Mission Statement

The staff of the Department of Sport Pedagogy at the University of Vienna aspires to:   

• Focus its work on the human being in all its facets,
  
  
• Investigate the role of physical activity, play, dance and sport in the education and the development of human beings across their lifespan,
  
  
• Explore how diverse modes of physical activity and various infrastructures for activity may contribute to health promotion and to increasing people’s quality of life,
  
  
• Develop conceptions and strategies for the implementation and evaluation of physical activity and sport programs designed for specific groups and settings,
  
  
• Maintain a well-balanced engagement in both fundamental  and applied research,
  
  
• Align research with people’s conduct of life, that is, transform research results into feasible solutions and base new research questions on applied settings,
  
  
• Initiate and maintain active research collaborations with a variety of scientific areas to develop and expand  interdisciplinary perspectives,
  
  
• Contribute to  new research findings through networks and cooperation with scientists and researchers on an international level,
  
  
• Contribute to the high-profile perception of Sport Sciences at the University of Vienna on an international level,
  
  
• Extensively promote and support career development and further qualification of young scientists,
  
  
• Contribute to an attractive course offer for students that continuously embeds new research findings into teaching and learning.