July 2024

At the “EUSA Forum 2024: Synergies in university sport development” held on July 13, 2024 at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, EAS presented the outcomes of the Erasmus+ Sport projects useful for helping higher educational institutions (HEIs) implementing their dual career policies and provisions for university student-athletes. After urging the participants to navigate the friendly-user platform of completed or ongoing EU-funded projects (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects), the main outcomes of the AMID (Actual situation on DC migrating athletes at HEIs), ESTPORT (the European “Sport Tutorship” model for HEIs), PARA-LIMITS (The guidelines for university career of athletes with disability), and More Than Gold (the Guidelines and Manual to Strengthen Dual Career policies at HEIs) were presented also in light of the Erasmus+Sport project DiscoverU project, which aims to encourage the participation in sport and physical activity by promoting  and supporting sport and education of university students.

In targeting organisations that directly or indirectly deal with sport in tertiary education, DiscoverU represents a tremendous opportunity to progress both the European dual career and university sports. The presence of EAS and the other DiscoverU partners at the EUSA Games 2024 highlights the importance of collaboration and involvement of educated youth in sports for the development of future leaders who will contribute to the advancement of a European sport culture.

On July 14, 2024, the hird transnational meeting of the DiscoverU was held at the University of Miskolc, Hungary. This meeting was intended to discuss the progression of the research and the educational phases of the project, as well as the implementation of the communication and dissemination of the project findings.

Further information on the DiscoverU project will be provided at the EAS Conference in Katowice next October 1-3, 2023.

The DiscoverU project is funded by the European Union coordinated by PEGS. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

On July 5 and 6, 2024, MindSpin hosted the second transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ Sport project ”Smart Start for DC” in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Funded by the Erasmus+Sport programme, the SMART START for DC (SS4DC) project aims to encourage the dual career of young athletes of high school age (from 14 to 19 years old) through timely preparation for the labor market.

The second transnational meeting was intended to discuss the educational content focused on communication style and assertiveness, social interactions, emotional intelligence, listening skills, leadership skills, setting goals, organizational skills and responsibility, teamwork and collaboration, desire for continuous learning and application of knowledge, critical thinking, and respect for diversity. Based on the outcomes of national desk analyses, interviews with experts, and responses to a survey administered to youth student-athletes in Croatia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy, Malta and Turkey, the educational modules were presented and evaluated, and the next steps for platform and MOOC development were discussed, along with Management and Dissemination subjects.

Further information on the project will be provided at the EAS Conference in Katowice next October 1-3, 2023.

The Smart Start for DC project is funded by the European Union coordinated by PEGS. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

On June 25, 2024 the Partners of the Collaborative Partnership Sports as Value have met in Podgorica, Montenegro. Coordinated by ENGSO, 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 contributed to promote the EU sports values in the Balkan area by integrating the sport practice at the grassroots level in a structured, dynamic and systematic way to create sustainable, long-lasting partnerships in this historically fragmented region.

During the first part of the day the Partners discussed the previous activities and planned the next steps of the project, including the dissemination of the results and the final conference.

To promote sport values for peaceful and more connected societies through interactive activities, the Montenegrin Olympic Committee organized a joint action on Olympic Day with UNHCR and local clubs, during which local children and children from refugee backgrounds participated together to different sports tournaments.

On 21 November 2024, the final conference of Sports as Value will be organised in Prostina, Kosovo, as part of the European Sport Platform, 2024.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.