The Minister of Education, Sports and Youth, Prodromos Prodromou, participated on Tuesday in the Sports Ministers' Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Education, Youth, Culture and Sport of the European Union in Brussels.
The Summit discussed the Council Conclusions on sustainable and accessible sports infrastructure and developed the idea of turning crises into opportunities in the field of sport. The need for physical education to be taught in formal school education by qualified professionals was also discussed. The Summit was also attended by the President of UEFA, as well as the President of the Czech Basketball Federation.
Mr. Prodromou in his statement during the discussion on the transformation of crises into opportunities for the future development of sport, said that with the right reflexes shown by the state authorities, the extraordinary support granted to the sports bodies and the cooperation of the federations and the entire sports world, Cyprus, having overcome the pandemic period with the least possible losses, has entered a phase of full activity and development plans for sport. Regarding the cooperation between European institutions and the international sports movement, he underlined the benefits of the process of enhanced dialogue and said that the Cypriot side sees positively the further upgrading of cooperation through European guidelines to be agreed upon, and even perhaps, in some cases, through the adoption of recommendations.
In the discussion on professionalism in sports education and teacher training in schools, Mr Prodromou referred to the cooperation between the European institutions and the international sports movement.
In the discussion on professionalism in sports education and the training of teachers in schools, Mr Prodromou referred to the cooperation between the European institutions and the international sports movement. He also referred to the experience with the activation of professional coaches in Sports Schools operating in secondary education, in addition to the Physical Education teachers accompanying them. In the same context, he noted that since the training of teachers is being discussed at European level and the participation of professional coaches in education is encouraged, there should be a reflection on physical education in primary education in Cyprus.
