University Healthy Way of Life

At NovSU everybody loves sports and fully understands the value of physical training. All necessary conditions for physical training and sports are crea­ted at the university. Eight newly equipped game gyms and a modern sport complex (FSK) are opened for students,teachers, and other staff members. The FSK area is more than 2000 m2. The FSK gym is one of the largest in the North-West of Russia. Up to 700 spectators are able to watch the competitions at the same time. It is not by chance that various competitions of world, European and all-Russian level are held in FSK.

Additionally, at the university there is a hall for aerobics, fitness and combat power, three gyms, physiotherapy exercises hall, a skiing lodge, open areas for football, and also a table tennis hall equipped with six tennis tables. There are plans to build three more gyms (an aerobics hall, training and table tennis halls).

To raise the level of  sports skills, students and employees of NovSU can take part in 32 sections of 24 kinds of sports.

The purpose of physical training of students at  NovSU is to form physical abilities of a person and the ability to use various means of physical training, sports and tourism for health preservation and improvement in the future professional work. Not only do students pursue this goal, the Physical Training chair works for the whole university.

For the purpose of health improvement, NovSU opened Health Care facilities with the modern equipment. University employees and day-time students taught with state budgetary funds can receive free of charge treatment twice a year. Dietary meals in a 100 places canteen of the Public Catering Center are also organized for students.

To improve health and treat the students, the Trade Union Committee of NovSU gives permits to spend time in a rest-house in the student's camp «Pesochki». During summer vacations there is a possi­bility for students to have a rest on the Black Sea coast.