WHO Europe organises a three-day Urban design for Health workshop

On 14th-16th April 2021, the World Health Organisation’s Regional Office for Europe organized a three-day workshop on urban design for health, during which several stakeholders discussed how urban design could promote healthy lifestyles and encourage individuals to be more physically active.
 
In her introductory speech, Dr Nino Berdzuli, WHO Europe’s Director of the Country Health Programmes Division, explained that the aim of the workshop was to inspire and incentivize better urban design which promo

Training Provider Forum 2021 - Implementing an effective online assessment for fitness professionals

EuropeActive hosted on Thursday, 8th April its online Training Provider Forum (TPF) to actively discuss the implementation of assessments by EuropeActive accredited training providers in relation to EuropeActive’s main educational standards. Speakers and panellists shared their knowledge, expertise and insights under the theme of ‘Effective Learner Assessment’ with the aim of raising the standards of training provision and exercise professionals across Europe.

EuropeActive, FIBO Global Fitness and Questex/Sibec will partner for a historical gathering of the fitness and physical activity sector

EuropeActive, FIBO Global Fitness and Questex/Sibec are excited to announce that they are coming together in a 2021 partnership. Sibec Europe will be part of the educational and networking events leading up to FIBO, the leading international trade show for fitness, wellness and health from 4th to 7th November. The common goal is to remove pandemic-related hurdles for the fitness industry and, among other things, to make travel easier again in this transitional year.

EuropeActive attends the Clean Energy Summit 2021

On March 23rd, EuropeActive attended the 2021 edition of the Clean Energy Summit, entitled “Clean energy transition: the cornerstone of the European Green Deal”. 
 
The event focused on the fight against climate change and the necessary measures to take in order to accomplish a clean and just energy transition. Through a series of live-streamed interactive panels and interviews, the Clean Energy Summit highlighted policy, business, and academia’s priorities regarding the clean energy transition in Europ

2021 Sport Info Day sheds light on new Erasmus+ programme

The 2021 edition of the annual Erasmus+ Sport Infoday took place on the 23rd and 24th March, and for the first time ever, the event was entirely virtual. Stakeholders of the physical activity and sport sector eagerly participated in the awaited event to gain insights on the new Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2027, that is yet to be released.

Considering workplace diversity, inclusion and belonging beyond the pandemic

On Wednesday 24th February, ACCA, PwC and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development held the highly relevant and needed webinar ‘Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging- Supporting the agenda in the post-pandemic workplace’. 
 
A panel of experienced speakers, ranging from the heads for Inclusion at large international organisations to the director of an umbrella NGO dedicated to disability rights, discussed how the current pandemic has had a range of both negative and positive consequences on the

2020 ISM: Facing the New Normal Together

On Thursday 19th November 2020, EuropeActive successfully hosted the 11th annual International Standards Meeting (ISM), our flagship event for training providers, employers, practitioners and other key stakeholders in the fitness and physical activity sector. Although this year’s ISM had to be reconfigured into a virtual format to abide by important safety measures, more than 100 participants from 27 different countries tuned in.