April 2023
On April 20-21, 2023 The University of Rome Foro Italico (Italy) hosted the EAS Executive Board. During the meeting, the cooperation of EAS with European Institutions consolidated in 2020-2023 have been summarized to provide a basis of the development of the 2023-2026 strategic plan to be discussed and approved by the General Assembly during the 2023 EAS Conference to be held in Gaeta, Italy next October 2-4, 2023.
The roles of three EAS Committees have been discussed. In particular, the EAS Scientific Committee Antonio Tessitore – UNIMED, Chair); Elena Conde, UCAM – Masar Gjaka, UBT) will foster dual career research and select the 2023 Bengt Nybelius Scholarship winners; of the EAS Communication Committee (Cristina Cortis – University of Cassino, Chaur; Piotr Rodak – Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, – Lotte Juhl – ESAA) will work to increase the visibility of the EAS Conference in the EAS website and social media; and the New Generation EAS Committee (Flavia Guidotti – University of Rome Foro Italico, Chair; Sara Seidl, University of Mannheim; Hakon Ege, Collins Innovation) will provide new ideas for the EAS Cafè and other activities.
The development of the ongoing European projects (BRAVA-DC, coordinated by the University of Limerick, Ireland; COMPATH, coordinated by Collective Innovation AS -COLINN, Norway; PARA-LIMITS, coordinated by UCAM, Spain; TALENT coordinated by the Center of Excellence of Split Dalmatia County, Croatia; and SPORTS AS VALUE coordinated by ENGSO, Sweden) and the application to six new proposals have been presented also in light of the new rules of the European Commission.
During a meeting with Prof. Cristina Cortis from the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, the main aspects of the 2023 EAS Conference “Promoting Wellbeing in dual Career” and the cultural programme have been examined. Early registration fees (until August 1, 2023) will be 300 EUR for EAS Members and 450 EUR for non-members (including 150 EUR of 2023 EAS membership). After August 1, 2023, registration fees will be 400 EUR for EAS Members, and 550 EUR for not EAS members (including 150 EUR of EAS membership).
Save the date: the 10th EAS Cafè ““Dual career as European sports diplomacy beyond Europe” will be held on June 1, 2023.
The third Sport4Impact conference was held in Milan at 30 and 31 of March, under the designation “The role of finance and private sectors to design and scale up policies and programs for driving social change through sports”. The event was offered in a hybrid format, with 60 participants on the site and more than 100 remotely in a worldwide range.
During these two days was possible to present and discuss different perspectives how to use sport for a social transformation, having the contribution of European projects representatives and, as well, European and African institutions or organizations that were invited to participate.
The second day (March 31st) was fully dedicated to the financial approach to sport and physical activity initiatives based on a mix public and private resources, what is well identified in the rationale and scope of the Forum:
“Sports is growingly becoming a key lever for public bodies and private organizations to address a wide range of social needs. The role of finance and private sectors is more and more relevant in view of promoting a higher impact of programs fostered by the public sector at local, national and international level.
In the framework of the first Conference held in 2018 and of the second one held in 2021, the third Sport4Impact Conference will provide a dedicated environment to present recent evolutions, cases and tools and possible strategies elaborated by finance and private sectors, in order to facilitate networking and matching between finance and private operators on one side, and public bodies, sport organizations and practitioners on the other side. Special attention will be given to the FIT FOR LIFE Program promoted by UNESCO. The prevention and countering of relevant crimes in sports will be included in the conference agenda as a structural component and precondition for the appropriate and effective use of sports for social impact”.
EAS was invited to participate and was represented by António Figueiredo (Executive Commission member) who gave a contribution based on the mission and future perspectives of the EAS.
As we celebrate the 2023 Easter, the EAS Executive Committee expresses its deep appreciation to the Members of our Dual Career family for their commitment to help athletes, coaches, managers, and volunteers combining their sport and academic/work careers. This renewal time will fortify our common hope and collective efforts to reaffirm sports and education/work as fundamental rights to enrich the lives of sportspersons. We take advantage of this special occasion to update you on the most recent EAS activities.
Meeting future challenges
In the first months of 2023, the EAS Executive Committee started working at the at the 2023-2026 strategic plan and established three new Committees: New Generation EAS to be responsible of new ideas for the EAS Cafè and their organization; the Scientific EAS Committee to be responsible of fostering dual career research and selecting the Bengt Nybelius Scholarship winners (Antonio Tessitore – Chair; Lukas Linner Halmstad University, and Elena Conde, UCAM; and the EAS Communication Committee to be responsible of communication on the EAS website and social media.
The EAS Cafès
Organized at the end of February, the first EAS cafè of 2023 focused on “Dual Career from Education to Work: Human Right of the Sportsperson” and received a great appreciation. The next Cafè will be organized in May and will address the “Dual Career and Sport Diplomacy”.
European Projects
EAS is cooperating in the following ongoing ERASMUS+Sport projects and participated in several applications to the ERASMUS+Sport 2023 Call.
