Laudatio for Domenico Lenarduzzi, Director General DG XXII Education and Culture

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Laudatio for Domenico Lenarduzzi, Director
General DG XXII Education and Culture

• Lecture given by Prof. H. Van Coppenolle on
  December14, 2001, in honour of D. Lenarduzzi,
  promoted as Dr. Honoris Causa of the K.U. Leuven
• At the occasion of the delibaration of the first
  phaseof the EMDAPA students 2001-2002

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THANK YOU DOMENICO LENARDUZZI

• Dr. Honoris Causa KU Leuven 2002

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Short History of EMDAPA (Faculty Club Leuven 1998)
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First EMDAPA promotion 1991 (promotion hall KU
Leuven) The Thinker (Le penseur)
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His thoughts resulted in an unique European
project

• Bringing all the students together at one place
  (Leuven) for a basic training programme
• after 4 months going to a second university for
  the masters thesis (research phase)

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in this way European competencies were brought
together in one programme combining teaching
expertise and research in APA
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1991-92 Start of the European Masters Degree in
Adapted Physical Activity co-ordinated in Leuven

• From 9 until 29 European universities involved
• 37 professors experts in APA (16 from other
  European universities-21 from Leuven)
• since 1991 250 students obtained the Masters
  Degree
• also students from Canada, Korea, Japan, South
  Africa and Israel

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After eleven years international experience in
this European Master Degree

• We are very well prepared for the upcoming
  international structures (bachelor-master-post-ini
  tial or advanced master) who were conceptualised
  by yourself

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With all their expertise the students went back
to their countries

• Developing further Adapted Physical Activity and
  sports in teaching, research and leadership
• and improving the quality of life of handicapped
  persons for example wheelchairathletes,
  depressive patients, and persons with an
  intellectual disability

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Abilities
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Excellence in an Ethical Environment
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Fitnesstraining as Psychomotor Therapy
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Pascal Duquennes Le huitiéme jour
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And Mr. L.enarduzzi you improved at the same time
the European Integration

• Bringing together for 4 months in Leuven a real
  European family
• and all students tell me that this is a very
  rewarding experience
• some pictures of the actual group of students
  express it very well

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EMDAPA 2001
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They were very thankful by expressing it in
their way

• Making it possible for you to make at the same
  time a comparative study between
• the way of kissing in many European and other
  countries

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kisses from Lithuania
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From Israel
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From French students
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From Germany and South Africa
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You supported as well our faculty by giving us
the co-ordination of the European Thematic
Network in APA (THENAPA)

• Making it possible to implement the training of
  experts in all European countries at the same
  time
• and improving the integration in the Physical
  education lessons and sportsclubs between
  disabled and not disabled students ands athletes
• this network is really an excellent tool for
  European co-operation

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THEMATIC NETWORK APA
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Prof. D. Van Gerven Thematic network Physical
Education
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This network allows us to produce and disseminate
teaching materials

• As this CD-ROM Examples of good practice in
  APA
• in which basic information and 3 films are
  provided for all European countries
• I will give all the EMDAPA students and
  interested persons a free copy of it

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I am not Disabled Medal of Peace Award of The
United Nations
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You did receive already a lot of rewards and
honours for your outstanding European Merits
from

• The European Commission (Mr. Prodi)
• Mrs Reding the European Commissioner for
  Education and Culture
• Mr. Busquin the European Commissioner for Research

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Mr. Busquin
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But I know that the Dr. Honoris Causa of the KU
Leuven, your homeuniversity, will please you most
of all

• And so you will become after Dr.
  Steadward , our Dr. Honoris Causa of last year,
• again a very strong linked Dr. Honoris Causa
  Recipient to our Leuven and European Adapted
  Physical Activity movement

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Attending the Dr. Honoris Causa Award of Dr. R.
Steadward (february 2001)
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CONGRATULATIONS ANDTHANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
SUPPORT