NAME | TITLE | YEAR | PROMOTOR(S) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yueyi Jia | Teaching Chinese martial arts (wushu) to today's youth: A mixed-method study in China and Europe | 2024 | Marc Theeboom Zhu Dong (Shanghai Univerity of Sport, China) Hebe Schaillée |
| Margot Ricour | Operational quality within youth sport clubs: A multidimensional and multi perspective approach | 2024 | Veerle De Bosscher Annick Willem (UGent, Belgium) Jeroen Scheerder (KU Leuven, Belgium) |
| Remco Beek | The changing game of sponsorship | 2024 | Inge Derom Jo Van Hoecke |
| Jens De Rycke | Gamechanger? Investigating the societal impact of elite sport. | 2023 | Veerle De Bosscher |
| Sofie Smismans | A holistic perspective on the vocational development of active and former elite athletes. | 2022 | Paul Wylleman Koen De Brandt |
| Nathalie Rosier | A holistic perspective into the factors contributing to the continued development of junior elite athletes into senior elite level. | 2020 | Paul Wylleman Veerle De Bosscher Jolan Kegelaers |
| Pingwei Li | The role of junior succes in the development of professional tennis players. | 2020 | Veerle De Bosscher Johan Pion (Han University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands) |
| Gerco van Dalfsen | The development of shared leadership in youth football teams. | 2020 | Jo Van Hoecke Hans Westerbeek (Victoria University, Australia) Veerle De Bosscher |
| Aurélie Pankowiak | National Paralympic Excellence: Developing an elite sport policy framework to assess the effectiveness of national elite sport systems for Paralympic success. PhD completed at Victoria University (Australia) in collaboration with VUB | 2020 | Hans Westerbeek (Victoria University, Australia) Camilla Brocket (Victoria University, Australia) Veerle De Bosscher |
| Susan Blijlevens | The development of performance behavior in talented and elite athletes. | 2019 | Paul Wylleman |
| Simon Defruyt | The identification and development of competencies of dual career support providers in elite sport. | 2019 | Paul Wylleman Koen De Brandt |
| Jolan Kegelaers | A coach-centered exploration of resilience development in talented and elite athletes. | 2019 | Paul Wylleman |
| Shaundre Jacobs | The contribution of the SA Sport Academy System towards high performance sport development as perceived by academy athletes, coaches and administrators in the Western Cape. Joint PhD between Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and VUB | 2019 | Veerle De Bosscher Ranel Venter (Stellenbosch University, South Africa) Jeroen Scheerder (KU Leuven, Belgium) |
| Jacqueline Patatas | Sports system and policy factors influencing athletic career pathways in Paralympic sports. | 2019 | Veerle De Bosscher |
| Pieter Smets | Sociaal-sportieve praktijken: Beleidspraktijken van onderuit in het stedelijke sportlandschap. | 2019 | Rein Haudenhuyse Bas Van Heur |
| Selcuk Acikgoz | From discourse to practice: Analysing sport-based youth policies towards social inclusion. | 2019 | Rein Haudenhuyse Aşçı, F. Hülya (Marmara University, Turkey) |
| Yan Wang | Inspire a Generation? Long-term outcomes of volunteering in the Olympic Games. | 2019 | Marc Theeboom Inge Derom |
| Zeno Nols | Social change through sport for development initiatives. Investigating underlying pedagogies. | 2018 | Marc Theeboom Rein Haudenhuyse Fred Coalter |
| Andreas Christophe Weber | Creating competitive advantage in the Winter Olympics: strategic positioning in sports disciplines. | 2018 | Veerle De Bosscher Hippolyt Kempf (SFISM, Switzerland) |
| Janja Tekavc | Investigation into gender specific transitions and challenges faced by female elite athletes. | 2017 | Paul Wylleman |
| Koen De Brandt | A holistic perspective on student-athletes' dual career demands, competencies and outcomes. | 2017 | Paul Wylleman |
