Graduates will be in demand not only in the Russian, but also in the international labour market.
Can't imagine your life without sports? You want to become a specialist in tourism and hospitality? You are a creative person who likes to develop unique signature recipes? You can study all of that and more at the Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service of South Ural State University.
The Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service is a large scientific and educational complex of SUSU, where specialists are trained in the fields of physical education, pedagogical (physical education) education, adaptive physical education, tourism, hotel business, organization of public catering, restaurant service. The educational policy of the institute is aimed at releasing qualified specialists who will be in demand not only in the Russian, but also in the international labour market.
Classes for students are conducted by Russian and foreign teachers who have academic degrees of doctors and candidates of pedagogical, biological, psychological, economic, geographical, technical, agricultural sciences. Disciplines are taught by business representatives, famous athletes, honoured coaches of Russia, workers of physical culture and sports of the Russian Federation based on their personal examples.
The SUSU Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service cooperates with leading scientific and educational centres, universities, as well as Russian and international professional associations. Thanks to joint efforts, students can implement scientific and professional projects starting from their first academic year.
In the new academic year, the institute offers applicants 209 state-funded places for full-time and part-time study in Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.
The institute consists of six departments.
Department of Sports Perfection. Students of this department are part of the teams of South Ural State University in various sports (athletics, basketball, volleyball, orienteering, skiing, kickboxing, judo, combat sambo, boxing, ice hockey, etc.) and annually win many competitions of the city, regional, federal and international levels. This year, the department is recruiting applicants for the Management in Physical Education and Sports programme.
Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports. Over the years, this department has grown into a powerful research and educational centre. Today, the department employs a professional team of doctors and candidates of biological, medical, and pedagogical sciences. The department maintains broad scientific ties with leading universities and research centres in our country.
Department of Tourism and Socio-Cultural Service is the leading scientific and educational complex of our region, engaged in training specialists in the field of tourism and hotel business. Since December 2023, the department has been acting as the "Youth Tourism in the Conditions of an Inter-University Campus" federal innovation platform. Graduates of the department become successful employees of government agencies, large enterprises of the tourism and hotel industry, as well as organizers and managers of small enterprises in the tourism business.
Department of Technology and Organization of Public Catering. For over 25 years, the department has been the leading base in our region for training highly qualified specialists in the field of nutrition and restaurant business. The department has a powerful material and technical base, which includes technological laboratories, a restaurant service office, a laboratory for quality control of food products, a laboratory of technological equipment, and a Laboratory of Technology of Catering Products. The department's modern developments are aimed at creating new functional products, as well as introducing high molecular cuisine into the production processes of public catering.
The Department of Technology and Design is known for its creative and scientific achievements in the professional environment not only in Russia but also abroad. An important advantage of this department is its close-knit team of specialists, many of whom are members of Russian and international professional associations and hold industry-related awards.
Department of Physical Education and Health. This department is a general professional service department and carries out educational, methodological, and research work on physical education of students in various fields, implemented in the schools and institutes of the university. The department has a Centre for Physical Culture and Health Technologies, the list of sectional work areas of which includes more than 25 specializations. In the process of teaching students, modern educational buildings with multimedia and technological equipment are used, as well as an extensive sports infrastructure, including a Sports Palace, an Olympic-standard swimming pool, an athletics arena, a climbing wall, and a GTO Testing Centre. Over the past year, unique were opened at the department: a "Shakh i raund" ("Checkround") sports hall for chess boxing, a modern eSports class. In addition, a Sport Science Research Centre is involved.
The Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service annually hosts major scientific and sports events, such as the "Innovations in Sports, Tourism and Education − icISTIS" international conference, the "SUSU Is a Sports University!" sports festival, and the international youth festival of culinary arts.
Please note that for applicants enrolling in part-time studies, the period of studies is reduced to 4.5 years.
The Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service has created all the conditions for self-realization and making your dreams come true.
We are looking forward to meet you at the Admissions Office, which is located in the university's main building at the address: 76 Lenin Prospekt. Working hours: Monday through Friday from 09:00 to 17:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00. Call centre specialists will answer general questions at: +7 (351) 267-94-52.