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CIDEFES - Lusófona University will be the host of 4th International Conference in Sport and Education (ICSE 2025)
2025-09-11
CIDEFES - Lusófona University will be the host of 4th International Conference in Sport and Education (ICSE 2025), to be held on November 14-15, 2025, at the University campus in Lisbon, in a hybrid format (both in-person and online) and conducted in English.
ICSE 2025 conference Objectives:
- Promote the sharing of scientific and practical knowledge in Education and Sport.
- Encourage innovation and debate on emerging methodologies, technologies, and trends.
- Foster collaboration among researchers, professionals, and institutions.
- Contribute to the development of strategies for health promotion, physical literacy, and sports tourism.
Target Audience
The event is open to anyone interested in sport and education, including teachers and educators, students of all levels, coaches, trainers, sports professionals, researchers, and academics in education and sports.
Accreditation
The conference is accredited by the Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth (IPDJ) for continuous professional development of TPTD, TPTEF, and TPDT (1.6 credits). Accreditation for teachers through the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuing Education (CCPFC) of the University of Braga is under validation.
Your institution is invited to:
- Submit oral presentations, posters, or intervention projects
- Share best practices or local and institutional initiatives
- Actively participate in themed sessions and symposia and promote accredited training.
Key Dates
- Registration and Submission opens: September 5, 2025
- Submission deadline: October 5, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: by October 16, 2025
- Early registration deadline: October 20, 2025
- Final program release: by October 24, 2025
Thematic areas, Speakers and Programme Highlights
The conference covers the following thematic areas with keynote speakers and roundtable participants:
Education Through Sports: Brett Smith (school perspective), Isabel Mesquita (athletes’ perspective) | Roundtables: Brett Smith, Nuno Ferro, António Palmeira (moderator); Isabel Mesquita, Nuno Laurentino, João V. Santos (moderator).
Sports Tourism: Kazimierz Waluch | Roundtable: Volkan Altintaş, Kazimierz Waluch, Inês Caetano (moderator).
Education, Health and Physical Literacy: Elizabeth Durden Myers, José Maia. | Roundtables: Elizabeth Durden Myers, João Mota Rodrigues, João F. Martins (moderator); José Maia, Tânia Gaspar, Marlene Silva (moderator).
Smartization in Sport and Education: Domenico Dentoni (Sport), Marco Neves (Education), Bruno Rosa (moderator).
Day 1 — Friday, November 14
- 08:30–09:00 | Registration & Welcome Ceremony
- 09:00–10:10 | Symposium: Education Through Sports — School Perspective
- 10:10–10:30 | Coffee break
- 10:30–11:40 | Symposium: Education Through Sports — Athletes’ Perspective
- 11:50–12:45 | Parallel Oral Communication Sessions
- 12:45–13:45 | Lunch
- 13:45–14:55 | Symposium: Sports Tourism
- 15:00–16:00 | Poster Sessions + Coffee break + Sports Disability and Inclusion
- 16:00–16:25 | Meet the Expert — Education Through Sports / Sports Tourism
- 20:00–22:00 | Social Dinner
Day 2 — Saturday, November 15
- 08:30–09:00 | Registration & Welcome
- 09:00–10:10 | Symposium: Education, Health and Physical Literacy
- 10:10–10:30 | Coffee break
- 10:30–11:40 | Symposium: Education, Health and Physical Literacy
- 11:50–12:45 | Parallel Oral Communication Sessions
- 12:45–13:45 | Active Break (Functional Circuit or Tai Chi) + Lunch
- 13:45–14:55 | Symposium: Smartization in Sport and Education
- 15:00–16:00 | Poster Sessions + Coffee break + Sport and Nutrition
- 16:00–16:25 | Meet the Expert — Physical Literacy / Smartization
- 16:25–16:45 | Closing Ceremony and Awards
Stay tuned for updates and the list of invited speakers on the official site.
