Enhance Project

08/06/2026

🎮🇨🇾 After three intensive days of work in Limassol, we are excited to share the first interview recorded during the ENHANCE Project Meeting.

We begin with Marc Sarens, Project Coordinator from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), who introduces the ENHANCE project and explains why understanding the social side of esports is more important than ever.

Millions of young people spend time in online gaming communities every day. While esports can foster friendship, inclusion and personal development, they can also expose players to toxic behaviours, discrimination and online abuse.

Through research, education and awareness-raising activities, ENHANCE aims to help create safer, healthier and more inclusive gaming environments for young people across Europe.

🎥 In this interview, Marc shares his perspective on the project's mission, its expected impact and the one word he believes best represents ENHANCE.

What word would you choose to describe the future of esports? 🫆
Frederick University Cyprus ACD La HOYA Sport Evolution Alliance VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel VitaminaC Mobile Devices Laboratory WeSocial Marc Sarens Wackitball Official

03/06/2026

🇨🇾 Three productive days in Limassol for the ENHANCE Project Meeting & MOOC Training Session!

From 27–29 May 2026, project partners gathered at Frederick University in Cyprus to review progress, exchange expertise and shape the next phase of the ENHANCE project.

Throughout the meeting, we worked intensively on the development and refinement of our two MOOCs:
🎮 MOOC 1 – Esports Players
👨‍👩‍👧 MOOC 2 – Parents & Guardians

Together with project partners and external expert mentors, we reviewed all ten training modules, discussed content, collected valuable feedback and identified improvements to ensure the MOOCs provide high-quality, practical and engaging learning experiences.

The final day focused on planning the upcoming pilot phase, defining implementation timelines, discussing survey tools and impact assessment activities, and coordinating the next project management and dissemination steps.

Beyond the working sessions, the meeting was also an important opportunity to strengthen collaboration, share perspectives and reinforce our common commitment to promoting safer, more inclusive and socially responsible gaming communities across Europe.

A big thank you to Frederick University and Dr. Achilleas Achilleos for hosting this productive and inspiring meeting.

Stay tuned – the next phase of ENHANCE is about to begin! 🚀
Frederick University Cyprus
ACD La HOYA
VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Wackitball Official
Sport Evolution Alliance
VitaminaC
Devices Laboratory
WeSocial

28/05/2026

🎮 Yesterday we successfully completed Day 1 of the ENHANCE Project Meeting at Frederick University!
🌍✨
The day focused on project updates and the review of MOOC 1 dedicated to Esports Players.

Throughout the sessions, partners worked together on:
🔹 WP3 overview and project progress
🔹 Review of Modules 1–5
🔹 Feedback exchange and collaborative discussion
🔹 Planning of next steps and future activities

An important opportunity for collaboration, knowledge sharing and collective reflection on how to promote safer, healthier and more inclusive gaming communities across Europe. 🎮💬

🚀 Today we continue with Day 2, focused on the review of MOOC 2 dedicated to Parents & Guardians. Stay tuned!

Frederick University Cyprus
ACD La HOYA
VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Wackitball Official
Sport Evolution Alliance
Vieira
VitaminaC
Eurocube srl
Mobile Devices Laboratory

27/05/2026

🎮🇨🇾 Work in progress… ENHANCE is landing in Cyprus!

We are working behind the scenes to prepare the next international meeting of the ENHANCE Project in Limassol 🇪🇺
Partners from across Europe will come together to discuss the social side of esports, online behaviors, education and inclusion through gaming.

📍 New ideas
🎤 Interviews & content creation
🧠 Workshops & networking
🎮 Players, communities, education

Stay tuned… something exciting is coming soon from the Island of Aphrodite 🌊✨

25/05/2026

05/03/2026

🌍 𝐄𝐍𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐄́𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐚, 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥!

The ENHANCE – The Social Side of Esports project was recently presented during a conference held in É𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑎 (𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑔𝑎𝑙) 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝐴𝐶𝑇 – 𝐴𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑗𝑜 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑘, 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑢𝑏 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

During the session dedicated to exploratory projects, the ENHANCE initiative was showcased, highlighting the project’s mission to better understand the social dynamics of esports and to promote healthy, respectful and inclusive gaming environments for young players.

Events like this are essential to strengthen European cooperation, networking and knowledge exchange, allowing organisations, researchers and stakeholders to discover innovative initiatives developed within the Erasmus+ Sport programme.

🤝 ENHANCE is implemented thanks to the collaboration of an international partnership:

🇮🇹 VitaminaC
🇵🇹 Sport Evolution Alliance
🇪🇸 ACD La HOYA
🇬🇷 WeSocialHub – University of Patras – Greece
🇧🇪 VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
🇨🇾 Frederick University Cyprus

Together we continue building stronger European networks and promoting responsible gaming communities across Europe.

21/02/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Episode on European Projects!

Today we are excited to share a new podcast episode dedicated to European projects, featuring the Training Course of the Y-WORK Competences project, where Leandro, Jose, and Ikram took part and shared their experience.

This initiative perfectly reflects the spirit of ENHANCE: building competences, empowering young people, and strengthening transnational cooperation through structured learning opportunities.

Activities like this, implemented by our Spanish partner, are not isolated experiences — they are part of a broader networking and project capitalization strategy. By connecting different European initiatives, we:

✅ Strengthen synergies between projects
✅ Share methodologies and good practices
✅ Amplify impact beyond a single partnership
✅ Build long-term cooperation networks

Through knowledge exchange and storytelling formats such as podcasts, we increase visibility and ensure that results are transferred, adapted, and reused across different contexts — a key objective of ENHANCE.

Stay tuned — more experiences from our participants are coming soon! 🌍✨

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19/02/2026

🌍 ENHANCE brings together universities, sport organisations and esports federations from across Europe:
🔹 VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB – Belgium)
🔹 University Of Patras (UPATRAS – Greece)
🔹 Frederick University Cyprus (Frederick University – Cyprus)
🔹 Sport Evolution Alliance (SEA – Portugal)
🔹 ACD La HOYA (Asociación Cultural y Deportiva La Hoya – Spain)
🔹 VitaminaC (Italy)

ENHANCE is shaping a future of inclusive and responsible esports across Europe.

Stay with us!

19/02/2026

Why does the social side of esports matter?
Esports connects millions of young people across Europe.

But competitive gaming environments can also expose players to:
• Toxic behaviour
• Cyberbullying
• Hate speech
• Exclusion

ENHANCE aims to better understand these challenges and provide practical tools for players and families.

Let’s build healthier gaming communities together. 💬

19/02/2026

🎮 Welcome to ENHANCE – The Social Side of Esports!
We support young esports players and their families in building safer and more inclusive online gaming communities across Europe.

Through research, education and stakeholder engagement, we promote responsible gaming and social inclusion.

🌍 Erasmus+ Project
🔗 Learn more: www.enhance-project.eu/en/
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