Kick-off Meeting of the Erasmus+ YOULEAD Project Held in Rome




Kick-off Meeting of the Erasmus+ YOULEAD Project Held in Rome

Representatives of the University of Montenegro, through the Balkan Institute for Science and Innovation (BISI), participated in the kick-off meeting of the international Erasmus+ project YOULEAD – Leading the Game: Developing Pathway for Gender Balanced Youth Leaders in Sports Governance, held on 22–23 January 2026 in Rome, Italy.

During the two-day meeting, project partners were introduced to the project objectives and implementation plan, defined roles and responsibilities, and agreed on the project governance structure. Special focus was placed on the work packages, within which the University of Montenegro, through BISI, in cooperation with the Instituto Andaluz de la Juventud, plays a key role in the work package dedicated to the analysis and identification of good practices in the field of gender-balanced leadership in sport.

The meeting also addressed financial and administrative aspects of the project, monitoring and evaluation plans, as well as communication and dissemination strategies. The next steps, work dynamics, and tentative dates for future meetings were agreed upon, including the next transnational project meeting, which will be held in Podgorica at the end of June 2026.

The YOULEAD project aims to promote gender-balanced youth leadership in sports governance through the development of innovative educational programmes, analysis of good practices, and capacity building of sports organisations at the European level. The project is coordinated by Panathlon International (Italy) and brings together partners from several European countries: ENGSO Youth (Belgium), European Multisport Club Association (Belgium), Futbol Más (Spain), Instituto Andaluz de la Juventud (Spain), International Centre for Sport Security Europe (Portugal), Sports Embassy (Slovenia), and the University of Montenegro (Montenegro). The project is funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Programme.

Through participation in the YOULEAD project, the Balkan Institute for Science and Innovation (BISI) and the members of the project team – Prof. Dr Stevo Popović, Prof. Dr Marko Begović, and Prof. Dr Srđan Redžepagić – further reaffirm their commitment to promoting inclusion, gender equality, and the active involvement of young people in decision-making processes in sport and the broader social context.

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