Sports and leisure facilities

The physical Education at NaUKMA provides students with all-round physical and athletic training, helps them to develop their bodies’ functional potential, forms a conscious preference for physical activity and healthy lifestyle.

There are separate classes for students with physical challenges where they can improve their health through appropriate exercise, often on outdoor sports grounds.

There are 22 sports clubs at the University that students can join on a competitive basis. Some of the most popular are basketball, indoor football, aerobics, athletics, shaping, volleyball, tennis, ping-pong, spas (traditional Ukrainian fighting), weight lifting, swimming, and chess.
Physical Education classes and athletic clubs are held in the gym and the equipped fitness center. The instructors are highly-qualified specialists, including 1 Master of Sports of International Class, 5 Masters of Sports, 2 Honorary Coaches of Ukraine.

The University holds an annual “Spartakiad” (sports contest) in 20 different sports; the winners are awarded diplomas and medals. NaUKMA teams take part in regional and national sports competitions, regularly winning awards.

Since 1998, the best athlete from NaUKMA traditionally receives the Memorial Grant of Andriy Hospodyn (Winnipeg, Canada).