Runners4All
Aligned with European initiatives and HealthyLifeStyle4All Youth Ideas Labs, project encourages civic engagement through sports, promoting health-enhancing activities focusing on mental health, solidarity integration, an eco-friendly approach and empowered young voices. Integrating with events like the European Students Run, it emphasizes inclusive activities such as running, specifically targeting students as experienced runners and also complete beginners.
Crucially, project aims for long-term outcomes, promoting running as a fundamental, accessible sport for all ages. The project's intergenerational approach motivates individuals of all ages to adopt healthy habits through sports, fostering values like tolerance, achievement, respect, and honesty. Runners4All incentivizes students, promoting European and sports values, strengthening motivation, and enhancing mental well-being.
Involving diverse populations in running, including inactive individuals, recreational athletes, and those with disabilities, contributes to social cohesion and personal growth. The project emphasizes civic engagement, participation, relationship-building, and fostering a healthy society.
The main event of the project will be the European Students Run, which will be organised as part of the NLB 29th Ljubljana Marathon on Sunday, October 19, 2025: https://ljubljanskimaraton.si/en/.
As part of the Runners4All project, we are carrying out research in order to best prepare for the run and how to better support the participants in organisation of the event.
Two surveys have been launched - one for participants, and one for the organisers of running events. Your input is extremely important to us. The information gathered will be used for preparation of the event, and form part of recommendations for future organisers. The surveys are open until April 6, 2025. Data will be analysed by the EUSA Institute, associated partner of the project.
Runners4All - European Students Run project is co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Runners4All - Participants' survey: https://forms.gle/jjjuqdkWoPFoumQ47
Runners4All - Organisers' survey: https://forms.gle/pLtLtF8b9VEt342s8
Project Partners:
Applicant/Coordinator: Timing Ljubljana (Slovenia)
University sport coordinating partner: EUSA Institute / EUSA institut (Slovenia)
Other associated partners:
Austria: Special Olympics Austria / Special Olympics Österreich Behindertensportverein (SO Austria)
Croatia: Croatian Academic Sports Federation / Hrvatski akademski sportski savez (CASF/HASS)
France: French University Sport Federation / Fédération Française du Sport Universitaire (FFSU)
Germany: German University Sports Federation / Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverein (ADH)
Hungary: Hungarian University Sports Federation / Magyar Egyetemi Föiskolai Sportszövetség (HUSF/MEFS)
Italy: Venice University Sports Center / CUS Venezia & Calabria University Sports Center / CUS Reggio Calabria
Latvia: Latvian University Sports Federation / Latvijas Augstskolu Sporta Savieniba (LUSF/LASS)
Lithuania: Lithuanian Students' Sports Association / Lietuvos studentu sporto asociacija (LSSA)
Netherlands: Student Sports Association the Netherlands / Studentensport Nederland (SSN)
North Macedonia: University Sports Federation of Macedonia / Univerzitetska sportska federacija na Makedonija (USFM)
Poland: University Sports Association of Poland / Akademicki Zwiazek Sportowy (AZS)
Portugal: Portuguese Academic Federation of University Sport / Federação Académica do Desporto Universitário (FADU)
Slovenia: Municipality of Ljubljana / Mestna občina Ljubljana (MOL) & University of Ljubljana / Univerza v Ljubljani (UL)
Spain: University of Barcelona / Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Turkiye: Turkish University Sports Federation / Türkiye Üniversite Sporları Federasyonu (TUSF)
More information:
- NLB Ljubljana Marathon
- Runners4All Erasmus+ Project Info card