The Department of Physical Education and Health was established in 1948. Since then, much has been done for the promotion of physical education and sports among students.

Heads of the Department:

1948-1964 – Heorhii Kysylevski;

1964-2000 – Prof. Yevhenii Molodan;

2000-2014 – Volodymyr Tkachenko;

2014-2023 – Professor Lyudmyla Dudorova;

Since 2023 – PhD in Medical Sciences Liliya TOMICH

The Department has 5 members: 1 professor, 3 associate professors and 1 senior lecturer. The support staff of the Department are 2 laboratory technicians, who perform work connected with the educational process.

Most of them have many years of experience in higher education, and high educational and personal qualifications.

Department Stuff:

The Department has four sports halls for practical classes, a football field with track (sports arena), a shooting gallery, a gym, three staff rooms, and a scientific laboratory.

Sports hall №1 (basketball)	Sports hall №2 (volleyball)
Sports hall №5 (table tennis)	Sports hall №6 (table tennis)
Stadium	Gym

The educational process in the specialty 017 Physical culture and sports is carried out using modern teaching methods and technologies aimed at improving the quality of theoretical and practical training of students. Every year, the teachers of the department prepare for publication more than 30 titles of educational and methodical guides for all educational components of the educational program (teaching manuals, lecture courses, methodological recommendations for practical classes and independent work of applicants, methodological recommendations for the performance of coursework, knowledge test control tasks, etc. ). All disciplines of the department are provided with educational and methodical literature.

The educational process of the OC "Physical Education" is carried out in the form of practical, sectional classes and independent work of the students. In the modular environment, a complex of methodological documentation (educational and methodological complex) has been formed, which includes: the discipline program, methodological recommendations and tasks for practical classes, methodological recommendations and tasks for independent work, evaluation criteria for current, modular and final knowledge control of the students.

Since 2019, the Department of Physical Education and Health has been training bachelors in specialty 017 “Phusical Culture and Sport” - Educational Program “Fitness and Recreation”.

The purpose of the educational program is the following: training of a competent, capable of competition, specialist in fitness and recreation, capable of independently solving complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the process of professional activity in the field of physical culture and sports.

The main goals of the program are the training of specialists capable of solving complex specialized tasks and practical problems, characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions, during professional activities in the field of physical culture and sports or in the learning process.

Prospects for students:

Graduates who obtained a bachelor's degree in physical culture and sports under the educational and professional program "Fitness and Recreation" are able to perform the professional work specified in the National Classifier of Ukraine: "Classifier of Professions" DK 003:2010 and can occupy the relevant positions:

– Physical education instructor;

– Instructor-methodologist in industrial gymnastics;

– Instructor-methodologist in physical culture and sports;

– Instructor-methodologist of the training complex (gym);

– Fitness trainer;

- Leisure organization specialist.

A specialist can hold positions in sports institutions, physical culture and health organizations, the profile or individual areas of activity of which correspond to the received professional program of the bachelor's.

Students  2022-2023

KNUTD sports team is a regular participant of the Pechersk district Spartakiad of Kyiv “Under the Golden Domes of Pechersk” and “Pechersk District Health Spartakiad” on 12 sport disciplines. All in all, they are multiple Spartakiad champions. Assembled teams in football, volleyball, basketball and table tennis have high scores.

• The Football University team"Legprom" is a prize-winner of the championship of Ukraine among universities of Ukraine, a regular participant in the championships of Kyiv.
• The Basketball University team "Legprom" participates in the championships of Ukraine, is the champion of the Kyiv students' union club.
• The Volleyball University team "Legprom" participates in the student league of the Championship of Ukraine, finalists of the Universiade of Ukraine.

The program of physical education of students, in addition to general physical training, includes a section of professional and applied physical training. Almost all students are covered by physical education. Classes are held in the following specializations: football, volleyball, basketball, badminton and table tennis. Classes have both practical and theoretical forms, taking into account the individual approach to those who are engaged. The main training tasks, common to applicants, are:

• increasing physical dynamic performance due to improvement of physical qualities: endurance, strength, flexibility, coordination of movements, dexterity, etc.;
• ensuring a high level of functioning of the cardiovascular, respiratory sistems, musculoskeletal systems of the body, its vestibular apparatus;
• development of mental qualities and skills.

Students of the specialty 017 Physical culture and sports participate in international competitions in various sports, communicate with athletes of national teams, coaches of other countries. There is an exchange of experience, skills are acquired regarding the organization and holding of international competitions.

Students of the ЕP "Fitness and Recreation" are Masters and Candidates for Masters of Sports:

Savchuk V.; Rudenko R. – CMS of Ukraine for football;

Rybak N. – CMS of Ukraine in football, champion of Ukraine as part of the Shakhtar Donetsk youth team;

Kalyuga V. – Ukrainian Cycling Championship, multiple champion of Ukraine, participant of the 2020 European Championship;

Yudenko V. - CMS of Ukraine in cycling, champion of Ukraine in the double race, candidate for the national team of Ukraine, participant in the international races "Trofeo Citta di San Vendemiano - Gran Premio industria e Comercio 2022", multiple prize-winner of the championships of Ukraine in track cycling in " team race";

Myrza D. – CMS of Ukraine with kyokushinkai, karate champion of Ukraine in 2010.

