Scientific Conferences are Important for the University Internationalization
Scientific conferences, such as the international "Transformation Processes in Sport – Sport Performance", organized by the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro and Montenegro Sports Academy, are not only significant for the exchange of scientific knowledge, but also for linking scientists and researchers and the internationalization of the universities, said for the web portal of the University of Montenegro, dean of the Faculty of Sport in Ljubljana, Prof. Milan Žvan.
He said that internationalization is one of the strategic goals of the University in Ljubljana and Faculty of Sport.
"That is why the conferences are so important. And not only to come and to exhibit our work or to hear someone else exhibit, but also to make contacts on a personal level in order to go abroad, or people that we met could come here, "said Žvan.
He said that the internationalization through programs of student mobility achieves goals, while teacher mobility level needs to be further improved.
Žvan does not agree with estimates that the sports science and developments in this area in the region is "ten years behind the world".
"No one who is rational does not expect from scientific conferences, as well as on yours, from each exhibitor to hear something revolutionary. But in each conference we can hear and find something worth gold. Therefore it is worth to come to the conference to choose what makes science great, to be able to put achievement into practice, "he said.
He believes it would be wise if the region "joined forces" in the field of sport science.
"I already proposed at one meeting to create a unique PhD program in our region, which would be given a much higher value. Today, to keep pace with the sports science in the world you need to have good technology, but it is very expensive. If we would gathered all the knowledge and technology in one place, I believe that they we could lead in sports science, as we lead with our results, "said Žvan.
Commenting on the fact that the sports science now became so important and interesting, he said that this phenomenon can be explained through two aspects, one of them is a professional sport, and the second one is population that is getting older.
"Part of the scientific research is going in that direction on how to offer good quality of life to elderly people, and a quality life can be lived with the sport as prevention. Part of our science deals with the exercises after some injuries that are common in those years. Another aspect is the professional sport. As the pinnacle of athletic performance is increasingly rising, the journey of athletes is more difficult and it is normal that science now has to help in achieving top results, but later they expect to be capitalized, "said Žvan.
He reminded us on good and long-standing cooperation with the Faculty for Sports and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, and representatives from the Faculty of Sport in Ljubljana come always in large numbers to the MSA conference.
"I always considered agreement that we have with the Faculty for Sports and Physical Education important and that it should be implemented in practice, because there are agreements that are signed but never realized. People are carriers of partnerships. In our country as well as on the Montenegrin side are good people who are willing to create, this is why our relationship today is at this level "he said. (University of Montenegro)