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Marc Theeboom is a Professor at the Department of Sport and Movement Sciences within the Faculty of Educational Science, Movement and Sport Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. With a PhD in Sport and Movement Sciences, he has established himself as a leading expert in youth sports, martial arts, and sport policy, with particular focus on pedagogical and policy aspects related to underprivileged youth. His work spans across multiple research centers including the EU-China Higher Education Research Center (ECHE).
His research interests focus on the social applications of sport, including sport for social inclusion, sport for employability, sports in prison settings, and prevention of radicalization through sport. Professor Theeboom has developed expertise in martial arts policy, particularly Wushu, and has contributed significantly to understanding how sport can address social challenges facing youth.
His recent publications demonstrate consistent scholarly output with a focus on Olympic inclusion strategies for martial arts, community sport's role in social cohesion, and innovative approaches to sport-based interventions for social issues. His work shows a clear trajectory toward examining sport's capacity to address complex societal challenges through evidence-based programming.
- First prize at the Symposium of the 10th Shanghai International Wushu Exposition and 2nd Shenjiang International Forum on wushu (2010)
Professor Theeboom actively supervises numerous PhD and Master's students, with 171 supervised works documented. His research projects span multiple domains including the Evaluation of Belgian Red Courts Programme, SportPlus coaching training for employability organizations, Voicing Youth at social risk, and Sports in Prison initiatives. He also leads research on monitoring and evaluation frameworks for sport-for-employability programs, demonstrating his commitment to evidence-based practice.
His academic network extends internationally, particularly with Chinese institutions related to Wushu research, and he maintains active research collaborations across Europe focusing on youth development through sport.
