Tavoite

The overall objective of the project was to make Europe and society stronger by increasing attainment levels and strengthening social dimension in European higher education (talented and skillful human resources). The project contributed to the objective through piloting the case of talented athletes studying at the higher education. The project also aimed to contribute to the process of ensuring high quality education to athletes parallel to their sports career, and thus to integrate athletes into the labor market after their sports careers. The specific objective of the project was to find solutions to the challenges of educating young athletes for a ‘dual career’ and thus to establish a flexible study model for students with atypical learning paths. The curriculum structures, teaching methods as well as needs for the students’ own adjustments was considered. The project produced adapted studying environments and studying structures in Europe in order to make European education system more inclusive for non-typical learners (the project made a pilot based on the case of athletes).

Tulokset

Result 1: The methodology and pedagogy of study model of athletes (leader: Finland, Rovaniemi) Result 2: Enrolment practices of ‘dual career’ students (leader: Slovenia, Maribor) Result 3: Curricula based on commonly developed study model for athletes (leader: Estonia, Tartu)