On September 27th, 2025 at 17:00, the ENSE General Assembly will be held during the 2025 ENSE Forum in Rio Maior, Portugal and is open to all ENSE members in good standing. The draft agenda is available here. This assembly will allow the membership to receive updates about network activities, provide input on key decisions […]
We are delighted to announce that the 18th ENSE Forum will take place on 26–27 September 2025 in Rio Maior, Portugal, hosted at the Sports Sciences School of Rio Maior – Santarém Polytechnic University. Under the theme:“SPORTS EDUCATION CONNECT: international collaboration, innovation & technology,”this edition of the ENSE Forum aims to bring together a vibrant […]
We’re excited to announce the release of the third edition of the SheCOACH Newsletter – your latest update on our mission to foster gender equality in sports coaching across Europe In this issue, we take you inside the SheCOACH Partner Meeting in Murcia, Spain, where project partners reviewed our progress and outlined the next steps […]
From February 11 to 13, 2025, representatives from partner organizations across Europe convened in Kufstein, Austria, for the Healthy Lifestyle Network Europe meeting. This gathering served as a strategic platform to evaluate progress, discuss new developments, and establish future directions for initiatives promoting preventive health and well-being. Through collaborative efforts, the network aims to enhance […]
As part of the ongoing efforts to enhance gender equality in sports coaching, the SheCoach project has released a comprehensive Recommendations report. This report addresses critical knowledge gaps in gender mainstreaming, specifically within basketball coaching education and qualifications, across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, and Spain. The report is the result of extensive primary research, including an […]
The 17th European Network of Sport Education (ENSE) Forum took place in Tirana, Albania, on November 1-2, 2024, hosted by the Sports University of Tirana. Under the theme "Bridging Borders through Sport Education: The Euro-Balkan-Med Perspective," the forum created an inspiring platform for educators, researchers, and practitioners from across Europe to address pressing issues in […]
This year's ENSE Forum, themed "Bridging Borders through Sport Education: The Euro-Balkan-Med Perspective," will take place at the Sports University of Tirana, Albania, on November 1st and 2nd, 2024. Here you can find the full programme, filled with keynote sessions, roundtable discussions, and interactive workshops on topics such as sport diplomacy, health promotion, dual careers […]
17th ENSE FORUM Bridging Bordes through Sport Education: The Euro-Balkan-Med Perspective Venue: Sports University of Tirana - Rruga Muhamet Gjollesha 1001, Tirana, Albania Dates: November 01- 02, 2024 Sport is a powerful tool for fostering unity and addressing some of our society's most sociocultural challenges. Starting from a European, Balkan and Mediterranean perspective, the 2024 ENSE […]
The 17th ENSE Forum will take place at the Sports University of Tirana in Tirana, Albania, on November 1st and 2nd, 2024, under the theme Bridging Borders through Sport Education: The Euro-Balkan-Med Perspective. The Sports University of Tirana, an esteemed institution and ENSE member, will host this significant event. This year’s Forum will serve as […]
In June, the final conference of the Before Project took place in Dublin, Ireland. Our partners from DCU Anti-Bullying Centre hosted a significant event marking the culmination of the Erasmus+ funded BeFore project. The Before team launched the Training Course, a comprehensive, far-reaching, and interdisciplinary online course offering evidence-informed insights on preventing and responding to […]
We are proud to announce the successful completion of our second project meeting, held in the beautiful city of Lisbon, Portugal. This meeting marked a significant milestone in our project as we evaluated the first program for the Healthy Lifestyle Promoter course. During the meeting, the course curriculum was thoroughly reviewed, including detailed learning outcomes […]
At the end of April, the INCLUDE project met in Nicosia, Cyprus, to finalize the two-years project. The project members from Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Ireland and Austria discussed the project's achievements as well as the latest content development of the E-Learning platform on inclusion in sports, which will be released in May. INCLUDE is an […]
For the fifth time, the Before project team met for an international partners meeting this week. The team from the Universidad de Murcia hosted the guests in the beautiful city of San Javier, Spain. In this meeting, the project members discussed the latest content development for the online course on anti-bullying education for coaches, which […]
We are announcing the launch of SheCOACH, an Erasmus sports project aimed at improving gender equality in sports coaching. Recently, our project consortium gathered for a kick-off meeting at the Olympic Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus, marking the start of the project. At SheCoach, our mission is clear: to promote the way for a more inclusive […]
Healthy Lifestyle Network Europe (HLNE) project has officially started its journey with an energizing kick-off meeting in the beautiful city of Amsterdam, which provided the perfect backdrop for our two-day meeting.HLNE boasts a diverse consortium with partners from the Netherlands, Lithuania, Belgium, Slovakia, Portugal, Spain, Serbia, and Austria, uniting to tackle health challenges and promote […]
For the fourth time, the Before project team met for an international partners meeting in September. This time, ENSE hosted the guests in the beautiful city of Cologne, Germany, for two days. On the first day, the project members discussed the latest outcomes of the international quantitative surveys. Afterwards, the content development for the online […]
Last week, the Erasmus+ funded Sport and Social Cohesion Lab (SSCL) was able to meet for the fifth, and last time, in Cologne, Germany. One main goal of the three-year SSCL project is to support the implementation of a highly-participatory Living Lab approach within five sport for social cohesion programmes in four different European countries. By implementing […]
More than 70 participants and presenters from all over Europe joined the 16th European Network of Sport Education Forum in Rome, Italy, on the 21st and 22nd of September 2023. Researchers, practitioners and students met at the University of Rome, “Foro Italico” to discuss issues related to the theme Sport Education for Sustainable Development: The Euro-Med Perspective. The […]
As part of ENSE's continuing work on European sport education projects, we are looking for a person to fill a part-time role as Project Manager. The full role description and application information can be found here.
