KBSU and the sanatorium «Narzan Valley» in the city of Nalchik signed a cooperation agreement

Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H. M. Berbekov signed an agreement with the Narzan Valley sanatorium in Nalchik, a branch of Russian Railways-Health JSC, on the practical training of students. The initiator of cooperation was the Department of Economics and Management in Tourism of the Social and Humanitarian Institute of KBSU. Head of the educational program «Tourism» of the Department of Economics and Management in Tourism, SGI KBSU Associate Professor of the Department Leila Baysultanova and the program «Hotel Business» Head.

Department of Aksana Karasheva, as well as the head of the practice of the Department of Economics and Management in Tourism, SGI KBSU Zariyat Temmoeva, together with the director of the sanatorium «Narzan Valley» Ibragim Chapaev including the conduct of joint classes on the basis of the sanatorium. Recall that at the KBSU, at the Department of Economics and Management in Tourism of the Social and Humanitarian Institute, 60–70 highly qualified professionals graduate annually in full-time education. At the bachelor’s level in the direction of «Tourism», specialists are trained in the development, promotion and sale of a tourist product, and in the direction of «Hospitality» — specialists in the field of sanatorium and resort and hotel business. Specialists in the field of tourism and hospitality are trained at the master’s level, combining fundamental knowledge with in-depth study of processes in these areas, as well as having practical work skills.

The Dolina Narzanov sanatorium of Russian Railways is located in the southern part of Nalchik, 5 kilometers from the city center. The sanatorium occupies a large landscaped area with a park of over 3.5 hectares. The complex includes two five-storey residential buildings, one of which houses a medical department, and a detached two-storey building of a leisure center with a dining room. The housing stock can accommodate more than 160 vacationers at a time. On the territory of the sanatorium there is an open year-round pool with mineral water from a hot spring with a water temperature of about 36 °, its own storage of therapeutic Tambukan mud and drinking pump rooms with mineral water. The sanatorium specializes in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, female genital tract, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. The Department of Practice-Oriented Education and Employment of KBSU under the leadership of Ratmir Kotsev, in particular the Graduate Employment Department, organizes temporary employment for students and promotes the employment of university graduates, as well as monitoring employed graduates.

«Thanks to this management, students of KBSU work in the sanatorium «Narzan Valley» in the city of Nalchik, who shared their professional impressions. Thus, Zulfiya Akhmatova, undergraduate of the direction of training «Hotel Business», said that she got a job in a sanatorium after a month’s internship. I am very interested in the work. The duties of the administrator include the reception and accommodation of guests, assistance in filling out the necessary documents by vacationers, monitoring the quality of the preparation of rooms for receiving new guests, monitoring the situation with the delivery of rooms, their settling and booking, tracking the timeliness and completeness of payment by guests for the services of the sanatorium, etc.», — the girl shared.

She also noted that one should start working in the hospitality industry from ordinary positions in order to better understand the structure and work in general and subsequently to advance in the service. A classmate of Zulfiya Akhmatova, Fatima Gendugova, also works at the Narzan Valley sanatorium as an administrator and speaks of him like this: This is a place where guests can appreciate the quality service and health procedures provided by highly qualified specialists. Vacationers can truly enjoy their stay with us. In turn, we try to do everything to make each guest feel special.