The SportOsvita website — student sports map — has been launched in Ukraine

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The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the State Institution “Agency of Mass Sport of Ukraine”, the Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science, and Sports, and the All-Ukrainian NGO “Innovative University” have launched SportOsvita — student sports map.

This is a digital interactive tool for prospective students, student athletes, parents, universities and sports communities. On the platform, users can search for Ukrainian higher education institutions by region and sport, view an institution’s profile, photos of sports facilities, available sports clubs and a description of the infrastructure.

The current version of the map contains data on 104 higher education institutions, photographs of 165 sports facilities, and information on 48 Olympic and 127 non-Olympic sports. The data covers 28 categories of sports facilities: indoor halls and arenas, halls for martial arts and strength sports, fitness centres, stadiums, outdoor pitches, water sports centres, venues for mind sports, multi-purpose complexes and partner training centres.

“It is important for the Fund of the President of Ukraine to undertake projects that create new opportunities for young people. In the context of the war, it is important to take part in sport to stay healthy. Furthermore, sport is a tool that can help young people return to full-time face-to-face learning. “We would like to thank the researchers from the All-Ukrainian NGO “Innovative University” and their donors for conducting a study on the state and use of sports infrastructure in universities,”

emphasised Yuriy Petrushenko, Director of the Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science, and Sports.

SportOsvita helps student athletes choose a university with confidence. Prospective students can see in advance where training facilities are available, which sports the institution supports, and whether the infrastructure aligns with their educational and sporting goals.

“The development of student sport is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine. For us, SportOsvita is much more than just a digital service. It is a tool that helps young people find opportunities to take part in sport, stay physically active and find their sporting community within the university environment. We aim to create conditions in which students can study effectively, train regularly and realise their potential without having to choose between education and sport,”

said Serhii Tymofieiev, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.

For the state, the map provides a factual basis for decision-making in student sport: the development of sports clubs and leagues, support for student athletes, the modernisation of infrastructure and the return of young people to an active student life on university campuses.

“The map will help prospective students choose universities, taking into account not only educational opportunities but also the conditions for physical development, sporting activities and an active student life. At the same time, for universities, it is an important tool for development and enhancing competitiveness. We must make sport an integral part of the modern university environment, as it is sport that fosters leadership, responsibility, teamwork and other skills necessary for the successful self-fulfilment of young people,”

emphasised Andrii Vitrenko, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine.

The platform is available via the following link: https://sportosvita.com.ua/

‘SportOsvita — student sports map’ is being implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Fund of the President of Ukraine for Education, Science, and Sports, and All-Ukrainian NGO ‚Innovative Universityʼ, in collaboration with State Institution “Agency of Mass Sport of Ukraine” as part of the project ‘Research on the State and Use of Sports Infrastructure at Higher Education Institutions of Ukraine’. The project is supported by the “Askold and Dir” Fund, administered by ISAR Ednannia as part of the project “Strong Civil Society of Ukraine – a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy”, funded by Norway and Sweden. The content of this material does not necessarily reflect the views of the governments of Norway, Sweden or ISAR Ednannia.

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