The full programme of the 16th ENSE Forum 2023 is now available online! The ENSE Forum offers key note presentations, round tables as well as interactive discussions. The Forum is taking place in Rome, Italy, on the 21st and 22nd of September 2023 under the theme Sport Education for Sustainable Development: The Euro-Med Perspective. To participate in […]
This three-year European project aimed to improve the healthy lifestyles of Europeans throughawareness and change, driven by physical activity, healthy eating, and a positive mindset. Featuring a world-class consortium of project partners and supported by ENSE, this project generated extensive insightful and interactive learning materials. Highlights include the creation of standards for 'Healthy Lifestyle Promoters,' […]
On September 21st, 2023 at 18:00 (Rome time), the ENSE General Assembly will be held during the 2023 ENSE Forum and is open to all ENSE members in good standing. This assembly will allow the membership to receive updates about network activities, provide input on key decisions and vote for the 2023-25 ENSE Board. The […]
The 16th ENSE Forum will take place in Rome, Italy, on the 21st and 22nd of September 2023 under the theme Sport Education for Sustainable Development: The Euro-Med Perspective. It is now possible to register and submit presentation abstracts for the 2-day event. Venue: University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 6, Rome, Italy Dates: September 21-22, 2023 […]
The Erasmus+ project "Virtual Reality Approach to Anti-Doping Learning" (ViRAL) aims to promote innovative and impactful anti-doping education through a virtual reality game targeting competitive and recreational athletes. New technologies can greatly increase the acceptance and impact of anti-doping education among a variety of target groups. Through the development of a Virtual Reality program, VIRAL […]
ENSE is happy to announce that the transnational report of the INCLUDE project has been released! INCLUDE is an Erasmus+ project that aims to tackle and root out discriminatory behaviours from youth sports and contribute to making sports safe and accessible for all youth and children. The transnational report is based on desk and field research in […]
Last week, the Erasmus+ funded Sport and Social Cohesion Lab (SSCL) was able to meet for the fourth time in Prague, Czech Republic. The SSCL project works to implement a highly participatory Living Lab approach in four different sport-based programmes. In turn, this approach helps directly engage programme participants, involves all relevant stakeholders, and supports co-created […]
For the Erasmus+ funded project "Before", ENSE is looking to hear from adolescents, adults and coaches who play or are involved in sport. For this project, we are highly interested in your experiences of bullying in sport. This research will help us shape policies that provide supports and provisions for bullying prevention, while each survey […]
Last week, ENSE attended the international partners meeting of the Erasmus+ funded Before Project in beautiful Stockholm, Sweden. On the first day, the project members discussed current issues on bullying in sports and the next steps of the project. On day two, the Swedish NGO Stiftelsen Friends invited coaches, athletes and researchers working in the […]
The final conference of the ACTIVE project took place in the beautiful Portuguese city of Portimão last week. The day started with an inclusive dance session from Dança Mais at the municipal cultural centre of the city of Portimão, followed by several speeches between local policy makers and the partners involved in the project! It […]
The University of Rome "Foro Italico" and the European Network of Sport Education (ENSE), with the collaboration of UNIMED (the Mediterranean Universities Union), will host the 16th ENSE Forum in the city of Rome, Italy, from September 21st-22nd 2023. This year, the Forum will be held under the theme “Sport Education for Sustainable Development: The Euro-Med Perspective”. The […]