“Zenith” and the University of Lesgaft have signed a cooperation agreement, reports the press service of the St. Petersburg club.
The signing ceremony of the agreement took place on July 4, in the presence of the chairman of the board of directors of the Zenit football club Alexander Medvedev and the rector of Russia’s oldest sports university, Sergey Petrov.
The agreement was signed for one year, it provides for the organization and implementation of educational projects for employees of Gazprom-Academy on the basis of the National State University of Lesgaft, the holding of joint events aimed at popularizing football, as well as participation in joint scientific work. and educational events.
“Today’s agreement is the culmination of the preparations that have been made. Education is the basis of everything, without education there can be talent, but talent alone is not enough. You have to be smart, educated and athletic,” Medvedev said on .
Petrov noted that many players and students of the Zenit football school passed through the walls of the university.
— We want to improve the quality of the educational process. In cooperation with federations and professional football clubs, the quality of educational programs is improved. Thus, we distribute the specialists that industry, football and sports clubs need. This is the main problem,” he added.
Source : MatchTV
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