Department of Sport, Exercise and Health
UNESCO Chair on "Physical Activity and Health in Educational Settings"
One week ago, the GloPL Consortium launched the Global Physical Literacy Action Framework in English. To contribute to quality movement experiences and break down language barriers, translations of the framework are now available.
Physical Activity offers numerous health and wellbeing benefits and can nurture personal development. Physical Literacy is the foundation of lifelong Physical Activity.
School Physical Education in Europe only partly aligned with 'Physical Literacy', while Switzerland demonstrates relatively strong alignment with the Physical Literacy principles.
Prof Cheryl Walter represented the UNESCO Chair on ‘Physical Activity and Health in Educational Settings’ at the Second International Scientific Conference: Integrating Movement into Education, arranged by Sharjah Women’s Sport in Sharjah,…
The UNESCO Chair from the University of Basel participated alongside four other UNESCO Chairs in an international forum to exchange insights on sustainability, Physical Education, and research.
For 80 years, UNESCO has worked hand in hand with its Member States to tackle the greatest challenges of our time, through education, culture, sciences and communication.
The Play4Health Programme in the Oyo State and the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria has continued to expand through active collaboration with the UNESCO Chair.
In 2025, 2nd- and 3rd-year Health and Movement Science (HMS) students from Nelson Mandela University joined the KaziBantu Project in its ongoing Siyaphakama Programme activities to conduct comprehensive health-related physical fitness…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of (essential) health services in many…
State visit by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Bern: Switzerland and South Africa strengthen their relations.
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