The Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d'Éducation Physique (AIESEP) or the International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education is the professional association for higher education physical education.
History It was founded in Portugal on 2 August 1962History of AIESEP by eleven sports education institutions.Anniversary
Function It works with the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE),ICSSPE 2018 which has a broader remit, and the FIEP, which has a European outlook.FIEP
It disseminates best practice in physical education at the university level internationally.
World Conventions 1990 Loughborough University - Anne, Princess Royal opened the convention at 12.30pm on Friday 20 July; it was the first time that the annual five-day convention had been held in the UK;Loughborough Mail Thursday 5 July 1990, page 3 the theme of the convention was Moving towards Excellence, with topics on sports coaching, and around 400 delegates attending from around the world; it was partly paid for by the British Council of Physical Recreation (now called the Sport and Recreation Alliance);Loughborough Mail Thursday 19 July 1990, page 3 Princess Anne presented the AIESEP Scientific Prize, and gave a talk, attended by AIESEP leader John Cheffers, and the university's chancellor and vice-chancellor, Den Davies, and the chairman of Leicestershire County CouncilLoughborough Mail Friday 27 July 1990, page 8Times Friday 20 July 1990, page 16 Princess Anne talked of morality in sport, and the wider effects of sport, and looking at the code of conduct of the British Institute of Sports Coaches (now called UK Coaching)Times Saturday 21 July 1990, page 31 2015 at the European University of Madrid (Universidad Europea, School of Sports Science) from 8–11 July 2018 at the University of Edinburgh until 28 JulyUniversity of Edinburgh 2018
See also INSEP (FIEP), headquartered in Belgium World Association for Sports Management
References
External links AIESEP