December 2022
Dear Dual Career Friends and Colleagues,
this season is an opportunity to take the time to reflect on recent dual career activities and to renew our good will toward the sportspersons as students or employees.
To continue a virtual discussion of specific dual career issues during the fall and spring terms, EAS organized four virtual café addressing “dual career of high school students”, “dual career service providers”, “dual career of paralympic athletes” and “Dual Career and Entrepreneurship”. I encourage you to get involved in this dialogue by proposing experts of Dual Career topics to be addressed in 2023.
This year the STARTING11 Collaborative Partnership has been finalized with the introduction of the online dual career toolkit for dual career service providers, which encompasses the manage, train, and counsel areas. Furthermore, EAS also contributed to the publications in three peer-review journals on the educational approach of the online multilingual programme for parents of dual-career athletes developed during the EMPATIA project, on the dual career views of European university athletes gathered during the More Than Gold project, and an update on the current state of the dual career research field in Europe investigated during the EdMedia project. The release of the COVID-related restrictions allowed the ongoing BRAVA-DC, EL-CAMP, PARA-LIMITS Dual Career projects to proceed in their activities, and the kick off of the COMPATH project to be organized in presence. Finally, the ERASMUS+ Sport TALENT and Sports as Value projects have been approved and will start in 2023.
During this year, EAS consolidated fruitful partnerships with International Organizations in Sports through the participation in relevant events organized at European level (e.g, Erasmus+ Infoday, 2022 European Sport Forum, Bureau of the “Consultative Committee of EPAS – Council of Europe”). Furthermore, EAS contributed to the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the EPAS Council of Europe, to the 2022 IFS Gymnasiade, to the 2022 EUSA Games, to the 2022 Congress of the European FairPlay Movement, the 2020 BeActive Awards, and the 2022 LSU Sport Forum. Finally, Memorandum of Understanding between EAS and International School Sport Federation, and between EAS and the European FairPlay Movement have been signed.
Thanks to the Organizing Committee of the Univesidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), the 2022 EAS Annual Conference has been held in Cartagena, Spain, to address “A Holistic Approach to the Dual Career of the Student Athlete”. The participants exchanged knowledge of the status of dual career, shared ideas for future projects and collaborations in and beyond Europe, and confirmed the Board for the 2023-2026 quadrennium. We left Cartagena looking forward to meeting again in Gaeta, Italy, during the 2023 EAS Conference.
The 2023-2026 quadrennium is already on the move with renewed hope, commitment and a spirit of hard work to continue with the various tasks to secure the progression of a European dual career culture. As we enter the New Year, we invite you to renew your 2023 EAS membership through the link http://www.dualcareer.eu/membership/. We sincerely thank you for your ongoing commitment to our community and for reaffirming your determination to work together.
We extend our very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a bright New Year to you and your families.
The EAS Board
EAS Online Cafè was held online December 5, 2022
AGENDA
12:00 Welcome
Prof. Daniele Conte, PhD – University of Rome Foro Italico and Lithuanian Sports University.
12:10 Hakon Ege – ELCAMP Project: A Self-employment Career Option for Athletes: Sports Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Håkon Ege performed Teakwondo professionally for 12 years. After his sporting career, he started to work as a researcher, lecturer and project manager in different organizations such as universities and non-governmental organizations. He is working on encouraging and empowering individuals and organisations to be more innovative and entrepreneurial in and through sport so that they can design, develop and initiate actions that address socio-economic and planetary needs. In 2018, he launched Collective Innovation, an impact-driven initiative to foster and drive innovation in Norway and Europe.
12:25 Sinan Güler – Giving Back to Sports and Innovation
Sinan Güler is a former national basketball player with a 16-year basketball career, winning the league championships and league cup championships, as well as the 2nd place in the World Cup with the National Team in 2010 and the EuroCup with Galatasaray in 2016. In 2011, he started a social initiative called Güler Legacy with his older brother Muratcan Güler, who is also a former basketball player, and his father Necati Güler. Since 2012, he has been doing important work in the field of startup ecosystem, as an angel investor and mentor. Since 2020 he has been interested in sports technologies & innovation.
12:40 Morten Munch Mindegaard – The ATLas project on Dual Career Entrepreneurship
Dual Career Adviser at the Enterprise and Innovation – Innovation and Entrepreneurship (The Kitchen)
of the University of Aarhus. Aarhus University and The Kitchen is part of the Erasmus+ course AtLAS, which is an entrepreneurial course tailor-made for elite athletes who have the opportunity to test themselves in an entrepreneurial context.
12:55 General discussions and concluding Remarks
June 8-11, 2023 – Parma (Italy)
We are pleased to invite you at the 2nd edition of the “International Symposium on Physical Activity and Individuals with Visual Impairments or Deafblindness”, which will be held on June 8-11, 2023, in Parma (Italy).
The conference will deliberate on several issues related to adapted physical activities in children and youths with visual impairments or deafblindness. International experts will share their knowledge and expertise with research sessions, for the most recent scientific based evidence, and with practical sessions, for the demonstration of physical activities and practice. Moreover, round tables with Paralympic athletes and digital technology companies will be delivered to share individual experiences and best practices. In particular, the round table “Paralympic Athletes and Dual Career” will emphasize issues that are considered central for the Dual Career network.
