Novica Gardasevic
Physical Activity and Sports Tech for Healthy Lifestyles
Montenegro
Novica Gardasevic is a Doctor of Physical Education and Sports Sciences from Montenegro, currently employed as a physical education teacher with more than 14 years of experience in primary and secondary education. His professional career is marked by a strong commitment to teaching, continuous professional development, and the promotion of healthy lifestyles among children and youth. He completed his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niksic in 2008, followed by a Master’s degree in Physical Culture in 2010 at the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, and later obtained his PhD from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport at the University of East Sarajevo, demonstrating outstanding academic performance. Alongside his teaching career, he has gained experience in educational management and is actively engaged in sports as the founder and coach of the Sports and Recreational Society “TALENAT”, a universal school of sport focused on the development of children’s motor skills. He has been actively involved in national educational initiatives through participation in expert teams of the Institute for Education of Montenegro, contributing to curriculum development, teacher training, and evaluation processes, and is the author and co-author of accredited professional seminars implemented across Montenegro. Furthermore, he has participated in and implemented several national projects in the field of education and is currently engaged in an international Erasmus+ project focused on leadership and capacity building in sport, contributing to both project implementation and dissemination activities. His scientific work includes numerous publications in the fields of physical education, sports science, health, and nutrition, and he regularly participates in international scientific conferences in the areas of education, sport, and physical activity. In addition, he serves as a reviewer for several international scientific journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus databases, including BMC Medicine, BMC Public Health, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, PLOS ONE, PeerJ, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, BMC Global and Public Health, and the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM). Committed to lifelong learning, he has completed more than 40 accredited professional training programs, accumulating over 650 hours of professional development, and holds the title of Senior Teacher Advisor in recognition of his pedagogical excellence.