The Velikiye Luki State Academy of Physical Education and Sports (Velikie Luki SAA; russian: Великолукская государственная академия физической культуры, ВЛГАФК) is an instite of
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Music
* The Higher, a 2002–2012 American pop rock band
Albums
* ''Higher'' (Ala Boratyn album) or the title song, 2007
* ''Higher'' (Ezio album) or the title song, 2000
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education in
Velikie Luki
Velikiye Luki ( rus, Вели́кие Лу́ки, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ; lit. ''great meanders''. Г. П. Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-П ...
,
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
, 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.
History
The need to create an institute of physical culture in the Russian North-West was dictated by insufficient number of physical culture teachers for primary, secondary and higher educational institutions, as well as a lack of sports coaches in the North-Western region.
On June 19, 1970, in the city of
Velikiye Luki
Velikiye Luki ( rus, Вели́кие Лу́ки, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ; lit. ''great meanders''. Г. П. Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-П ...
in
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
the Velikiye Luki branch of the
was established on the basis of the abolished
Velikiye Luki Pedagogical Institute Veliky, or similar, may refer to:
*Veliky (rural locality) (''Velikaya'', ''Velikoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia
*Veliky (surname)
*Velikaya, a river in Pskov Oblast, Russia
*Velikaya (Chukotka), a river in Chukotka, Russia
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In 2002, it received the status of the State Academy of Physical Culture and Sports. And now the Velikie Luki SAA has a license for the right to conduct educational activities.
Structure
In the academy there are three Faculties:
* Faculty of Physical Education and Sports,
* Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,
* Faculty of Distance Learning.
References
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Velikiye Luki
Velikiye Luki ( rus, Вели́кие Лу́ки, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ; lit. ''great meanders''. Г. П. Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-П ...
Buildings and structures in Pskov Oblast
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Pskov Oblast