Conferences

In cooperation with the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, the Faculty of Sports Studies at Masaryk University has been organizing the international conference "International Conference on Kinanthropology – Sport and Quality of Life" since 2006. Until 2010, it was held annually, and from 2011 onwards every two years. It is regularly attended by more than 120 participants (in 2017 more than 300 participants), with approximately 100 contributions. The conference is divided into 7 sections (including a section for doctoral students and a poster section).

In the field of science and research, the exchange of experience and mutual sharing of knowledge is of inestimable value. The scientific conference "International Conference on Kinanthropology – Sport and Quality of Life" is a place for meetings of domestic and international experts from the field of sports sciences. During the history of the conference, we have welcomed in Brno a number of leading scientists from European, American, and other scientific institutions who have presented key topics within their scientific activities.

The aim of our conference is to offer guests a forum for the latest research and theoretical as well as applied knowledge in the field of sports science disciplines. The conference takes place in the form of oral or poster presentations, and a variety of topics are discussed, such as the analysis of human movement, sports training, sports and social sciences, sports management, healthy lifestyle, and active aging. There is also a student section, through which the development of students' creative activities and their active participation in conferences is supported. In this way, we offer students the opportunity to exchange acquired knowledge, establish professional contacts for future cooperation, improve their communication with experts, and gain inspiration for their future direction.

Contributions from oral presentations are, after a peer-review process, published in the form of a post-conference proceedings, which in recent years has been indexed in the Web of Science database.

Participants meet not only for professional topics and bilateral negotiations, but also during the cultural program or a tour of the historical part of the city of Brno. We believe that the conference contributes to the exchange of the latest research findings and ideas in the field of physical activity and their applications for improving the quality of life.