| Evi Buelens | Exploring the developmental role of volunteering in sport for youngsters in socially vulnerable situations. | 2016 | Marc Theeboom Kristine De Martelaer Jikkemien Vertonghen |
| Jessie Brouwers | The role of elite sport policies, pathways and inter-organisational relationships in developing elite tennis players. PhD completed at Victoria University (Australia) in collaboration with VUB | 2016 | Veerle De Bosscher Popi Sotiriadou (Griffith University, Australia) Graham Cuskelly (Griffith University, Australia) |
| Leandro Mazzei | High-performance judo: organizational factors leading to international sporting success. Joint PhD between Sao Paolo University (Brazil) and VUB | 2016 | Veerle De Bosscher Maria Tereza Ter Böhme (University of Sao Paolo, Brazil) |
| Jasper Truyens | Organisational capacity in elite athletics. A comparison of resource configurations in four countries. | 2016 | Veerle De Bosscher Bruno Heyndels |
| David Pauwels | Talent development framework: European standards for talent development systems of professional football clubs. | 2016 | Jo Van Hoecke |
| Hebe Schaillée | More than just a game? The potential of sport programmes to foster positive youth development among disadvantaged girls. | 2016 | Marc Theeboom |
| Jochen Perk | Impact of top-down implementation of a quality assurance system on local sports clubs in Flanders. | 2015 | Jo Van Hoecke |
| Jo Lucassen | Excellente trainers/coaches voor excellente sport: ontwikkeling en invoering van een kwaliteitsassesment voor sportleiders. | 2013 | Paul De Knop John Rijsman (Tilburg University, The Netherlands) |
| Reinhard Haudenhuyse | The potential of sports for socially vulnerable youth. | 2012 | Marc Theeboom |
| Anke Reints | Development and validation of a model of career transition and the identification of variables of influence on ending the career among elite athletes. | 2011 | Paul Wylleman |
| Jikkemien Vertonghen | The analysis of contextual factors in youth martial arts practice. | 2011 | Marc Theeboom |
| Hilde Bax | De samenleving over de kwaliteit van bewegen & sport op school: Een spiegel voor de vakwereld. | 2010 | Paul De Knop |
| Kristof Huts | The quality of physical education in Flemish secondary schools. | 2007 | Paul De Knop Marc Theeboom |
| Veerle De Bosscher | Sport policy factors leading to international sporting success. Een internationaal vergelijkende studie naar de prestatiebepalende factoren van Topsport. | 2007 | Paul De Knop |
| Johan Steenbergen | Grenzen aan de sport: een theoretische analyse van het sportbegrip PhD afgerond aan de Universiteit van Tilburg (Nederland) | 2004 | Paul De Knop |
| Edwin Timmers | Krachtig opleiden van vakdocenten bewegingsonderwijs. PhD afgerond aan de Universiteit van Tilburg (Nederland) | 2004 | Paul De Knop |
| Agnes Elling | Ze zijn er (niet) voor gebouwd: in- en uitsluiting in de sport naar sekse en etniciteit. PhD afgerond aan de Universiteit van Tilburg (Nederland) | 2002 | Paul De Knop |
| Jo Van Hoecke | De ontwikkeling van IKGym: een relevante toepassing van de principes van integrale kwaliteitszorg en servicemanagement binnen de (traditioneel) georganiseerde sport. | 2000 | Paul De Knop |
| Kristine De Martelaer | Onderzoek naar de jeugdgerichtheid van het georganiseerd zwemmen in Vlaanderen. | 1997 | Paul De Knop |
| Marc Theeboom | Het ontwikkelen van een alternatieve aanleermethode voor jeugdigen binnen de Chinese vechtsporten (Wushi). Sport kan beschouwd worden als een middel tot sociale integratie van Islamitische migranten meisjes! | 1994 | Paul De Knop |
| Paul De Knop | Onderzoek naar enkele bepalende factoren van efficiënt lesgeversgedrag bij tennisinitiatielessen. | 1983 | Livin Bollaert |