ELCAMP – Coordinated by Collective Innovation AS (Norway), on March 31 the ELCAMP completed its journey with a special course for international elite athletes in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The aims of the ELCAMP project have been to support athletes and Paralympic athletes to start, develop, implement, and scale their business ideas through an innovative entrepreneurship bootcamp curriculum. Further information is available at https://www.bootcampforathletes.com/
BRAVA-DC – Coordinated by the University of Limerick (Ireland), on February 20-22, 2023, for the first time the project partners have met in presence in Rome (Italy) to share the preliminary findings of the concept mapping for the development of dual career guidelines of the employee-sportspersons (e.g., athletes, coaches, referees, physical trainers, and sports managers). Further information is available at https://www.bravadualcareer.eu
PARA-LIMITS – Coordinated by the Fundacion Universitaria San Antonio, on March 30 the project completed the preliminary administration of a innovative course curriculum for the supporting entourage of dual career of student-athletes with disabilities based on evidence and eminence knowledge. Further information is available at https://paralimits.eu
COMPATH – Coordinated by Collective Innovation AS (Norway), the project is progressing its journey towards the development of educational resources to touch both the careers and perspectives of young student-athletes by showing sports-oriented technology and 21st century skills, business world, entrepreneurship and different thinking and literacy methods, with the overall aim to launch the ”Digital Competence Hub on Sport Innovation” where young student/athletes will acquire the skills and competencies to increase their employability in the sports industry.
TALENT – Coordinated by the Center of Excellence of Split Dalmatia County (Croatia), following the kick off meeting organized on February 2-3 this project started it journey towards the creation of a cloud-based education for creative sport talents able to increase the awareness of the identification, the support, and the prevention of drop-out of talented youth through an integrated campaign involving teachers, parents and coaches.
SPORTS AS VALUE – Coordinated by ENGSO (Sweden) on March 30-31 the partners of this project participated in the kick-off meeting in Tirana (Albania) to build the capacity of Western Balkan sport clubs, organisations and federations to integrate positive values into the sport practice at the grassroots level. In a structured, dynamic and systematic way, the aim is to build strong communities and peaceful societies through sport and promotion of EU values in a historically fragmented region.
Build up academic research work in the field of dual career
The prestigious Editorial Dykinson (first quartile of the Scholarly Publishers Indicators) will publish a book on dual career and the 2022 EAS Conference. Contributions related to dual career research, new trends in dual career, European policies concerning dual career, dual career projects, and teaching, training, and mentoring student-athletes should include an abstract (150-200 words), 3-5 keywords, and a manuscript (5-12 pages) to be submitted by 24 April 2023 to easconference2022@ucam.edu
The 2023 Bengt Nybelius Scholarship
The call for applications for the 2023 Bengt Nybelius Scholarship has been posted on the EAS website. Before July 1, 2023, candidates up to 40 years of age have to submit an original manuscript as first author and their curriculum vitae to info@dualcareer.eu. The winner will have to summarize her/his work with a 15-minute oral presentation in English at the 2023 Annual EAS Conference in Gaeta, Italy, October 2-4. Further information is available at https://www.dualcareer.eu/call-for-papers-bengt-nybelius-scholarship-2023/
Cooperating with European Institutions in sport and education
Fruitful partnerships with the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the European FairPlay Movement, and Sport4Impact have been consolidated through the participation in relevant events organized onsite and online. On January 31, the European Commission invited EAS to contribute to the 2023 Erasmus+Sport Info Day in Brussels (Belgium). On March 31 EAS attended in Milan (Italy) the 3rd International conference of Sport4Impact on the role of finance and private sectors to design and scale up policies and programs for driving social change through sports. On April 24 the Council of Europe invited EAS to participate in Paris (France) to the technical meetings in preparation of an educational toolkit promoting the human rights of transgender and intersex athletes in sport, which will follow the dedicated webinar.
Getting stronger together
We sincerely thank you for reaffirming your determination to work together by renewing your 2023 EAS membership and for your proactive commitment to expand our community by engaging new members. through the link http://www.dualcareer.eu/membership
Save the date
April 24, 2023 – submission of scientific contribution to the book on dual career and the 2022 EAS Conference to easconference2022@ucam.edu
May 2023 – 10th EAS online Cafè (tbc)
July 1, 2023 – deadline for submission of application for the 2023 Bengt Nybelius Scholarship to info@dualcareer.eu
October 2-4, 2023 – EAS Annual Conference and General Assembly to be held in Gaeta, Italy
EAS is inviting you to follow our official dual career website and social media to keep informed on the ongoing activities. We greatly value your contribution to the European Dual Career culture, and we will be happy to disseminate your activities.
We wish you and your loved ones all the best for the health and the peace.
On behalf of the EAS Executive Committee
Laura Capranica
President
On March 30-31 the 2023, the kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ funded project “Sport as Value”, coordinated by ENGSO in cooperation with the Olympic Committees of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Confederacao do desporto de Portugal (PSC), The University of Pristina, the Organizzazione per L’educazione allo Sport (OPES), and EAS. During the next two years, Sports as Values aims to build the capacity of sport clubs, organizations and federations to integrate positive values into the sport practice at the grassroots level in a structured, dynamic and systematic way, as well as to build stronger communities and peaceful societies through sport and promotion of EU values in a historically fragmented region.
The project partners hope to create sustainable, long-lasting partnerships in the Balkan region, with skilled and knowledgeable organizers that will successfully promote the positive impact of grassroots sports and the values in sport which will result in stronger, peaceful, and more connected societies.
Following a research phase to gather knowledge on grassroots sports and good practices on promotion of values in and through sports across the Western Balkan regions, two workshops will be organized to raise the capacity of sport managers, coaches, and volunteers working within the event management department in grassroots sports organizations. After developing new skill sets, joint actions will take place in the four Balkan countries based on the guidelines developed through initial project activities and research.
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Email: info@dualcareer.eu