NORTH-CAUCASUS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY FEDERAL STATE AUTONOMOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

FOR HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Dmitry Sumskoy First Vice –Rector of NCFU April 2015

North Caucasus Federal University for sustainable development of tourism

in North Caucasus

NORTH-CAUCASUS FEDERAL UNIVERSITY

FEDERAL STATE AUTONOMOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Eestablished in August 22, 2012 under the Decree of the President of RF

on the basis of three leading universities of Stavpol region

•  12 Institutes in three cities of the region •  about 30 thousand students from 45

territorial entities of the RF •  86 nationalities, 41 countries

•  more than 1500 teachers •  more than 200 areas of Bachelor,

Master, PhD programmes •  9 programmes related to tourism and

hospitality  

North Caucasus tourism cluster the largest in Russia

•  area of 170,700 square km •  7 Federal subjects •  population about 10 mln •  more than 90 nationalities • 50 % of rural population

•  Caucasian Mineral Waters - the largest balneological (spa) resort in Russia

•  skiing and hiking facilities (the highest peak in Europe, Elbrus, 5642 m)

•  beach destinations (450 km of Sea coast)

2,5 million tourists per year are expected annually by 2025

12,5 billion euro will be invested to North Caucasus resorts by 2025

September 1, 2013 NCFU signed agreement with North-Caucasus Resorts Company

Government of RF

Public sector Private sector

mostly SMEs

Ministry of Economic Development

Ministry of Culture Federal Agency for Tourism

NCFU, other HEIs and VET schools

Hotels and resorts

Transport companies

North Caucasus Resorts company

Food and catering

Sports and entertainment

Major stakeholders involved in the development of North Caucasus as a touristic destination

Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs

North Caucasus Development Corporation

MICE Meetings-Incentive-Conferences-Events

Public bodies   Functions  Ministries and other public bodies   Policy making  

Ministry of Labour   Occupational (professional) standards  

Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs   Distribution of admission quotas for HEIs in NC district  

Ministry of Education and Science   Educational standards

Allocation of admission quotas to HEIs  

•  Federal Agency for Tourism

•  Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology

•  Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing  

Evaluation, assessment, benchmarking for the industry

but not for HR  

2. Increase of the number of participants in the tourist

market / investors

3. Increase in demand for labour force with required

skills (competences)

4. Demand for new flexible practice-based training programmes

5. Quality enhancement in tourism and hospitality

6. Sustainable development of North Caucasus as toristic

destination

1. Increase of the demand for domestic tourism in RF

Training sector have to contribute to • Research and development of touristic routes and infrastructure • Promotion and marketing of NC as a touristic destination • Implementation of world trends into NC development • Evaluation and assessment of labour force qualifications and skills

Education offer of NCFU      

       

       

     

NCFU actions  

•  Degree programmes (Bachelor, Master, VET diploma)

•  Continuing education for

teaching staff of other HEIs •  Continuing education for the

existing labour market  

•  Need analysis of labour market and public sector

•  Partnership with key stakeholders on regional, national and international level  

•  Development of University-set educational standards

•  Curriculum development  •  Training and retraining of teaching staff of

NCFU (23 teachers in world leading HEI) •  Implementation of best practices of leading

universities  

There is no place like home !

North Caucasus Switzerland