Aim & Mission
The Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory was founded in order to meet the training and research needs of the Department concerning issues relevant to sport science, and its activities are defined by its by-laws. In general the Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory has the following mission:
- To meet the teaching and research needs of the DPESS as well as the needs of other Departments of the Democritus University of Thrace at undergraduate and postgraduate level, concerning issues related to the disciplines covered by the laboratory.
- To support the research activities of other laboratories at the University, to cooperate in the field of research and to exchange knowledge with other members of the teaching and research staff of other Departments of the Democritus University of Thrace, of other universities in Greece as well as foreign universities.
- To cooperate with all manner of similar research centres and academic establishments, whether Greek or foreign, as well government or international organisations.
- To organise academic lectures, one day conferences, seminars, colloquiums, congresses and other academic events.
- To publish articles and books.
- To invite distinguished Greek and foreign academics to bolster the academic progress of the laboratory.
- To inform society by means of seminars or annual programmes of lectures related to the academic interests of the laboratory.
The Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science was established by means of the Presidential Decree 466/91 published in the Government Gazette (172/A/13.11.91) following a decision of the General Assembly (No. 38/25.04.1990), in line with the provisions of Law 1268/82 [Article 7 (5)].
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, places great emphasis on research which it supports and promotes at undergraduate as well as postgraduate and Ph.D. level. It offers laboratory-based courses whose content is in accordance with the specialised needs of modern science, and integrates the latest developments in physical education in Greece and abroad. In addition, members of the Department’s teaching and research staff conduct training and research projects, whether independently or in cooperation with other universities and organisations, promoting academic research and providing modern sport science with new data.
