training of the teaching staff (postgraduate and doctoral studies)
- Faculty teaching and professional practice
- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
- Preparatory Faculty
It is also the publisher of the magazine Scientific notes University Lesgaft and the newspaper Lesgaftovets ("For physical training cadres").
Sports teams[]
A team representing this university was the runner-up for the first edition of the Soviet Cup in bandy in 1937.
References[]
- ^ "Распоряжение Президента РФ от 12.01.2011 № 16-рп «О поощрении». Источник публикации: «Собрание законодательства РФ», 17.01.2011, № 3, ст. 534". Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
External links[]
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