Kama State Institute of Physical Culture

The Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism (Volga region GUFKSIT University is an institute of higher education in Kazan, Russia. It trains physical education teachers, coaches of sports schools, fitness trainers, physical therapy instructors and employees of physical education and rehabilitation centers, sports managers and managers, organizers of mass physical culture and sports events, specialists in the field of tourism and service.

In 1974, a branch of Volgograd State Physical Education Academy was established in Kazan. 12 years later, the branch was transferred to Naberezhnye Chelny, and in 1997, Kama State Institute of Physical Culture was founded on this basis. In 2006, the institute achieved the status of academy — it was renamed Kama State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In July 2010, the academy was transferred to Kazan by the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation and renamed the Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism. The branch in Naberezhnye Chelny was preserved.

In March 2021, it achieved the status of a university. The institute was renamed the Volga Region State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism.

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