June 2022, ESPRIT was established, the ‘Erasmus Center for Sport Integrity & Transition’, an academic incubator at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) to enable interdisciplinary research, academic teaching and impact-driven projects in the field of sport, integrity and systemic transition. Because of its theoretical relationship with sports philosophy and -ethics, ESPRIT was housed within Erasmus University under the Erasmus School of Philosophy (ESPhil). Initiator Dr. Sandra Meeuwsen was appointed as ESPRIT’s director.
This winter, ESPhil's Faculty Board unfortunately had to decide not to continue ESPRIT. Although ongoing projects and commitments will be completed, the ESPRIT team will be disbanded after May 2025. We are proud of the achievements past years and wish to thank Sandra Meeuwsen and the team for their commitment. Special thanks to founding partners Ministry of Sport (VWS), NOC*NSF and VSG (Municipalities and Sport). Sandra will continue her career as an independent scholar on (sport-) ethics, integrity and transition.
