ESLP is a 2-year project implemented in the framework of Erasmus+ Sport. The primary objective of this programme is to improve good governance in university sport, influencing how the aims for university sport are set and achieved to optimize and monitor performance. As part of this, the aims are to increase sports participation and to promote voluntary activity in sport. The project’s target group are university students and also leaders and managers of university sport. The first phase of implementation is the analysis of university sport governance. The second phase constitute of the design, implementation and evaluation of a sport volunteering scheme which aims to provide a sports leadership programme to enhance both personal and professional development opportunities for students to increase graduate employability and also new recreational sporting opportunities.