Faculty of Sport and Tourism

The Faculty of Sport and Tourism, commonly known as TIMS, is a state-accredited private higher-education institution based in Novi Sad, Serbia. Its academic identity is built around the intersection of sport, tourism and professional education, serving students who seek careers in physical education, sport management, tourism management and associated fields. The institution developed from an earlier specialist school for sport trainers and managers and became a faculty in 2004. TIMS began in 2001 as the independent College for Sport Trainers and Managers. Its transition into the Faculty of Sport and Tourism in 2004 expanded its academic scope beyond sport and created a dedicated tourism department. The institution was described as the only faculty focused specifically on sport and tourism in Serbia and the wider countries of the former Yugoslavia at the time of that development. Some descriptions of the institution also use the name Faculty of Sport and Psychology, reflecting an associated or subsequent academic profile in which psychology appears alongside sport and tourism. Available reference material is not sufficiently detailed to establish the exact date or administrative basis of that naming change. The faculty's principal academic structure has included departments or study areas in Sport and Tourism, with reference material also identifying Psychology in descriptions of the institution. Its study model follows the Serbian higher-education cycle: basic studies generally last three years, master's studies two years and doctoral studies three years. In sport and physical-education studies, graduates may qualify for professional roles such as teacher of sport and physical education at bachelor's level, professor of physical education and sport at master's level, and doctor of physical education, sport and kinesiology at doctoral level. Tourism-oriented studies have focused on management and business in tourism, leading to professional manager and graduate manager-master qualifications at the relevant levels. TIMS combines academic teaching with professional preparation. Its subject areas are relevant to physical education, coaching and sport administration, tourism businesses, leisure services and related organizational roles. The institution has also presented itself as an internationally connected participant in tourism and leisure education. It is a member of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) and has cooperated with higher-education institutions across Europe, as well as with sports associations, clubs and other organizations in Serbia and the surrounding region. The available reference material reports that the faculty had educated 209 bachelor's graduates, 36 magisters and masters, and 10 doctoral graduates. The source does not provide a date for those totals, so they should be treated as a historical reported figure rather than a current enrollment or alumni count. No reliable information was provided about ownership, senior management, financial performance, campus expansion, accreditation dates beyond its state-accredited status, or a corporate parent. TIMS is therefore best understood as an active Serbian higher-education brand whose distinctive positioning is the combination of sport, tourism and professionally oriented academic programs.

TIMS originated in 2001 as the College for Sport Trainers and Managers, an independent higher-education institution created to provide specialized preparation for professional work in sport. Its initial focus was narrower than the later faculty structure, centering on trainer education and management in sport. In 2004, the institution developed into the Faculty of Sport and Tourism - TIMS. The change marked both an institutional and curricular expansion. Tourism was added as a distinct academic area, allowing the organization to combine sport education with tourism and leisure studies. Reference material describes this combination as unusual in Serbia and the countries of the former Yugoslavia, characterizing TIMS at that point as the only faculty dedicated specifically to sport and tourism in that regional setting. The faculty's academic model was organized around sequential higher-education levels. Basic studies generally lasted three years, master's studies two years and doctoral studies three years. The sport and physical-education pathway prepared students for teaching, sport and kinesiology-related careers, while the tourism pathway addressed management and business in tourism. The qualifications associated with these programs included teacher of sport and physical education at bachelor's level; professor of physical education and sport - master at master's level; doctor of physical education, sport and kinesiology at doctoral level; and manager or graduate manager - master for the tourism programs. Later descriptions and naming references also associate TIMS with psychology, including the designation Faculty of Sport and Psychology. The supplied material does not establish whether this reflected a formal renaming, an additional department, a reorganization or a temporary institutional description. The institution is therefore documented here under the supplied canonical article path while retaining the alternative name as an alias. TIMS has combined domestic academic activity with external cooperation. It is identified as a member of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS), and it has cooperated with higher-education institutions elsewhere in Europe. It has also worked with sports associations, clubs and organizations in Serbia and the wider region, supporting a link between formal academic education and practical activity in sport and tourism. A historical institutional account reported 209 bachelor's graduates, 36 magisters and masters, and 10 doctors. Because the reference does not date these figures, they cannot be treated as a current graduate total. The available sources also do not provide a complete chronology of leadership, campus development, accreditation decisions, program launches or changes in ownership. What can be established is that the institution emerged from a specialist sport-training school, became a faculty in 2004, broadened into tourism and related fields, and established a continuing identity as a state-accredited private provider of higher education in Novi Sad.

• 2004

  Became the Faculty of Sport and Tourism

  [1]Faculty of Sport and Tourismen.wikipedia.org

  The institution developed into the Faculty of Sport and Tourism and added tourism as a distinct academic area.

• 2001

  Established as a college for sport trainers and managers

  [1]Faculty of Sport and Tourismen.wikipedia.org

  TIMS began as an independent College for Sport Trainers and Managers, focused on specialist preparation for training and management roles in sport.

A private, state-accredited Serbian higher-education institution positioned around specialized academic and professional preparation in sport, tourism and related fields.

• Higher-education degree program

  Physical Education and Sport

  A sport-focused academic pathway covering physical education and sport-related professional preparation. The associated qualification structure spans basic, master's and doctoral study, leading respectively toward teaching, advanced physical-education and sport-professional, and kinesiology-related doctoral roles.

• Higher-education degree program · 2004

  Management and Business in Tourism

  A tourism-oriented program focused on management and business in tourism. Reference material associates its undergraduate level with a manager qualification and its master's level with a graduate manager-master qualification, preparing students for organizational and managerial work in tourism and leisure-related services.

• Doctoral degree program

  Doctoral studies in physical education, sport and kinesiology

  The highest study cycle described for the sport field, normally lasting three years. It is associated with the professional title of doctor of physical education, sport and kinesiology.

1. 1Faculty of Sport and Tourismen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Faculty of Sport and Tourism official websitetims.edu.rs