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Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) is one of the three large public universities in Berlin, Germany. TUB is a competitive HEI interested to bring international and regional expertise to its faculties and research centres through nationally and internationally-funded projects. During the past years, this institution has been very successful in achieving this goal and aims to continue with it in the future. The Technische Universität Berlin looks back over a long and distinguished tradition of teaching and research.
TUB is devoted to creating a close connection between practical education, theory and project-oriented learning. This combination results in particularly modern vocational studies that combine teaching technical principles and the interaction between humans, technology, society and nature to make it understandable, interesting and attractive. The Institute is therefore particularly well positioned to develop practice-based curricula and to design classes for students with limited knowledge of the language used in their education, which is often the case of refugees and displaced persons.
The Center for Technology and Society (ZTG) in DE was founded in 1995 and is a central research department of TUB. Its research focus lies on interactions between societal and technical developments. From its beginning, its researchers aimed to develop theories and concepts describing and explaining the technical societal change and elaborate on new forms of cooperation management. In this regard, the ZTG follows a problem-oriented research approach. As such, the majority of research programs are not limited to descriptive-analytical approaches. Instead, they focus on the development and testing of innovative solutions and policies.
For the ZTG, it is important to secure third party funding for continuing research and development as well as academic activities. The funding coming from the EC has an important role in the annual turn-over of the institute. Similar projects like the proposed collaboration program have been helping the institute reach its goals and strategies. Moreover, this project will be very effective in involving young researchers and teachers of TUB and the ZTG to get integrated in the international activities and to gain experience.
The Faculdade de Motricidade Humana/Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMH) integrates the University of Lisbon, created in 2013 from the merging of the former Technical University of Lisbon and the University of Lisbon. Currently, it is the biggest University in Portugal, with its 18 Schools, more than 3.500 academic staff and about 48.000 undergraduate and post-graduate students, and 87 recognized research units. University of Lisbon’s main aim is the development of a research university, committed to education, innovation and technology transfer, focused on people, valuing knowledge, merit, and participation, with an European dimension open to the world, with its wide range of courses and research areas.
FMH is involved in the higher education and scientific communities, and also in various social sectors, by keeping fruitful relationships with the educational, sports, production, artistic and health systems. This is well expressed in the diversity and quality of the partnerships and relationships already established. The elementary and high schools network, within the scope of the Masters in Teaching Physical Education and School Sports’ programme is an example of how scientific and pedagogic relationships are developed with the education system, facilitating, both, the qualification of teachers training and the development of joint research projects, namely the development of pilot studies of research programs to be implemented all around the country.
The Sports and Recreation Center of the Cracow University of Technology is a inter-faculty organization that organizes classes for students and employees of all faculties of the Cracow University of Technology in the field of:
- physical education
- specialist sports groups which are taking part in Polish Academic Championships in many disciplines
- recreation
- rehabilitation
- health education
- classes for students with dissabilities
SRC CUT has highly qualified training staff and sports facilities: Tennis Centre, two Sports Halls with team game courts (volleyball, basketball, futsal, handball, tennis) gym and fitness hall, Centre of Yachting Training.
The Faculty of Kinesiology is an academic, educational and research institution of higher education in the Republic of Croatia, one of the younger members of the University of Zagreb. It was founded in 1959, originally as the Faculty of Physical Education. In 2001 the name of the institution was changed in order to better reflect its research focus. Today, there are around 120 employees employed at the Faculty (80 of which are teaching and research staff). More than 2300 students enrol in the Faculty’s programmes each year.
The Faculty has a strong international collaboration in both research and teaching. It takes part in international and national research in the fields of physical activity and health, physical activity epidemiology, physical activity promotion, sport performance, motor control and biomechanics, exercise physiology, exercise psychology and sociology, and sports management.
Mine Vaganti NGO (MVNGO) was founded in Sardinia (Italy) in 2009. MVNGO has 4 offices in Sassari, Olbia, Tempio Pausania and Uri, covering the whole North Sardinia. The organization managed a Youth Center (Centro Santa Caterina, Sassari) under a convention with the Municipality of Sassari between 2014 and 2016. Upon the expiry of the foregoing convention, MVNGO kept an open and profitable relationship with the Municipality of Sassari being allowed to develop activities in the Youth Center even after the formal end of the organization’s commitment. The use of Sport in combination with NFE methodologies as an educational instrument of youth/adults/NEET/Migrants inclusion is one of MVNGO’s key areas of expertise.
MVNGO followed-up on its achievements in this field by establishing a specialized Sport Branch in 2012. MVNGO’s Sport Branch is presently composed of 5 active members, among whom are 2 international professionals.
The aim of MVNGO Sport Branch is to support and improve the use of NFE and Sport, in combination, as a tool for education, social inclusion, mutual understanding, entrepreneurial development, leadership etc.
MVNGO Sport Branch’s professionals would like to further develop knowledge and competences in youth/adult/sport workers around the world, on the following areas:
- Principles of NFE Sports tools
- New teaching methods and tools on education through sport
- Sport Management competences
The Northern Greece Physical Education Teachers’ Association (EGVE), founded in 1954, is both a professional and a scientific representative of all Physical Education aspects in Greece and it attributes to more than 9.000 members. It is the only official bearer of education and information for the Physical Education graduates in Macedonia and Thrace, extending its activities all over Greece and Cyprus.
During the last 25 years it has developed multifaceted activities, contributing to the growth of Physical Education and Sports’ image in Greece. It has assisted significantly to the scientific evolution and growth of both by hosting scientific events such as international and national congresses, symposiums and seminars on up to date athletic topics (21 international and national congresses, 19 symposiums, one European Congress for Fighting Doping in Sports [T.R.E.A.D. action of the E.U.’s Directorate General for Education and Culture], 4 national congresses on aerobics and numerous seminars) and three European programs M.A.P.S., MULTI-SPORT, W4AL.
The Association’s activities include –but are not limited to- the promotion of professional and scientific issues of its members, the organization of educational and festive events, as well as active participation in events with intense social character such as the battle against drug use and doping in sports and physical education and sport for the challenged ones.
Sport Ambassadors Association is a voluntary sports association. All members are volunteers working to increase the sport culture in the society, to enable people to engage in physical activities and to have an active lifestyle. The target group is all age groups of people. Disadvantaged and disabled people are mostly integrated in our activities.
The main focus of the Association is to work in the following fields:
- Promoting Physical Activity and Health (namely HEPA)
- Social inclusion and integration through Sport
- Fight against obesity and sedentary lifestyle
- Outdoor education
- Non-formal education
- Intercultural dialogue
Sports Ambassadors Association has been established to be active in local, national and international projects. With the help of the projects carried out, it seeks to promote lifelong learning and to enhance the skills related to sports activities. It also aims to involve youth in international youth work, international educational, scientific, cultural exchange programs and it wants to create chances for young people to be sporty, strong, physically and mentally fit, understanding, successful and ambitious.