A. Pyvovarchuk - prize winner of the 2023 Kyiv championship in powerlifting and individual exercises.

When updating the content of the educational components of the EP "Fitness and Recreation", the lecturers of the department use new knowledge gained during participation in International and All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conferences, seminars, trainings, master classes, as well as during internships in Ukraine and abroad.

The lecturers of the department actively involve young people in scientific life and independent research. Under the guidance of the department's teachers, students prepare reports for international and all-Ukrainian conferences, round tables and scientific seminars. In 2022-2023 the student scientific circle "Fitness_For_Blago_Zdorov_Ya" worked at the department (leaders: candidate of medical sciences, Associate Professor L.M. Tomich, Associate Professor of Science, Associate Professor Yu.V. Parishkura), and from August 2023-2024 . new scientific circles "Fitness and recreation" (scientific leader: candidate of medical sciences, associate professor Liliya TOMICH) and "Pedagogical search" (scientific leader: candidate of pedagogic sciences, associate professor Olga VNUKOVA) started their work.

Within the framework of the All-Ukrainian conference of students of higher school and young scientists "Innovation in education, science and business: challenges and opportunities", startups "Recreation and SPA made in Ukraine" were prepared (Project authors: students of the 1st year of the specialty 017 Physical culture and sport - Zaichek A., Tokarskyi D., Maksimenko S., Murovaniy V. and Pasika V. of the 3rd year. Scientific supervisors: Ph.D., associate professor of DPEH Parishkura Y. and Ph.D., associate professor Tomich L., 2022), "Candle therapy during anxiety" (Project authors: students of the 1st-2nd year of the specialty 017 Physical culture and sports - O. Bulatova, E. Ananko, R. Rudenko. Scientific supervisors: Ph.D. , associate professor of the DPEH Parishkura Yu. and stakeholder OP "Fitness and recreation, head of the NGO "Horizon 17" Korovaeva B., 2022).

Shevchenko Maksym, a student of the 2nd course of the specialty 017 "Physical culture and sports", took part in the International scientific and practical conference "Digital transformation and digital technologies for the sustainable development of all branches of modern education, science and practice", organized by the International Academy of Applied Sciences in Łomża , Republic of Poland State Biotechnological University, Kharkiv, Ukraine 01/26/2023, with the report "Readiness for digitization of the professional activity of specialists in the field of fitness and recreation: problems and prospects."

Associate professor Tomich L.M. and student of the 2nd year of the specialty 017 "Physical culture and sports" Bohdan Buzinny took part in the 5th International scientific and practical conference "Problems and prospects of the development of modern science in the countries of Eurasia" organized by Hryhoriy Skovoroda University in Pereyaslav, youth public organization "Independent Youth Association" , April 30, 2023 and published the publication: "Pedagogical principles in physical culture and sports as components of the development of motor skills and personality of students."

The results of the winners' work in scientific circles were: participation in conferences of the International and All-Ukrainian levels, participation in round tables, publication of articles and theses.

The students are not only mastering scientific researches, but also are improving their knowledge of sports, and other topics such as inclusiveness and English language, etc.

Stakeholders of the Department of Physical Education and Health are:

1. B. Korovaeva, Head of the public organization “Horizont-17”;
2. N. Lysenko, Director of the educational and coordinating center “ACCORD”;
3. V. Babych, Vice-director of the scientific and production enterprise “INKOS”;
4. S. Petrykei, President of Chernihiv sports club “Hand-to-hand Fight”;
5. B. Maksymchuk, Director of the sports club “Maksymus”;
6. S. Grachov, Director of the sports club “GrachovSport”.

Partners of the Department of Physical Education and Health are:

1. Public organization PFA “Football Stars”;
2. Public organization “Children Youth Football Club “Nika-05”;
3. Public organization “Sports Club of KNUTD”;
4. Complex children’s youth sports school “Lighthouse of Obolon”;
5. Complex children’s youth sports school, Ukrainka, Kyiv region;
6. Public organization “Horizont-17”;
7. Educational and coordinating center “ACCORD”;
8. Chernihiv sports club “Hand-to-hand Fight”;
9. Sports club “Maksymus”;
10. Sports club “GrachovSport”.

Football team “Lehprom” of KNUTD maintains relations with Polish student teams, which took part in the tournament “Students Euro-2012” in Kyiv. The tournament involved the teams:

1. Silesia Polytechnic, Gliwice;
2. Yahelonski University, Krakow;
3. University of Silesia, Katowice;
4. Adam Mitskewicz University, Poznan.

Also, the Department maintains relations with the Private University of Environmental Sciences, Poland, Radom city.