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San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia has become national and international reference as 'the University of Sport'.

His model, implemented since its foundation and devised by President José Luis Mendoza, is supporting athletes so they can combine their studies with training and competition.

This proposal has drawn the attention of the most important sports institutions.

Therefore, the EU has funded a project led by the UCAM, to implement this model in five other European universities.

This project, called 'Developing an Innovative European Sport Tutorship model for the dual career of athletes' will be developed from the Faculty of Sport and the Office of International Projects UCAM, in collaboration with the Sports Activities Service, the Office of Foreign International and Communications Office, under the direction of Dean of the Faculty Antonio Sánchez Pato.

With last thirty months and a budget of 390,000 euros, will transfer the knowledge and experience gained by the Catholic University of Murcia five European universities and institutions also committed to the development of the Dual Career: Panepistimio Thessalias (Greece) Universita ta Malta (Malta), Universita degli Studi di Roma Foro Italico (Italy), Leeds Trinity University and EuroPartnership Foundation Limited (UK).

One of the key points is to develop, implement and transfer the mentoring program for athletes, known as 'Sport Tutorship'.

The UCAM has gained enormous experience in this field as it has many students who are athletes and need the figure of a tutor to guide them and condition them to the academic route based on real objectives from the requirements of each athlete.

The exchange of ideas and information on facilities and training between the universities involved, since it will allow you to develop the figure of Erasmus Deportivo will also be very important.

Thus, an athlete UCAM could spend studying and training in some of the European universities that are in the program and which by its nature is interesting for its sporting calendar and time for their studies.

Also UCAM athletes receive these universities may study a few months in Spain and improve your athletic performance.

In short, what is sought with this project is that the UCAM export your model to Europe and enabling athletes to combine their training and competitions with studies and thus be better prepared to enter the workforce once finishes career.

From this experience is expected that a book is published, a website that gives visibility to the project design, as well as holding an international conference once the project is completed (mid-2017) to present the results and conclusions of this experience as well as parallel investigations to be carried out.

The starting point will be in late January when representatives of universities and institutions involved, attend the UCAM for a first meeting to lay the groundwork and lines of work for the coming months.

A model that has attracted the attention of Europe

The operation model of the UCAM has paid off and thus was born this project in the hands of the European Union.

A clear example is the ciezano walker Juanma Molina was in Athens and Beijing Olympic medalist in European Championships and the World.

Thanks to a guided through personalized tutoring could continue studying the Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sports program and today he is a professor and doctor at the Faculty of Sport of the UCAM.

Other great athletes follow in his footsteps as Miguel Ángel López (European Champion 20 kilometers up and student CAFD), Mireia Belmonte (double Olympic medalist and student of Degree in Advertising and Public Relations), Juanfran Guevara (pilot and World Championship Student Administration and Management), Benjamin Sanchez (Olympic walker and student CAFD) or Alberto Martin (basketball player and student of Psychology).

Are just some examples of the more than fifty Olympians and elite sports team comprising the UCAM and can continue with their studies as part of a model that has attracted attention in Europe and now may be developed, improved and implemented in other universities grace this project.

Source: UCAM