30/04/2026
We are incredibly proud to celebrate Zeinia Samar who has just graduated with a Postgraduate Certificate in International Sports Management from the University of London! Zeinia, who served as High-Performance Director for the India Olympics team, earned the Ubuntu Award for her outstanding work supporting young athletes—both academically and athletically. She’s been an inspiring example of balancing family, professional excellence, and her studies. A big thank you to our tutors, her fellow students, and everyone who supported her journey. We’re thrilled to welcome her into our alumni and professional community—congrats, Zeinia Samar !
21/08/2025
Dear all,
Module registration for continuing students and those wishing to add modules is now open for the September 2025 session of the International Sports Management (INTSM) programme.
This tutorial, although recorded two years ago, may still be useful to some of you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhTo4Po72gE&ab_channel=UniversityofLondon
Kind regards,
ISM Team
A guide to your online registration
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17/06/2025
🎉 Exciting News!
I'm proud to share that Ms Tracy Chifita and Dr Oscar Mwaanga have co-authored Chapter 7 in the newly released textbook:
📘 Sport, Development and Peace: Critical Global Challenges – published by Palgrave Macmillan.
📝 Chapter Title:
Physically Active Education (PAE): A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Development in Africa
This chapter makes a powerful case for embedding Physically Active Education (PAE) in African educational systems – addressing the urgent need for action in the face of:
Increasing sedentary lifestyles post-COVID
The growing burden of non-communicable diseases
Persistent educational and health inequalities
It explores how integrating physical activity with academic learning can boost both health and educational outcomes, while supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union’s Sports Policy Framework for 2030.
🔗 Explore the chapter here:
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-86930-3_7
👏🏽 Congratulations to Dr Oscar Mwaanga and Ms Tracy Chifita for this important contribution to the global Sport for Development movement!
A Critical Justification for Physically Active Education: Towards ‘the Africa We Want’
This chapter presents a compelling argument for integrating Physically Active Education (PAE) into the African educational system, underscoring its vital role in promoting sustainable educational and health outcomes within the African holistic development paradigm....
02/04/2025
Dear all,
Feel free to join us today on the Monthly Coffee Catch Up now via:
Class Collaborate
12/12/2024
Active Minds, Healthy Futures: Revolutionising African Education Through Movement, is now live on the SportandDev website. here: https://www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/active-minds-healthy-futures-revolutionising-african-education-through-movement
Active minds, healthy futures: Revolutionising African education through movement
Introducing Physically Active Education (PAE). Also called Physically Active Learning (PAL) or Physically Active Teaching and Learning (PATL), PAE is an active learning pedagogy that utilizes physical activity as a modality for learning. PAE redefines the role of movement in education by integrating...