Head of the of Physical Education 

 

Address: 18, Archabil Avenue, Sports Centre, ground floor, room 7104, Ashgabat

Tel: (+99312) 48-99-41

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The Physical Education Department got its start from the day of the establishment of the Turkmen State Medical Institute in 1932. Training sessions are designed for the 1st –2nd-year students of all faculties in the amount of 2 hours per week with a mandatory credit. With the introduction of the new specialty "sports medicine", new subjects "Theory and Methods of Physical Education", "History of Physical Education and Sports" and "Methods of Sports Training" were introduced.

Scientific departmental work is carried out in the following directions: means and methods for increasing the effectiveness of physical education classes; medical and biological substantiation of the system of physical education; the use of means of physical culture and sports for health improvement and improvement of sport training methods.

The teachers of the department have developed and published methodological manuals for various kinds of sports: "Volleyball Simulators", "Physical Education and Comprehensive Development of the Future Specialist's Personality", the book "Volleyball - Technique, Tactics of the Game" was published.

The student sports club is actively functioning at the university. In addition to educational and training sessions, during the academic year, mass sports, health and fitness events, interfaculty competitions in various sports, regular trips to the Health Path, as well as mass sports events among the university professional and teaching staff are held.