Inspira podcast: Episode 19 - Nico Schulenkorf (Germany & Australia)

Erika Mueller Chen speaks to Dr. Nico Schulenkorf about becoming a SDP researcher when the sector was burgeoning, the importance of supporting students, benefits of co-design in programming, and the usefulness of events to achieve social development.

About Inspira

Launched in January 2023, the Inspira Podcast with Erika Mueller Chen is an interview-based podcast that provides career advice and stories from global change-makers in Sport for Development, Social Impact, and the Diplomatic Service. In 2023, 50 interviews with inspirational leaders working in Sport for Development and Peace from over 35 different countries will be published.

About the Episode Guest

Dr. Nico Schulenkorf is a Professor of Sport Management at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is passionate about using sport as a vehicle for community development and his research focuses on the social, cultural and health-related outcomes of sport and event projects. For more than two decades, Nico has been leading sport-for-development and health promotion programs in countries such as Sri Lanka, Israel and the Pacific Islands. He is co-founder and past editor of the Journal of Sport for Development.

Listen to Episode 19: Nico Schulenkorf (Germany & Australia) - How can sports events achieve developmental outcomes?

Learn More

To learn more about the Inspira Podcast, read episode transcripts, and access “Erika’s Global Resource Hub” - a robust written resource created to support folks interested in Sport for Development and Peace, please visit Erika’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen.

Erika Mueller Chen is an international development specialist with over a decade of experience leveraging the amazing power of sport to promote peace and positive social impact. She currently works in Sports Diplomacy and resides in Mexico.