Oslo, 6 May 2025 — Partners in the Erasmus+ COMPATH project (Grant No. 101050955) gathered at the headquarters of Collective Innovation AS (COLIN) for the consortium’s final transnational meeting. With the Digital Competence Hub on Sport Innovation now fully piloted, the team reviewed progress to date and mapped out the final steps before the project concludes later this year.
Progress Highlights
Twelve learning modules piloted across Europe
Each partner reported positive feedback from local roll-outs of the Hub’s sport-innovation modules, confirming that content is adaptable to regional needs and learner profiles.Clear roadmap to completion
Responsibilities for finishing touches—translation checks, interface polishing and impact reporting—were allocated. All partners reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the Hub free and open beyond the project’s lifetime.Dissemination push
To broaden reach, the consortium endorsed a multiplier event: the 16th EAS Online Café, “Sport Innovation: Promoting Employability of Student-Athletes and Sport Professionals,” set for 19 May 2025 at 13:00 CET. The webinar will showcase COMPATH outputs to universities, coaches and policy-makers across Europe.
About the Competence Hub
Accessible at https://portal.sportsinnovationshub.com, the Hub equips 16- to 25-year-old student-athletes and sports professionals with the sports technologies and entrepreneurial skills demanded by today’s sport-tech market.
Result
What it delivers
R1 – Training Modules
12 interactive courses on AI, data analytics, esports, entrepreneurship, soft skills and more
R2 – Facilitator Toolkits
Step-by-step guides for coaches, tutors and career advisers
R3 – Gamified Platform
Multilingual interface and mobile-first design
All background materials and news are available on the project website https://sportsinnovationshub.com.
“The Competence Hub transforms big ideas—AI, wearable tech, fan engagement—into practical lessons that young sports professional and student-athletes can act on immediately.”
— Håkon Ege, Project Lead, COLIN
Next Steps
Final content refinements based on pilot feedback
Open-access impact report summarising learner outcomes
Post-project sustainability plan to secure long-term hosting and updates
Funding acknowledgement
This project is co-funded by the European Union. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the EU nor EACEA can be held liable for them.
