Events
Multiplier sports events in Lithuania
2021.09.30
Lithuanian Sports University project team successfully hosted multiplier sport event of the #ErasmusPlus EdMedia project in Kaunas with the aim to present project results for stakeholders. At the same they have tested the online platform and discussed about the athletes dual-career and how to implement EU Guidelines in Dual-career into practice.
2021.09.29
Lithuanian Sports University project team successfully organised multiplier sport event of the #ErasmusPlus EdMedia project in Kaunas with the aim to present project results to coaches of various sports at the sport school STARTAS. During the event coaches had a possibility to test the online platform and to get more knowledge about athletes dual-career and how to use social media platforms for raising awareness about EU Guidelines in Dual-career.
2021.09.16
Lithuanian Sports University yesterday successfully organized multiplier event of the #ErasmusPlus EdMedia project in Kaunas to present intellectual products to the university’s women’s and men’s basketball teams. During the event, athletes learned how to make the most of social media to make a dual career visible.
Multiplier sport event in Slovenia
2021.0
In Slovenia was held a national EdMedia conference.
Multiplier sports event in Spain
2021.07.22
The University of Valencia (Universitat de València – UV), successfully organized in León the multiplier event of the Erasmus+ EdMedia project, to present the intellectual products made to a group of #DualCareer athletes of the Spanish national rugby XV team. In addition, coaches, staff and other stakeholders attended the session to learn how to make the most of social media to make the dual career visible. From here, we want to thank the Spanish Rugby Federation for letting us organize this training.
Multiplier sport event in Romania
2021.07.12
In Romania was held a national EdMedia conference. The objective of the project and event was to familiarize the public with the articles, objectives European dual career guide, to inform young people, athletes, coaches, leaders club, federations, media representatives about the notion of performance by harmonizing education with sports, the profession with the time allotted to training from a fragile age, which is vital for educating character and personality.
April 27 An online event was held on the role of the media in promoting a European dual career culture in the form of a virtual café.
Originating from the findings of the EU Collaborative Partnership “Media as a channel of Athletes’ Dual Careers promotion and education (EdMedia, 603456-EPP-1-2018-1-LT-SPO-SCP)”, the third EAS Virtual Cafè attracted around 80 European dual career experts.
Andrej Pisl, Communications and Projects Manager at European University Sports Association – EUSA and Member of the Ed Media Collaborative Partnership, illustrated the aims of the project and its educational platform (https://www.lsu.lt/…/project…/edmedia-online-platform/), which could be useful for both student-athletes and media professionals. He also moderated the contributions of Andreas Küttel and Flavia Guidotti, who presented their personal experiences as athletes and coach, respectively.
Andreas Küttel, former Swiss ski-jumping world champion and five-time Olympic athlete, presented his personal experience and claimed that student-athletes can benefit from unveiling their academic career to better attract the attention of the media and general public. As an Assistant Professor at SDU, and sports psychological consultant, he also recognized the need to educate student-athletes on the role of media and social media to construct a positive image including also their dual career.
Flavia Guidotti, former volleyball player and actual physical trainer of the AO THIRAS Santorini Volleyball team (Greece), focused on the role of dual career in team sports that provide limited revenues to athletes if any. As a dual career expert, she presented her experience with elite athletes as students, who previously lacked support at the sport and academic level. In considering the role model of successful student-athletes crucial for youth athletes, Flavia envisaged a wise use of media and social media to spread the message that the combination of elite sport and academic career is achievable.
Petra Robnik, Head of Athletes Career Centre / Secretary of Slovenian Olympians Association at Olympic Committee of Slovenia, commented that proper communication can be beneficial not only for athletes but also for different dual career stakeholders, who could profit from information on successful dual career programmes and the outcomes of dual career projects.
Flowing a general discussion, Andrej Pisl summarized the outcomes of the café and invited the participants to attend the fourth EAS Virtual Cafè to be organized next June and the Annual Conference to be held next September in Lisbon, European Capital of Sport 2021.
Presentations at an international conference
On September 10 was held International Sport & Health Congress where Prof. Dr. Irena Valantine (Lithuanian Sports University) present #EdMedia and talk about dual career. The topic of the report: Evaluation of the Implementation of Dual Career Guidelines: European Perspective
Sport Info Day in Lithuania. Lithuanian Sports University team on the Panel Discussion disseminates EdMedia Project as a good example for representatives from sport organisations.
Partners from the University of Rome “Foro Italico” presented the Ed Media project at the University of Taipei, Taiwan on November 27, 2019.
Ed Media dissemination at the IX Conference Europe and Sports: Legal, Economical, and Social Profiles. From the Education Rights to the Dual Career of the Student-Athlete (Bergamo, November 20, 2019).
First presentation of the Ed Media project in Romania.
Partners from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University attended at 5 th International Conference of the Universitaria Consortium, Cluj, October 2019.
A representative of the Lithuanian Sports University participated in the World Association for Sport Management Conference, Saint Thomas University, Santiago, Chile, October 16 – 19, 2019.
Career double-step towards performance (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, October 23, 2019).
