Head of the Russian Football Union Academy Irina Baranova visited the facilities of the Volga Region University

Irina Baranova, the head of the Academy of the Russian Football Union, got acquainted with the activities of several facilities of the Volga Region State University of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism during a working visit to Kazan.

The rector of the university, Rafis Burganov, spoke about the features of the facilities, as well as about the federal programs and projects that are being implemented at the university.

In particular, the head of the RFU Academy visited the Phygital Center, which was opened for the Games of the Future by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

The Phygital Center is a sports ground that is a single space for practicing classical and digital sports. The territory of the Volga Region University has all the necessary infrastructure for training and tournaments in phygital sports: a mini-football field, a streetball court and a workout area, as well as a digital space with a computer room, a gaming console area and virtual reality.

The guest also visited the Tennis Academy. Since 2011, the facility has been a structural subdivision of the Volga Region State University of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism. The Tennis Academy has hosted many sports competitions, including international ones.

In 2023, test events of the Games of the Future were held here - the international Phygital Live games (in the format of the Games of the Future) in the discipline of phygital football, as well as in such disciplines as phygital tactical combat.

During her working visit, Irina Baranova also visited the Center for Human Resources Potential in the Tourism Industry. The center was opened at the Volga Region University and has been providing educational programs in the field of tourism within the framework of the federal project "Improving Management in the Tourism Sphere" and the national project "Tourism and Hospitality Industry" since 2023. Over the past two years, 26 regional teams have become course participants. It is planned that by 2030, all 89 subjects of Russia will have completed training at the Volga Region University.