PLEASE SEE
eusa.eu/projects
for more informationpartnerships. The European
University Sports Association
(EUSA) with the EUSA Institute
based in Ljubljana, Slovenia,
will lead the Inclusion in
Sport (iSPORT) project,
encouraging social inclusion
and equal opportunities in
sport. In addition, the project
of the European Universities
Games Belgrade 2021 was
also selected for funding, with
special focus being given to the
promotion of voluntary activity
in sport.
As a partner in collaborative
partnership consortiums,
the EUSA Institute will also
be involved in the following
projects which fall under various
categories:
a) Promoting education in and
through sport with special focus
on skills development and dual
career of athletes
- Brand Value Alignment
through Dual Career (BRAVA):
The objective of this project
is to enhance the European
workplace environment
so the circumstances and
challenges of dual career
athletes and coaches can be
recognised and effectively
accommodated. - Micro Learning
Entrepreneurship for Athletes
(MLEA): This project will
addresses the collaborative
partnership priority to
“promote education in and
through sport with special
focus on skills development,
as well support the
implementation of the EU
Guidelines on Dual Careers of
Athletes”. - (Uni)ted forces to support
the education of (Uni)versity
sport comm(Uni)ty (Uni4S):
this initiative aims to create
educational opportunities for
staff working in university
sport associations, creating
conditions for skills
development of participants
in the area of organising
university sport tournaments.
b) Encouraging social inclusion
and equal opportunities in sport- PROmoting GendeR Equality
in Sports (PROGRES): the
project aims to promote
gender equality, encourage
social inclusion and equal
opportunities in the sports
sector and specifically in
football, by promoting gender
mainstreaming within football
federations and associations.
c) Improving good governance
and sustainability in sport - Green Sports Hub Europe
(GSHE): this project looks
into ways in which the sports
sector can become more
environmentally sustainable.
d) Promoting voluntary activity
in sport - Work for a cause, serve
for sport (W4C-S4S): the
goal of this project is to
educate and equip volunteers
for participating in the
organisation of national and
international sporting events.
e) Supporting mobility of
volunteers, coaches, managers
and staff of non-profit sport
organisations:- Be(ach) Volunteer, Be(ach)
Fair! (VolFair): the main
aims of this initiative are to
exchange knowledge about
volunteering systems and
to improve the volunteer’s
policies by using the benefits
of beach handball (fair play
as a main sport’s rule) as a
model during the organisation
of sport events.
These projects will be co-funded
by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union. The
results are a great recognition
of the organisation and EUSA
activities, with EUSA pleased to
contribute to the development
of university sport and sport
in general on the European
level, with the support of the
European Union through the
Erasmus+ programme.