Alma Mater Europaea University has started implementing the project Rehabilitation of young athletes – RehaŠport, which is carried out in cooperation with the Institute of Physiotherapy of the Maribor Health Centre.
The project is focused on comprehensive support for young categorized athletes and on improving access to timely and professional treatment of injuries and pain conditions.
The project interdisciplinarily involves students of physiotherapy, medicine, kinesiology, and law, who will, under mentorship, participate in providing physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and preventive programs for young athletes. The purpose of the project is to strengthen professional support in the field of rehabilitation and injury prevention in sport, while also enabling students to gain practical experience in a real working environment.
Under the mentorship of project leader Alen Pavlec and Athlete Rehabilitation Coordinator Dorian Hojnik, students will have the opportunity for additional professional work and the development of competencies. The project represents a further strengthening of cooperation between Alma Mater Europaea University and Maribor Health Center , which has already successfully collaborated in the past in work with athletes in various sports clubs cooperating with the Institute of Physiotherapy.
The RehaŠport project is implemented within the framework of an operation submitted to the Public Call “Problem-based learning for students in the work environment: economy, non-economy, and non-profit sector in the local/regional environment 2024–2027”, and it makes an important contribution to connecting education, professional practice, and the needs of the local community.
