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What did Eger teach us about Olympic Education?

Event Report on the EOA Seminar Eger Between Hungarian vineyards, baroque buildings and the old fortress of Eger, nine NOAs and several experts met at the beginning of March 2023 within the framework of the second Regional Seminar of the EOA to contemplate and discuss the perspectives of Olympic education in Central and South-Eastern countries. …

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Conference logbook pt. 4: adapting to changes

By Inga Galstian, EOA editor As part of the EOA Congress in November, the EOA hosted a conference in which several important issues were addressed. The three previous sessions on Politics & Peace, Sustainability and Integrity were documented in this Conference Logbook series. The final session of the day concerned credibility. Stefan Klos and Alexandre …

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EOA President Laemmer turns 80

February 13, 2023, saw the 80th birthday of the President of the European Olympic Academies, Manfred Laemmer. On this occasion, the EOA, together with Maccabi Germany, the German Olympic Academy and the German Sports & Olympic Museum, is preparing a symposium at the end of April in honour of its highly esteemed colleague. At the …

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EOA is hiring: Manager, Olympic Education & EU Projects

We have the following vacancy: Manager, Olympic Education & EU Projects Duration: Starting immediately until December 31, 2024, option to extend Location: Frankfurt, Germany Workload: 20h/week (50%) For more information, please check out the job posting.

Hungarian Olympic Academy invites neighbouring Academies to the next EOA Seminar

On 1-3 March 2023, the town of Eger will be the meeting place for a handful of National Olympic Academies to review the situation of Olympic Education projects in Central and South-Eastern Europe. The Hungarian Olympic Academy, under the leadership of Zsuzsanna Bukta, is looking forward to an intensive exchange between NOA delegates, PE teachers …

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Conference logbook pt. 3: steps to take for fair play and safe sport

By Inga Galstian, EOA editor The EOA held its annual congress in Frankfurt in November 2022. During the congress, a handful of current challenges within the Olympic Movement were addressed in a series of conferences. Two conferences on the topics of Politics & Peace, and Sustainability have previously been reported on in the Conference Logbook …

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EMPLOYS project on athletes‘ employment relations successfully terminated

In view of the current change dynamics in Olympic sport, the field of athletes’ employment relationships is also facing fundamental challenges. While the organised sport has traditionally been characterised by amateurism, voluntary commitment and prestige, increasing professionalisation and commercialisation have transformed both the structures and the perception of Olympic sport. Against this background, demands for …

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