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Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport

The SUPPORTER project aims to foster gender-related, sustainable, and transformative institutional changes in sports higher education institutions paying specific attention to the challenge of gender-based violence and leading to the development of inclusive, innovative, intersectional and impactful gender equality plans (4I-GEPs).  

The transformation of existing institutional GEPs into 4I-GEPs is achieved through the co-design and implementation of individual roadmaps, tailored to the needs of each implementing organisation.  

the Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport (GSTUPES) roadmap encompasses a set of Grounding Actions (GAs) to be implemented from March 2024 to June 2025. These actions address mandatory and recommended thematic GEP elements (Horizon Europe Guidance on Gender Equality Plans) under-addressed in their organisation's existing institutional GEP. A series of critical challenges, including engagement and participation barriers in implementing the roadmaps, resource limitations and organisational resistance, have been identified, alongside measures to effectively address them. 

About the Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport (GSTUPES)

The Georgian State Teaching University of Physical Education and Sport is a higher education institution promoting the development of amateur and professional sports with around 750 students. GSTUPES offers study programmes for two educational degrees (Bachelor & Master), as well as one-year accredited educational programs.
The GSTUPES GEP was prepared by the International Relations Department together with the researchers on Gender Issues. It was signed by the Rector of the University. The GSTUPES GEP was published on the official website (http://sportuni.ge/img/file/DocScan_merged.pdf) on 30 September 2022. It is available in two languages – Georgian and English.

Summary of GSTUPES grounding actions

GA1 – Raising awareness on gender equality and the role of GEP in the promotion of a gender-inclusive culture with the University

Details: An awareness-raising campaign, consisting of various activities to increase understanding of the basic concepts of gender equality and the importance of GEP as an integral tool in promoting institutional change.

GEP elements: Awareness-raising; Public document; Organisational culture

Implementation plan: 

  • Set up a working group. Once formed, this group will be responsible for the design and implementation of the campaign.
  • Develop the awareness-raising campaign, which includes the following:
    • Establish the campaign’s objectives
    • Define the target audience
    • Set the budget
    • Outline the campaign’s activities and timeframe.
    • Determine the campaign’s outcomes
  • Design the campaign’s material
  • finalize the campaign and seek approval from the senior management
  • Implement the planned activities
  • Evaluate the campaign’s impact
GA2 – Development of a communication strategy for external stakeholder engagement
GA3 – Setting up a GE Committee at the institutional/faculty level
GA4 –Raising Awareness on gender inequalities in the sports environments
GA5 – Establishing a gender audit and monitoring mechanism
GA6 – Establishing Internal Structures and Procedures for GBV Prevention and Treatment within the Institution
GA7 – Raising awareness on GBV and sexual harassment in sports environment with internal and external stakeholders

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