
Stevo Popovic
University of Montenegro
Montenegro
Biography
15+ years’ experience with particular focus on planning, conducting, and evaluating research studies dealing with health and exercise, which also include clinical trials. As a sports and exercise scientist I use knowledge of how the body works to help people improve their health and sporting ability at large. However, I have also profound insight into physical anthropology, and I understand the complexity of how physical activity affect the human body and its composition; but, also into social anthropology that helps to understand the social side of the same issues. With a background as a Ph.D. from the University of Novi Sad and postdoc from the University of Ljubljana, as well as a teacher and research at the University of Montenegro, I have achieved the following key competencies: knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses, project and data management, study design expertise, excellent communication skills, and dissemination skills in both written and oral etc. I currently hold several leading positions in the national and international projects, as well as leading roles and memberships in the governing bodies of professional and scientific organizations. My friends describe me as tenacious, detail oriented, and successful who is a very determined and highly motivated person. I do take my job seriously but I’m able to see things in perspective and believe I’m quite easy-going to work with. I am an optimist rather than a pessimist – but I am also a realist and I cope well when the going gets tough – I am very good at finding solutions to problems. Above all, I would say I am an honest, positive and enthusiastic person – and I relish a challenge.10+ years’ experience with particular focus on planning, conducting, and evaluating research studies dealing with health and exercise, which also include clinical trials. As a sports and exercise scientist I use knowledge of how the body works to help people improve their health and sporting ability at large. However, I have also profound insight into physical anthropology, and I understand the complexity of how physical activity affect the human body and its composition; but, also into social anthropology that helps to understand the social side of the same issues. With a background as a Ph.D. from the University of Novi Sad and postdoc from the University of Ljubljana, as well as a teacher and research at the University of Montenegro, I have achieved the following key competencies: knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses, project and data management, study design expertise, excellent communication skills, and dissemination skills in both written and oral etc. I currently hold several leading positions in the national and international projects, as well as leading roles and memberships in the governing bodies of professional and scientific organizations.
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Project Outlines
The European Fitness Monitoring System (EUFITMOS): an overview of the project development and outputs
Physical fitness is one of the most relevant indicators of child and adolescent health and wellbeing. Despite the EU recommendations for monitoring PF and using it to inform policymakers on health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA), fitness levels have not been given adequate attention outside of scientific research. In line with this fact, EUFITMOS project was developed.
The main goal of workshop: To familiarize conference delegates with a new European framework for monitoring fitness in children and adolescents and promote its use as an indicator of HEPA. Conference delegates will get acquainted with the three-year long life of the project as well as its development and main outputs.
Specific goals: Three main project outputs resulted: 1) the EUFITMOS fitness battery, 2) the teacher training module and toolkit, and 3) the EUFITMOS online platform. Developing the EUFITMOS fitness battery sought to capitalize the knowledge of existing fitness batteries and tests to produce a feasible (simple to execute in the school setting and low cost on resources) yet complete (encompass the most important health-related fitness components) fitness battery. An online toolkit, including the EUFITMOS fitness testing protocol and support videos and audio, was elaborated to support the implementation of the EUFITMOS fitness battery. The EUFITMOS online platform is a user-based platform containing the EUFITMOS physical fitness database and analysis and visualization resources that inform young people’s fitness levels. With a wide and consistent implementation of the EUFITMOS fitness battery, the goal of having comparable, valid, and reliable physical fitness data available as an indicator of HEPA at the European level can be achieved.

Milena Mitrovic
University of Montenegro
Montenegro
Biography
With several years of experience in sports science, research, and higher education, she is currently a teaching assistant at the Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro. Alongside her academic duties, she is pursuing her Ph.D. at EDUCONS University and the Faculty of Sport and Psychology in Novi Sad, focusing on advancing knowledge in sport sciences and related fields. She has authored several scientific papers published in internationally recognized journals indexed in the Web of Science, demonstrating her commitment to high-quality research. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Innovative Technologies in Sport and Physical Activity journal, where she works to promote interdisciplinary research and innovation in the field of sports sciences. Throughout her career, she has been actively involved in numerous national and international projects funded by the European Union, Central European Initiative (CEI), Western Balkans Fund (WBF) and exchange programs. These engagements have strengthened her expertise in project implementation, teamwork, and international collaboration. She has participated in many scientific conferences, continually expanding her professional network and contributing to the scientific community. She is known among her colleagues as highly motivated, organized, and dedicated, combining her passion for research and education with a forward-thinking and collaborative approach. She thrives in dynamic environments and is committed to fostering innovation and excellence in sport sciences.
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Project Outlines
The European Fitness Monitoring System (EUFITMOS): an overview of the project development and outputs
Physical fitness is one of the most relevant indicators of child and adolescent health and wellbeing. Despite the EU recommendations for monitoring PF and using it to inform policymakers on health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA), fitness levels have not been given adequate attention outside of scientific research. In line with this fact, EUFITMOS project was developed.
The main goal of workshop: To familiarize conference delegates with a new European framework for monitoring fitness in children and adolescents and promote its use as an indicator of HEPA. Conference delegates will get acquainted with the three-year long life of the project as well as its development and main outputs.
Specific goals: Three main project outputs resulted: 1) the EUFITMOS fitness battery, 2) the teacher training module and toolkit, and 3) the EUFITMOS online platform. Developing the EUFITMOS fitness battery sought to capitalize the knowledge of existing fitness batteries and tests to produce a feasible (simple to execute in the school setting and low cost on resources) yet complete (encompass the most important health-related fitness components) fitness battery. An online toolkit, including the EUFITMOS fitness testing protocol and support videos and audio, was elaborated to support the implementation of the EUFITMOS fitness battery. The EUFITMOS online platform is a user-based platform containing the EUFITMOS physical fitness database and analysis and visualization resources that inform young people’s fitness levels. With a wide and consistent implementation of the EUFITMOS fitness battery, the goal of having comparable, valid, and reliable physical fitness data available as an indicator of HEPA at the European level can be achieved.