We are intended to disseminate current knowledge and activities and to sensibilize academic and local community on the critical issue of physical activity and social inclusion.
Follow the website to send your abstract and for registration: https://sportrealeyes.it/ispaviparma2023/
IMPORTANT DATE: Abstract Submission deadline: 15 January 2023
We look forward to welcoming you in beautiful city of Parma, in June 2023!
The organizing committees of the ISPAIVID 2023
On December 1, 2022, Prof. Dr. Diana Rėklaitienė, Rector of the Lithuanian Sports University (Kaunas, Lithuania), Linas Obcarskas, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and Einius Petkus, Director of Olympic Sports at the Lithuanian Olympic Committee welcomed the participants to the LSU Sport Forum-International Scientific Conference 2022. This annual event addressed relevant issues in the area of sport five lectures the followed by panel discussions, especially focusing on good governance, sport integrity, the rights of the sportspersons, challenges of paralympic athletes, and sustainable development of sports. Participation was organized in presence and in streaming.
mber 1, 2022, Prof. Dr. Diana Rėklaitienė, Rector of the Lithuanian Sports University (Kaunas, Lithuania), Linas Obcarskas, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport and Einius Petkus, Director of Olympic Sports at the Lithuanian Olympic Committee welcomed the participants to the LSU Sport Forum-International Scientific Conference 2022. This annual event addressed relevant issues in the area of sport five lectures the followed by panel discussions, especially focusing on good governance, sport integrity, the rights of the sportspersons, challenges of paralympic athletes, and sustainable development of sports. Participation was organized in presence and in streaming.
Mr. Mindaugas Spokas, former Olympian and Head of the National Agency for Sport illustrated the main objectives to implement the Lithuanian’s sports policy in the fields of Olympic and Paralympic sports and physical activity. Through its funding opprotunities, the Agency will help sports federations and organisations to introduce and strengthen good governance principles, ensure the athletes’ rights, provide infrastructures and the Centre of Excellence of Sport. Prof. Antanas Skarbalius (Lithuanian Sports University) moderated the panel discussion with Mr. Linas Obcarskas, Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Mr. Einus Petrkus, Director of the Olympic Sports at the Lithuanian Olympic Cmmittee, Mr. Darius Šalūga, President of the Lithuanian Union of Sports Federations, Mr. Gintaras Jasiūnas, President of the Association of Heads of Sports Divisions of Lithuanian Municipalities, Dr. Nerijus Masiulis, President of the Lithuanian Sport for All Association, and Mr. Mindaugas Bilius, President of the Lithuanian Paralympic Committee.
Mr. Steve Menary, journalist and writer expert of sports integrity and governance presented the findings of the Erasmus+ project Combating Match Fixing in Club Football Non-Competitive Matches and the Devil on Data scheme on the identification of match-fixing and suspicious betting in club friendly matches in Europe. Mr. Menary illustrated how friendly soccer games could enter the betting markets due to a lack of regulations and interest from data companies. Mr. Steve Menary joined the second paned discussion on the importance of good governance in preventing match fixing with Mrs. Kornelija Tiesnesytė, Advisor at the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency, Mrs. Ramunė Bistrickaitė, Head of the Fair Play Unit of the Lithuanian Football Federation, which was moderated by Prof. Edvinas Eimontas, Head of the Sports Department of the Lithuanian Sports University.
Prof. Laura Capranica, University of Rome Foro Italico and President of EAS, presented the challenges of co-creation of sports values with multiple stakeholders, emphasized the networking opportunities provided by the ERASMUS+ programme to implement gender equality in sports and to develop dual career at academic and labour market levels, and highlighted the need to develop knowledge-base monitoring and evaluations systems. Dr. Aida Gaižauskienė, Lecturer at the Lithuanian Sports University, moderated the panel discussion on dual career and gender equality with Laura Capranica, Mr. Egidijus Genotis, Head of the International Relations and Projects of the Association of Professional Footballers, and Mrs. Austra Skujytė, PhD student of the Lithuanian Sports University, former Olympic athlete and track and field coach.
Offering a multi-dimensional perspective including exercise physiology, biomechanics and ergonomics, Prof. Yves C. Vanlandewijck, Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and GIH Stockholm (Sweden) presented the challenges of paralympic athletes and the critical aspects in adapt ports categories to ensure fair competitions. Mr. Edvinas Kriūnas, President of the Lithuanian Deaf Sport Committee, Mr. Kęstutis Skučas, Head of the Lithuanian Sport Federation for Disabled, Mrs. Vaida Pokvytytė, Head of Kaunas Recreation and Sports Club for Disabled joined Prof. Vanlandewijck in the following paned discussion, which was moderated by Prof. Jūratė Požėrienė, Lithuanian Sports University.
The possible problems and solution of sustainable development of sports were presented by Prof. Karin Book, Head of the Sport Management Programme at the Malmö University. With a human geography approach, Prof. Book focused on physical environmental, accessibility, and sustainability of organized and recreational sports and physical activities. The final panel discussion was moderated by Prof. Artūras Simanavičius, Lithuanian Sports University,
Participants of the discussion: Mr. Ignas Gibas, Project Manager of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee, and Mr. Giedrius Grybauskas, Executive Director of the National Basketball League (NKL).
Video recordings of the 2022 LSU Sport Forum are available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVKX-pqCdFo
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