The SPIRIT project it is based on the premise that a healthy mind and a healthy body are essential for the wellbeing of the people and that the most appropriate time to start building them is at a young age. This the reason the project aims to develop academic programs and train teachers and coaches in physical education, sport science and nutrition who will join schools and clubs and put this new framework into action.

SPIRIT focuses on three critical issues for Asia and for Asian Universities including Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU), Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), dan Universitas Syah Kuala (USK). This SPIRIT project focusing in (a) academic programs in the areas of physical education, nutrition and sport science (b) programs to combat the growing chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that have emerged as a huge global health problem in low- and middle-income countries and (c) provide for social inclusion in sports for people and groups of people who are excluded because of age, gender, social status, religion beliefs, sexual preferences, physical condition and abilities.

The main goal of WP1: Analysis and Design of Programs in Sport Sciences and Physical Education for Inclusive Universities is to lay down the foundations for the project in terms of the assessment needs of the Asian High Education Institutions (HEIs). As some of them have limited experience in curriculum development through CBHE projects, workshops on competence-based curriculum and Bologna principles will be organized. This activity support by European HEIs including The University of Nicosia (Cyprus), Universitat Politècnica De Valencia (Spain), and Universidade De Lisboa (Portugal).
Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) also participated in the development of this project, including the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Nursing, Faculty of Psychology, and Faculty of Engineering seeking to develop sports and nutrition education curricula. The development of this curriculum is to prevent non-communicable diseases by increasing physical activity and proper nutrition so that the entire academic community understands the importance of increasing physical activity. The aim of this project is also to disseminate in the community so that there can be better behavior changes in increasing physical activity and improving nutrition so as to create a community that is free from non-communicable diseases. Of course, the end result is to create a society, especially the young generation, who are healthy and of high quality
Results will help to identify gaps in terms of learning outcomes and what kind of trainings and course materials are needed to be developed in WP2: Curricula Development and Support of Capacity Building in Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences and WP3: Development of VLE and Online Courses. The analysis of existing programs will also serve to define what kind of short courses are interesting for sport clubs and sport associations.