SHAPE

Sport, Health, and the People - A Western Balkan University Network

SHAPE

About Us

The project is aimed to build-up a University Network on Sport in Western Balkans, and design joint actions, in line with the European context and EU recommendations, to promote an active lifestyle in the population, and contribute to community life and sustainable development in the Region. To this effect, the project aims to train sport professionals qualified in specific sport fields as applied to the different needs, and promote personal health, as well as common values such as inclusion, equality, safety, or environmental awareness, thereby contributing to community life and to a peaceful social development.

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Project partners

ust
ust
uniel
unishk
up
ut
foroitalico
univie
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Work packages and task groups

Work Package 1

Management and coordination of the project

Project coordination, involving cross-cutting management, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting activities, will basically include the following steps and related activities:

    • Kick-off meeting (UBT Pristina, February 2024)
    • Establishment and organization of the WB University Network on Sport
    • Partnership, agreements, and action plans
    • Preparation of Project Management Plan, and related Project management agreement
    • Financial management of the project
    • Progress Reports, and Project’s Final Report
    • Closing event
Work Package 2

West Balkan Week of Sport

Design and launch of a program of sport activities promoted in all HEIs and on the territory, aiming to a WB participation to the European Week of Sport, with local specificities and a common design, meant to support the project’s general objectives and to serve as basis for future developments. The WP will basically consist of the following activities:

    • Design of the West Balkan Week of Sport, planning local activities and a regional event
    • Recognition of the event under EWOS by national and EU authorities
    • Promotion of the event and related activities in partner HEIs and on the territory
    • Realization of the event in September 2024, with plans to continue in later years
    • Dissemination of program events online, through the media, and through other means
    • Sustainability of the WB Week of Sport program and possible developments
Work Package 3

Digital Ecosystem

A Digital Ecosystem will be established by UBT with its specific competences, in constant cooperation with EU and other partners, to support teaching and other activities with a wide range of possibilities, including attending in presence or online, having access to past lectures, to study materials and integrative information on the study subjects, to field experiences, etc. The establishment of the Digital Ecosystem will basically include the following steps and activities:

    • Design and development of digital ecosystem
    Monitoring, feedback, and adjustments
    • Launch of the digital ecosystem
    • Promotion for universities and community
Work Package 4

Identification of Regional & Educational Needs

The social picture in WB countries will be discussed, considering sport education curricula and possible adaptations to better meet modern standards and respond to social needs, the job market, and the qualifications required, aiming to ensure better employment prospects, and contribute to community and social development in line with the EU context. To this effect, and to acquire a better picture of regional contexts and needs, the following activities will be conducted:

    • Regional exchange visits
    • Meetings with stakeholders
    • Analysis of regional needs and the job market
    • Analysis of Sport Science curricula and adaptations to social needs
    • National focus groups
Work Package 5

Regional Thematic Seminars

Seminars will be offered covering main areas related to sport activities as applied to personal and social health, with a focus on Erasmus “overarching priorities” in community building and social development. The following groups of seminars will be planned on the main areas of application of physical activities:

    1. Age groups: Healthy adults – Growth and development - Aging and the elderly
    2. Adapted Physical Activity (APA) for Disabled: Behavioral or emotional disabilities; Sensory impaired disorders; Physical disabilities (physiological, functional and/or mobility impairments); Developmental disabilities (attention deficit, autism, ….)
    3. Diseases, traumas, or related conditions: Physical activity protocols for specific pathologies and rehabilitation processes (chronic diseases and other conditions, traumas, ….)
    4. Main aspects and priorities in community building and social health and development Sport activities for wellness and community building; Gender equality, social equity and inclusion, integration of minorities and refugees, …; Environment care and sustainability in sport activities; Sport activities at the service of common values and engagement, security, and peace; Sport activities in crisis management and emergency; etc. Related activities will include promotion, dissemination, and the preparation of materials for the Advanced Study Program, based on the Seminars experience and the help of the experts involved.
Work Package 6

Advanced Study Program (ASP)

A wider educational program will be launched to train experts in main areas, offering in the third year an Advanced Study Program (60 ECTS) with various profiles (Majors), designed to allow a specialistic approach to the various health or social needs. This will basically include the following activities:

    • Design, launch and implementation of the ASP
    • ASP common trunk: Basic principles of sport and exercise
    • Major 1. Sport Activities Over the Lifespan (Health and fitness; Growth and development; Aging and the elderly)
    • Major 2. Sport and Exercise in Public Health (Disease prevention and management; Rehabilitation; Chronic Conditions; Disability)
    • Major 3. Sport Activities for Community Building and Development (Community; Environment; Common values; Crisis management)
    • Internship or Field Work experience
    • Final thesis
Work Package 7

Dissemination, and exploitation of outcomes

This WP will basically organize and conduct the following activities:

    • Summary of the work done highlighting the key achievements
    • Preparation of the project dissemination plan
    • Design of the project’s visual identity, development of social network pages for promotion
    • Templates for reporting, letters, presentations, etc.
    • Dissemination of the Seminars program, the ASP, and other materials

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