Volunteering and internship at KTU Sport and Wellness Center

About

Whether you are an amateur or a professional athlete, our Centre’s ACTIVATed programme offers a wide range of opportunities to get involved in sports and fitness activities at the University! Volunteering can range from a few hours of help on the day of an event to ongoing volunteering of a few hours per week.

Each year we organise around 40 events and various physical activities that require the help of volunteers, and during the student sports championship season, we invite volunteers to help out with the sports teams once or twice per week.

The directions of volunteering

You can:

Contribute to the development of physical activities in the international student community by organising sports events, seminars and other activities.
Become a spokesperson for KTU sports teams, produce video reports, interviews, reviews of competitions and other interesting social media campaigns.
Complete an internship in sports studies: assisting in training sessions and competitions based on your experience in the sport (leading training sessions, filling in minutes, refereeing).
Contribute to the updating and administration of the Centre’s website sportas.ktu.edu.
Assist in the organisation, planning and coordination of sports events such as “Come and Overcome”, ACTIVATed Month, Rector’s Cup, etc.
Take photographs of sports events or competitions and contribute to the promotion of the ACTIVATed programme.
Become a leader of group training sessions or coordinator of recreational training.
Assist in the administration of the activities of the ACTIVATed Gym.

*Volunteering timetable is coordinated according to the volunteer’s availability and ongoing activities and events.

What are we looking for?

Students and sports enthusiasts who have some experience in sports events, group training and want to get more practice and learn the subtleties of training.
Active or interested in sport (practising sport / studying sports science or sport management).
Interested in the specifics and management of social networks.
Know the English language.

The benefits of volunteering

What are the benefits of becoming a volunteer in the ACTIVATed programme?

Improve your communication skills and gain experience in teamwork!
Learn how to organise sports events and competitions.
Meet new people.
Expand your CV.
You will get a volunteer digital badge that will add points to the Talent Scholarship competition.
Get active in your free time!
You can exercise in the Centre’s facilities for free. I KTU student volunteers have access to the services of the ACTIVATed Gym without advance registration.

How to become a volunteer

If you want to become a volunteer, contact us by email sporto.centras@ktu.lt.

The regulations of volunteering

According to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Volunteering, the following requirements are applied to volunteers:

Volunteers can be citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and foreigners legally present in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania who are older than 14.
Persons under the age of 18 can participate in volunteering activities if the child’s legal representative does not object.
No qualification is necessary for a volunteer, except for the nature of the volunteering activities which requires a special qualification according to other legislation or according to the requirements of the organisers of the volunteering activities.
Other requirements can be applied to the volunteer according to the nature of the volunteering activities set out in the legislation regulating individual areas.

The Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Volunteering is available here (information only in Lithuanian).
KTU Guidelines for Student Volunteering are available here (information only in Lithuanian).