GWANGJU – On 29 April, all partners involved in the FISU Conference, to be held from 11 to 14 July in the framework of the 2015 Summer Universiade, met at Honam University in Gwangju. The meeting provided an opportunity to review all the final details of the preparation and, in particular, to review all the papers received so far. As many new papers are still being received, it was decided to extend the deadline to 13 May.
The number of participants in the Conference is expected to reach 600, to which Universiade participants need to be added. The FISU Conference is indeed open and free of charge to all participants registered for the Universiade, thus allowing many student-athletes to present papers and to take part in the parallel sessions. This is what makes the Summer Universiade Conference a unique place to debate about University Sport.
In Attendance: Kolë Gjeloshaj, FISU Director Educational Events; Ho San Kim, Team Manager; Sung Ho Kim, Manager; Su Eun Park, Manager; Kyu Jung Jo, Professor Honam University; Nam Joo Jung, Professor Honam University; In Hae Park, Professor Honam University; Yong Eun Kim, PhD Honam University; Hyang Mi Kim, Director General; Hyung Shim Ra, Director; So Yeon Jo, Manager and Seul Ki Lee, Assistant Manager.
Main Theme
The Impact of University Sport on the Global Community
Keynote Speakers:
Chong Yang Kim (Director of Graduate Studies, Hanyang University, KOR)
Prof. Jo Maguire (Professor of Sociology of Sport, University of Loughborough, GBR)
Mike Lafflin (Global Sports Impact Project, GBR)
Sub-theme 1
University Sport and its eco-environmental impact
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dae Taek Lee (College of Sport Science, Kookmin University Member, American College of Sports Medicine, KOR)
Dr. Chi Jian (Vice President of Beijing Sports University, CHN)
Sub-theme 2
University Sport, humanity and social development
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Walter Tokarski (President of the German Sport University Cologne, GER)
Prof. Jinxia Dong (Founding Director of the Peking University Research Center, CHN)
Sub-theme 3
University Sport and innovation through information technology
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Issei Ogasawara (Lecturer in Mukogawa Women’s University, JPN)
Prof. Anton Gumensky (Associate Professor MGIMO-University, RUS)
Sub-theme 4
University Sport and global education development
Keynote speakers:
Prof. Kyung Sook Kim (Professor of Ewha Womans University, KOR)
Dr. Arne Göring (University of Göttingen, GER)
(Source: Kolë Gjeloshaj, Director of Educational Services)