Sustainability is a vital aspect of all EOSE’s Erasmus+ Sport projects. Even though V4V, a groundbreaking project into European sport volunteering, concluded in 2023, EOSE is determined to keep up the momentum on this vital topic.
On 12th March 2025 Geoff Carroll, our Director of Skills Development, was privileged to make a presentation about V4V at a conference in Bucharest, organised by the Romanian National Institute for Sport Research (NISR) and attended by 54 delegates from local sport organisations. The purpose of the conference, hosted by the National Olympic Committee, was to showcase Erasmus+ Sport projects involving Romania.
NISR, a V4V partner, sees the project as the highpoint of their recent European work and were very keen for EOSE to share the project’s findings, recommendations and innovative digital tools for sport organisations and volunteers.
Other projects presented were:
- LESS4MORE – coordinated by NISR, partner Corporate Games Romania
- PLAYSOCIAL, ACTRISE – partner National Agency for Sport
- Game Changers, Planet Ball – partner Romanian Football Federation
- FIT-BALKANS, PINK CLAW – partner Corporate Games Romania
- MOVEUP, EUROPACE – coordinator Corporate Games Romania
The National Erasmus Agency also made a presentation on Mobilities for Sport Professionals.
The conference was highly impressed by the quality of the V4V partners’ research and the relevance of their recommendations especially for Romania which historically has low levels of sport volunteering. Feedback on the digital tools and their potential to help sport organisations and volunteers was equally positive.
Commenting on the success of the conference, Mr Constantin-Bogdan Matei, President of the Romanian National Agency for Sports, said:
“This event gave us the opportunity to discuss our common achievements and share visions for a more inclusive and equitable future. Through these projects, we were able to see concretely how sport becomes a vehicle for positive change and how it can open up new opportunities for all its participants.”
