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World Leisure Centers of Excellence – Open Request for Proposals

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 25 June, 2024 | 0

World Leisure Centers of Excellence – Open Request for Proposals   The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from interested colleges or universities to establish and implement a World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) and be a recognized member of the WLCE network. The required documentation of expertise and qualificationsRead more

The Unbearable Lightness of Benign Neglect

By mireia | Policies, WLO News | Comments are Closed | 6 June, 2024 | 0

Figure 1.1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan speaking at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1976. (Photo Credit: Marion S. Trikosko/The U.S. Library of Congress) By Rasul A. Mowatt, Department Head and Professor, North Carolina State University Policies are the hidden socio-political forces that create the realities within any given geographic specificity of the environment, particularly oneRead more

WLO attends the UNESCO 17th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions as an Observer NGO

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 5 March, 2024 | 0

Following the appointment of World Leisure Organization (WLO) as an Observer NGO to the UNESCO 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, WLO COO, Dr. Cristina Ortega, attended from February 27 to March 1 the 17th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the DiversityRead more

WLO welcomes new members of the Board of Directors

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 5 March, 2024 | 0

After an open call for new WL Board of Directors members was launched in September last year, we are glad to welcome on board Prof. Dr. Ricardo R. Uvinha (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Dr. Alixon Reyes (Adventist University of Chile, Chile). We welcome and thank them for their willingness to contribute to theRead more

World Leisure Journal: Shaping the Future of Leisure Studies

By mireia | WLO News | Comments are Closed | 21 December, 2023 | 0

As part of the General Assembly at the World Leisure Congress, Sandro Carnicelli, Editor-in-Chief of the World Leisure Journal, presented a brief overview of the journal’s achievements and outlined future objectives. He emphasized the journal’s role in advancing leisure studies and its impact on academic discourse, in particular highlighting the work done in regard toRead more

Experts discuss on the role of leisure in eradicating poverty at the WLO Global Leisure Debate in New Zealand

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 21 December, 2023 | 0

The 2023 Global Leisure Debate, held on December 15, was dedicated to “The role of leisure in eradicating poverty and addressing the needs of the most marginalized communities”. This year’s edition counted with the participation of experts representing the regional leisure associations – ANZALS, TALS, CALS, LSA – as well as the WLO, who providedRead more

WLO Awards recognize five prominent figures in the leisure field

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 21 December, 2023 | 0

The WLO Awards ceremony was celebrated during the World Leisure Congress at Otago Museum in Dunedin, on December 14, 2023. Prof. Dr. Jane Zhou received the WLO Community of Excellence recognition on behalf of Shangyu District, China. Prominent figures who have contributed to the development of the leisure field were also recognised with the ThomasRead more

World Leisure Congress Field School 2023: A Journey of Discovery in Dunedin

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 21 December, 2023 | 0

The World Leisure Congress Field School 2023 “Multiplicities of leisure: seeing through other lenses”, a unique event blending education with cultural immersion, was held in the beautiful city of Dunedin from December 7-11, 2023. The event brought together 15 students from WLCE Vancouver Island University, Texas State University, and Western Sydney University, offering them anRead more

WLO becomes part of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Culture & Creativity Policy Club

By mireia | blog, WLO News | 0 comment | 7 November, 2023 | 0

WLO has recently became part of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Culture & Creativity Policy Club, whose first annual Forum was held in Bilbao, Spain, on October 27, 2023.The EIT is a European Union body aimed at driving innovation bringing together organizations across business, education, and research. There is an ecosystem of partnership forRead more

Update from the WLO Special Interest Group: Leisure and Human Rights

By mireia | blog, Network, WLO News | 0 comment | 3 October, 2023 | 0

The Leisure and Human Rights Special Interest Gorup (SIG) was established in mid-2022, following the work of the World Leisure Academy Taskforce in reviewing and updating the WLO Charter for Leisure. This SIG differs somewhat from others in that it did not result from a coming together of an existing group of scholars already committedRead more

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