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Development of university sports: President of FISU visited PROMTECHDIZAIN University
29 October

A series of events dedicated to student sports took place in the main building of PROMTECHDIZAIN University. During the visit, Rector Alexei Demidov met with President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Leontz Eder. The parties discussed the outstanding achievements of the university in basketball and boxing, as well as conditions that allow students to successfully combine a professional sports career with education.

The central event was an open dialogue about the motivation and opportunities of student-athletes in the modern world. The large-scale discussion was attended by:

  • Sergey Kryukov, Chairman of the Russian Student Sports Union (RSSS);
  • Evgeny Ananichev, Vice-Rector for Educational Activities of PROMTECHDIZAIN University;
  • representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee and heads of sports areas of leading universities in St. Petersburg.

The program ended with a volleyball "Friends Match" with the participation of the FISU delegation, representatives of the RSSS and sports legends. In addition, a landmark basketball match of the top division of ASB St. Petersburg between the teams of ITMO and GUTID was held at the university site.