The European Commssion invites to tender for a study to assess the sport sector's contribution to the Europe 2020 strategy. The exact topic of the study is the contribution of sport to economic growth and employment in the EU. The deadline for the call submittance is 4 October 2010.

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The new bachelor degree "Physical Activity and Lifestyle Counseling" will be introduced. The EC granted the bid by Hanzehogeschool Groningen. The degree will start in October and will be running for three years.

The bachelor was thought necessary because there is a growing number of peolpe worldwide suffering from health problems due to an unhealthy lifestyle. In order to intervene this develop-ment, students of the "PA-LC" bachelor will gain expertise in physical activity, nutrition, and one-on-one counseling.