Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Kazan, Russia, 2012

1. Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Kazan, Russia, 2012

2. Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia • 1959 – Department of Sport Medicinewasfounded at theUniversity of Tartu and thetraining of Sport Physicianswasestablished. • 1975 – Curriculum in CoachinghasbeenestablishedbytheFaculty of Exercise and Sport sciences at theUniversity of Tartu. • 1989 – Estonian OlympicAcademywasfoundedby Estonian OlympicCommittee. • 1996 – Curriculum in PhysiotherapyhasbeenestablishedinFaculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences at theUniversity of Tartu.

3. Universities with Sport Sciences Curricula in Estonia Tallinn University Institute of Health Sciences and Sport (since 1955) Curricula: B.A. – Sport Sciences M.A. – Education (Physical Education) University of Tartu Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences (since 1928) Curricula: B.A. – Sport Sciences M.A. – Sport Sciences Ph.D. – Exercise and Sport Sciences

4. 9 Faculties and 4 Colleges Students: 17,000 students (including over 800 international students) More than 1,400 doctoral students and 101 doctoral defences in 2012 (more than a half of all Estonia's doctoral defences) UTbelongs to the top 1% of the world's most-cited universities and research institutions in the fields of Clinical Medicine, Chemistry, Environment/Ecology, Plant and Animal Science, Geosciences, Social Sciences (general), Biology and Biochemistry and Engineering. A total of 20 UT scientists belong to the top 1% of most quoted scientists in the world Staff: 3,800 employees, including 1,800 academic employees (190 professors) Budget: 145,9 MEUR Belongs to the top 3% of world's best universities (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-13) UNIVERSITY OF TARTU (UT)(Founded 1632)

5. Implementation of Sport Sciences into Higher Education at the University of Tartu Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences Areas of specialization: • Physical Education • Sport Coaching • Physiotherapy Faculty of Medicine Area of specialization: • Sport Medicine

6. Laboratories/researchgroups: - FunctionalMorphology - ExercisePhysiology - Kinanthropometry and CoachingScience - Kinesiology and Biomechanics - Sport Psychology - Physical and HealthEducation Main building of the Faculty Exercise Physiology Physical and Health Education UT Sports Hall Kinesiology and Biomechanics Chemicum FunctionalMorphology Kinanthropometry and CoachingScience Sport Psychology

7. Functional Morphology Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Priit Kaasik Projects: • Aging and physical activity: role of character of the load in remodelling of muscle tissue (MES Project) • Skeletal muscle protein turnover during different types of exercise Applications: • Counselling of Estonian team members and coaches in strength, power and endurance training

8. Kinanthropometry and Coaching Science Principal Investigator: Prof. Jaak Jürimäe Projects: • Risk factorsformetabolicsyndrome in boysduringpubertaldevelopment: a longitudinalstudywithspecialattentiontophysicalactivity and fitness (MES Project) • Peripheral signals of energy homeostasis as possible markers of training stress in athletes (ESF Grant) Applications: • Testing of physicalperformance of Estonian teammembers in rowing, athletics - Testing of bodycomposition in athletes

9. Ph.D. student Martin Mooses

10. Sport Psychology Principal Investigator: Prof. Lennart Raudsepp Projects: - Psychosocial factors affecting the quality of life in older adults (ESF grant) - Expertise in sport (MES Project) Applications: - Coloured Affect Grid - phone and PC-based method enables real-time assessment of emotional states of athletes before and during the competitions and trainings.This method is in everyday practical use in many Estonian athletes (swimmers, cross country skiers, track and field athletes).

11. Kinesiology and Biomechanics Principal Investigator: Prof. Mati Pääsuke Projects: • Adaptation of neuromuscular system to power and endurance training (incl. EU EUREKA Eurostars Project MYOLITE) • Age-related changes in neuromuscular function (incl. EU 7FP MYOAGE, ESF Grant)) • Rehabilitation after after total knee replacement (MES Project) Applications: • Testing of neuromuscular performance of Estonian national team members and young athletes in athletics, basketball, football, tennis, power lifting, cycling, rowing • Development of myotonometer Myoton with OÜ Müomeetria company

12. Measurements performed in University of Tartu • Musclefunction(strength, power, contractileproperties, fatigability) • Functionalperformance(mobility, walkingendurance, balance, ventilatoryfunction) • Bodycomposition, bonecharacteristics (DXA) • Musclesize(MRI) • Inflammatorymarkers(bloodsamples) • Mitochondrialrespiration(musclebiopsy+oxygraphy) • MHC isoformcomposition(musclebiopsy+electrophoresis)

14. Anthropological measurements in Kenya (with prof. Daniel Lieberman, Harvard University, and Prof. Yannis Pitsiladis, University of Glasgow) Ph.D. Student Herje Aibast

15. EU EUREKA Eurostars Project MYOLITE2009-2011 Aim: Developmentof noveltechnologytobeembedded in MyotonLiteallowingforobjectifiedmuscleassessment (myotonometer) List of Participants: • OÜ Müomeetria (Tallinn, Estonia, Aleko Peipsi) • University of Tartu (Tartu, Estonia, Mati Pääsuke) • Central Finland Central Hospital (Jyväskylä, Finland, Jari Ylinen) • Sirco Consulting Ltd. (Malta, Joe Mulhern)

16. Myotonometer Myoton (Tartu, Estonia) participated in the 55th Parabolic Flight Campaign organized by European Space Agency in Bordeaux, France between 21st - 25th of November 2011.

17. Exercise Physiology Principal Investigator: Prof. Vahur Ööpik Projects: • Physical and mental performance capacity in conditionsof chronic heat stress (MD and NATO Project) • Food, nutrition and physical performance capacity Applications: • Testing of physical performance of Estonian national team members in wrestling, karate, triatlon, athletics • Counselling of Estonian national team in football on nutrition • Development of sport drink „Arctic sport“ in cooperation with A. Le Coq company

19. Physical and Health Education Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Vello Hein Projects: • The influence of perceived teacher’s leadership style on students’ motivation in physical education (ESF grant) • A psychosocial intervention to reduce high-risk single session alcohol (binge) drinking among company employees in a workplace setting in four European nations (EU Project) Applications: • research results have been reported at several professional seminars for PE and health education teachers • different models of motivation have been elaborated promote physical activity • health education textbooks for basic and secondary school students have been compiled

20. Department (Clinic) of Sport Medicine and Rehabilitation Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Eve Unt Projects: - EU 7FR Project TREAT-OA (TranslationalResearch in EuropeAppliedTechnologies forOsteoArthritis) - Development of novelnanotechnology-baseddiagnosticsystems forearlydetection of RheumatoidArthritis and Osteoarthritis“ (NanoDiaRA) • - Iceland-Estonian collaborationproject  MARSK 08067N Angiogenic, inflammatory and • bone markers in Estonian and Icelandic patients with distinct forms of osteoarthritis • Applications: • Testing of physicalperformance and monitoring of health in Estonian teammembers and youngathletesformanysportsevents • Footscantesting and service • Rehabilitation of injuriedathletes

22. Tallinn UniversityInstitute of Health Sciences and Sport • PhysicalPerformanceTesting(Assoc. Prof. Kristjan Port) • PedagogicalKinesiology (analysis of sport technique and performance) (Prof. emer. Rein Haljand, Boriss Bazanov) • Sport Psychology (Sen. Res. KaivoThomson)

23. Cycling Testing Lab(Indrek Rannama, MA)

24. Estonian Sport Medicine Centre (in Tallinn) • Physical performance testing of athletes • Health control of athletes