🌍✨ International Participation at the 20th 20th FIEPS European Congress – Albania 2026 🇦🇱
The 20th FIEPS European Congress proudly brought together researchers, professors, students, educators, and professionals from across the world, creating a truly international platform for collaboration, science, education, sport, and health. 🤝📚⚽🏃♀️
🌐 23 Countries Represented
👥 More than 270 participants and co-authors
Participating countries included:
🇦🇱 Albania
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇬🇷 Greece
🇮🇹 Italy
🇽🇰 Kosovo
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇹🇷 Türkiye
🇺🇦 Ukraine
✨ Together, we celebrated scientific excellence, intercultural exchange, friendship, and the shared vision of promoting physical education, sport sciences, recreation, health, and active lifestyles worldwide.
🙏 Thank you to all delegates, keynote speakers, researchers, institutions, and international partners who contributed to the outstanding success and impact of this historic congress in Albania.
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🌍 Universities & Institutions Represented at the 20th 20th FIEPS European Congress 🇦🇱
(Grouped by participating countries)
🇦🇱 Albania
- Sports University of Tirana
- University “Aleksandër Xhuvani” Elbasan
- European University of Tirana
- Albanian University
- Barleti University
- University of Social Sciences Tirana
- Luigj Gurakuqi University of Shkodra
- ASSA Association
- Various schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and educational institutions
🇦🇲 Armenia
- Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan Sports Academy
- Sport Medicine Research Laboratory of Azerbaijan Sports Academy
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- University of Banja Luka – Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”
- Trakia University
- Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
🇭🇷 Croatia
- University of Zagreb – Faculty of Kinesiology
- Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb
- Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences
🇬🇪 Georgia
- Georgian State University of Sport
🇬🇷 Greece
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- University of Crete
🇮🇹 Italy
- University of Salento
- University of Turin / Torino
- Sapienza University of Rome
- Pegaso University
- University of Verona
🇽🇰 Kosovo
- University of Pristina – Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Lithuanian Sports University
- Mykolas Romeris University
- Klaipeda University
🇲🇪 Montenegro
- University of Montenegro
- University Donja Gorica
- Montenegrin Security Forum
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
- Goce Delcev University
- Various primary and secondary schools
🇵🇹 Portugal
- University of Lisbon
🇷🇴 Romania
- Dunărea de Jos University of Galați
- “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacau
- Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia
- Universitatea Transilvania Brasov
🇷🇸 Serbia
- University of Belgrade – Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
- University of Kragujevac
- University of Nis
- University of Pristina in Kosovska Mitrovica
🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Comenius University in Bratislava – Faculty of Physical Education and Sports
🇪🇸 Spain
- FIEP Catalunya
🇸🇪 Sweden
- University of Gothenburg
🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Gazi University
- Ankara University
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
- Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University
- Ondokuz Mayis University
- Lokman Hekim University
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
- Bingol University
- Yalova University
- Balikesir University
- Canakkale 18 Mart University
- Ministry of Youth and Sports of Türkiye
🇺🇦 Ukraine
- National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
✨ The congress demonstrated an outstanding international academic and scientific collaboration across Europe and beyond, bringing together universities, sport academies, ministries, schools, and research institutions in the fields of physical education, sport sciences, health, and active lifestyles.
