TURKMEN STATE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORT
The Turkmen state institute of physical culture was established in 1980 on the base of the Physical Training faculty of the Turkmen State University. Since 1997 Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture has been called the National Institute of Sports and Tourism. It was the only higher educational institution in the country which trains highly qualified specialists in the field of sports and tourism.
The motto of the 2019 year proclaimed by the President of Turkmenistan “Turkmenistan is the Motherland of prosperity”, according to the decree of the President to improve the qualification of specialist on the 12th of June was established the Turkmen State institute of Physical Culture and Sport.
The institute comprises 4 faculties and 13 departments. The staff involved in the training process totals 200 highly qualified teachers, assistant professors, professors, referees of international and national ranks, Masters of Sports and Honored Masters of Sports of Turkmenistan. Nowadays about 1800 students study at the institute. They are future highly qualified physical training teachers, coaches in various kinds of sports.
Thanks to wise policy of our Esteemed President of Independent Neutral Turkmenistan one of the priorities of the national policy is revival of physical training lessons, national sports. Sport, physical culture in Turkmenistan became the bring symbol of ascent to the new heights of civil spirits progress and creation. Motto “A sound spirit in a sound body” gained popularity among the young generation to the personal example of the Esteemed President. Constructions are being built and many sports complexes that meet world standards. They are Olympic village, water-sports complexes, sport complexes of winter sports, multifunctional stadium “Ashgabat”, equestrian complexes and many other sports complexes have been built in all provinces of Turkmenistan.
The faculties provide training in the following professional fields:
1. Physical education
2. Sport
3. Olympic types of sports
4. Improving qualification
Departments:
1. Social sciences study
2. Theory and method of physical culture and sports
3. Language
4. Types of mass sport
5. Types of sports games
6. Wrestling and single combat
7. Weightlifting and track and field athletics
8. Water and winter types of sports
9. Combat types of sports
10. Sports medicine and biological maintenance
11. Sport technological and management
12. Physical culture and gymnastics
13. Pedagogic and psychology
Specialization
1. Physical training and sport
2. Economic and management
3. Science of psychology
Specialties:
1. Coach
2. Teacher of Physical Culture
3. Sports Journalism
4. Sanitation work
5. Technical support of sports technologies
6. Management of Sports Facilities
7. Sports Finance 8. Psychology of sport
The institute trains specialists in 46 kinds of sports (motorcars sport, academic rowing, basketball, 3x3 basketball, billiards, boxing, tennis, belt wrestling, bowling, cycling, water polo volleyball, free-style wrestling,futsal, handball, gymnastics, greek-roman wrestling, jujitsu, judo, karate, kickboxing, concours, horse racing, kurash, track and field athletics, tai boxing, table tennis, national wrestling goresh, swimming, beach volleyball, equestrian sport, sambo, shooting, synchronized swimming, sports dancing, archery, taekwondo, weightlifting, fencing, figure skating, football, hockey, chess, wushu, badminton, golf).
Our students achieved good results at the IV Asian Indoors and in Martial Arts Games held in Korean Republic and also at Universal Summer Universiad XXVII took place in the capital of Tatarstan – Kazan, at the V Asian Indoors and in Martial Arts Games won 115 medals (34 gold, 39 silver, and 42 bronze medals) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
On the epoch of might and happiness our happy students -sportsmen performed successfully in the international sports competitions in 2010-2018 and won about 1000 medals.
The students have access to sports arena of stadium “Ashgabat”; to the Olympic Sport Complex and indoor swimming pool, equestrian complex for improving for improving their professional skills.
The students are taught according to the new programs based on the new-educational reforms by Esteemed President of Turkmenistan.
New specialties and disciplines are included in the curriculum. The students can obtain fundamental and professional qualification and improve their knowledge and skills having access to Internet, electronic library, computer classes, sports clubs, sports sections and creative groups.
There is a special educational centre which helps students with their scientific research. It has always been an integral part of the training process and academic life of the institute. The students actively participate in various international and national conferences, educational and research programs.
Teachers and students of the institute regularly broadcast in television and radio, mass media at the scientific practical conferences as well as at the international conferences.
Great attention is paid to the younger generation. The students can receive good education in the compliance with the international standards.
Large scale works on development of physical culture and sport testifies that under the wise leadership of Esteemed President, Independent and Neutral Turkmenistan maintains itself not only as a dynamically developing economically powerful state, but a country of health and happiness.
WELCOME TO THE OUR HIGHER
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION!
40, Saparmyrat Turkmenbashi avenue,
Ashgabat,TURKMENISTAN.