Our valued partner, the European Fair Play Movement (EFPM), has recently experienced a particularly eventful period – one marked by meaningful recognition, international dialogue, and a reaffirmed commitment to ethical sport. We are pleased to share two highlights, both of which were personally attended by EOA President Prof. Dr. Manfred Laemmer: the presentation of the […]
Report coordinated by Dr Anita Sterea, Chair of the Olympic Heritage Commission Six months after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the memory of this sporting celebration still resonates across Europe. The year held great significance for the Olympic Movement, as it marked 100 years since the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris — the final edition
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With the support of Olympic Solidarity and under the coordination of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, the Albanian Olympic Academy launched an inspiring initiative aimed at fostering the next generation of sports journalists. The two-day training course “New Talents in Sports Journalism in School” brought together around 20 young participants from across Albania who were
Virtual reality (VR) already found its way into sports decades ago, particularly in areas such as injury prevention, rehabilitation, skill refinement, mental health, cognitive functioning, and psychological skill development. However, a preliminary literature review conducted as part of the Erasmus+ project Building European Safe Sport Together 2.0 (BESST 2.0) reveals a significant gap: the use of VR
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On April 25, 2025, the second SOPROS Conference titled “Athletes’ Social Protection in Europe: From National Practice to European Coordination?” took place in Zagreb, Croatia. Hosted at Hotel Academia and organised by the Institute of European Sport Development in cooperation with the University of Rijeka, the event brought together experts, athletes, and stakeholders from across
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Strengthening Ties and Olympic Values at the EOC General Assembly From 28 February to 1 March 2025, the 54th General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) took place in Frankfurt, Germany, gathering Europe’s National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and key figures from across the Olympic Movement. Now, with some distance, we reflect on the event
A Look Back: EOA at the EOC General Assembly 2025 and a Special Honour for Azerbaijan Read More »
The European Olympic Academies invite all National Olympic Academies and their networks to support the ISOH 2025 Olympic History Youth Competition! Organised by the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) with the support of the International Olympic Academy (IOA), this exciting competition encourages young participants of the 65th Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors (June 7–19,
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The European Olympic Academies (EOA) recently launched BESST 2.0 – Building European Safe Sport Together, an ambitious Erasmus+ project co-funded by the European Union. This project builds on the extensive research and developed tools and frameworks of the predecessor project, BESST 1.0, and aims to enhance safeguarding measures in European sports, ensuring a safer and
From Policy to Practice: How BESST 2.0 is going to Digitalise Safeguarding in Sport Read More »
A look back that serves as an outlook: In November 2024, representatives from 17 European countries gathered in Birštonas, Lithuania, for an intensive seven-day training seminar. Entitled “Training of Trainers – Working with the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP)”, it was a unique opportunity that allowed participants to delve into the role of sport and
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On 13 and 14 January 2025, the latest project meeting of the Erasmus+ project SOPROS was held in Paris, France. The meeting focused on discussing the project’s current status and planning the next steps for enhancing athletes’ social protection in Olympic sports. Building on the foundations laid during the conference in Cologne in April 2024
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