AIESEP was founded in Lisbon in 1962, with the intent of bringing together scholars in the field of physical education and sport to share knowledge and engage in quality research. The first AIESEP President was Yvonne Surrel (France) and the first AIESEP conference took place in 1963 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Yvonne Surrel, AIESEP’s First President
Founding Institutions of AIESEP:
Institut für Leibesübungen, Bonn, Germany
Instituto Pedagogico, Caracas, Venezuela
Institut für Leibesübungen, Universität Graz, Austria
Deutsche Sporthochschule, Köln, Germany
Institut Supérieur d’Education Physique, Université de Liège, Belgium
Instituto Nacional Educaçao Fisica, Lisbon, Portugal
Ecole Fédérale de Gymnastique et de Sport, Magglingen, Switzerland
Instituto Nacional Educacion Fisica, Madrid, Spain
Ecole Normale Supérieure d’Education Physique – Jeunes Filles, Paris, France
Escola Nacional de Educaçao Fisica e Deportos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Instituto Superiore Educazione Fisica, Rome, Italy
AIESEP Presidents throughout its history:
1963-1968 Yvonne Surrel, ENSEP – Chatenay-Malabry, France
1968-1983 José Maria Cagigal , INEF Madrid, Spain
1984-1998 John Cheffers, Boston University, US
1998-2006 Ron Feingold, Adelphi University, US
2006-2014 Pilvikki Heikinaro-Johansson, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
2014-2022 Marc Cloes, University of Liège, Belgium
2022 to date Fiona Chambers, University of College Cork, Ireland
AIESEP Secretary Generals throughout its history:
1962-1966 Andresen Leitao, Institute of Physical Education, Lisbon
1966-1998 Maurice Pieron, University of Liège, Belgium
1998-2006 Claude Paré, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
2006-2014 Marc Cloes, University of Liège, Belgium
2014- 2018 Mary O’Sullivan, University of Limerick, Ireland
2018-2022 Fiona Chambers, University of College Cork, Ireland
To view photos from AIESEP through the years visit our gallery.
