Meet a Professional Around the World

An initiative from World Leisure Organization Youth Ambassadors Committee

World Leisure Organization offers online forums on leisure related matters (theories & practices) for interested young people , with invited leading scholars and professionals from around the world.

The online forums are free and are scheduled for about one hour. (45 min. of presentation + 15 min. of Q&A).

*Regular guest (at least 6 times) will get a certificate of attendance by WLO.

Register for these series of webinars here: https://bit.ly/3czHBGL

For further information connect with: secretariat@worldleisure.org and/or follow WLO facebook page and WLO Twitter channels and stay tuned.

21 OCTOBER

TOPIC: Sport and leisure biology
SPEAKER: Wilhelm Marta, Ph.D. professor University of Pécs, Hungary

28 OCTOBER

TOPIC: Benefits of leisure and recreation
SPEAKER: Oksana Grybovich, Ph.D. professor University of Northern Iowa, USA

4 NOVEMBER

TOPIC: Using Technology Enhanced Education and Positive Leisure to Empower Youth Thriving through Crisis
SPEAKER: Lee Kwan Meng, Ph.D., Ismi Ismail Ph.D., Professor and Director, Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS), University Putra Malaysia (UPM)

11 NOVEMBER

TOPIC: Using technology enhanced education to empower youths in thriving through the Covid 19 pandemic crisis for their ‘positive leisure’
SPEAKER: Gerd Pfitzenmeier, journalist, ÖDP, Germany

18 NOVEMBER

TOPIC: Extreme sport – Mountaineering
SPEAKER: Jaroslav Kupr, Ph.D., professor, University of Liberec, Czech Republic

25 NOVEMBER

TOPIC: How Does Physical Activity Affect Cognitive Functions, Academic Performance and Positive Attitude
SPEAKER: Giyasettin Demirhan, Hacettepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences,Turkey

2 DECEMBER

TOPIC: Helping young people in cooking and video projects
SPEAKER: Manu Lansoy, World Youth Film and Food Association (WYFFA), Director

9 DECEMBER

TOPIC: Youth leisure around the world (research results of young researchers)
Student Session (10’ presentations)
Moheab Eid (Jordan), Leny Keo (Cambodia), Khan Emad (Pakistan), Jesse Miller (Canada), Elekes-Barta (Hungary)…

7 APRIL

PRESENTER: Jatin Sadhu – Director: GURU – The Arts Hub & International Dance, India
MODERATOR: Mariam Maqsood, Pakistan

14 APRIL

PRESENTER: Roger Coles – Past Chair WLO, USA

21 APRIL

PRESENTER: Joanne Schroeder – Chair WLO, Canada
MODERATOR: Jesse Miller, Canada

28 APRIL

PRESENTER: Arianne Reis – Board Member WLO, Australia // Jane Zhou – Board Member WLO
MODERATOR: Lucen Liu, China

5 MAY

PRESENTER: Kristin Eskeland – Norwegian Peoples Aid, Norway
MODERATOR: Mignon Schilz, South Africa

12 MAY

PRESENTER: Peter Chen
MODERATOR: Dongyub Beck, South Korea