On July 16, 2024, the World Leisure Organization (WLO) hosted a significant side event during the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The webinar, titled “Leisure as a Catalyst: Empowering Communities and Alleviating Poverty,” brought together experts to discuss the vital role of leisure in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Read more
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World Leisure Journal Call for New Editorial Board Members The World Leisure Journal is looking to fill a number of Editorial Board positions. World Leisure Journal (WLJ) , the official journal of the World Leisure Organization, is aiming to stimulate a broad discussion of critical leisure research and theory in all its guises. The journalRead more
We are pleased to announce an exciting and insightful online panel discussion titled “Leisure as a Catalyst: Empowering Communities and Alleviating Poverty”. This event is an official side event of the United Nations High Level Political Forum (UN HLPF) on Sustainable Development, organized by the World Leisure Organization (WLO) in collaboration with CALS, CILRA, LSA,Read more
WLC 2025: LEISURE FOR A BETTER SOCIETY We are excited to invite you to the 18th World Leisure Congress (WLC 2025), hosted by Breda University of Applied Sciences in Breda, The Netherlands, from August 25-28, 2025. This prestigious international event will bring together leisure professionals from academia, industry, and government to explore the theme “LeisureRead more
World Leisure Centers of Excellence – Open Request for Proposals The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from interested colleges or universities to establish and implement a World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) and be a recognized member of the WLCE network. The required documentation of expertise and qualificationsRead more
Theme Sustainable Recreation Programs for Active Communities of the City of Cape Town Metropol The Leisure Experience Research Opportunity (LERO) provides opportunities for World Leisure Centres of Excellence, the World Leisure Young Ambassadors and students from other interested institutions to participate in an international orientated field research project aimed at assessing the recreation programs toRead more
World Leisure Day will be celebrated all around the globe on April, 2025, to reinforce the role of leisure at the centre of the society. In these uncertain times, it is more necessary than ever to acknowledge the importance of leisure playing key role in individual and community developments, contributing to the quality of lifeRead more
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