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Hope and Healing at the Safe Sports International Global Sports Conference

/ BESST Project, Uncategorized

by Marleen Haandrikman Last week, IGNITX and the Windesheim University of Applied Science were present at the Safe Sports International Global Sports Conference in London, UK. This year’s theme contained ‘Hope and Healing: Supporting Athletes & Transforming Sports Cultures’. The main objective of the attendance was to collect the most updated information in the market …

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Between ancient sites and current issues of the Olympic Movement: Olympia Seminar of the German Olympic Academy

/ EOA news, German Olympic Academy

From 11th to 17th September, the German Olympic Academy (DOA) held its “Olympia Seminar” on the premises of the IOA in Ancient Olympia. 90 participants consisting of students from 10 universities as well as experts and multipliers from sports organisations, sport politics, media and academia spent an intensive week together. Under the overall theme of …

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Safeguarding measures: BESST initiates pan-European survey, launches new website

/ BESST Project

Press Release A large-scale study by project BESST is currently underway, in which European NOCs, National Federations and other sports organisations are being surveyed about their safeguarding practices. The BESST project aims to make a positive difference in the safety of European sports at all levels. Within its second goal to develop a turn-key solution …

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EOA at FISU World Conference 2023: “University Sports: Embracing a Colorful World”

/ EOA news

On July 29-31, 2023, leading experts of the EOA took an active part in the FISU World Conference in Chengdu, China. The conference was a strong beacon, attended by over 3,500 participants, both online and on-site. At the conference, EOA Vice-President Prof. Dr. Mariia Bulatova hosted the Plenary and Parallel Sessions “Culture in a More …

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Preparatory talks in Vilnius: Congress theme and first speakers are now confirmed

/ EOA Congress

At the beginning of August 2023, EOA President Manfred Laemmer met with Asta Sarkauskiene, President of the Lithuanian Olympic Academy (LOA) and EOA Board Member, for preparatory talks on the EOA Congress, set to take place in Vilnius from November 8th to 11th, 2023. In the last few years, society has faced several challenges and …

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EYOF posters now on display in the city centre of Maribor, Slovenia

/ EOA events, EYOF, Slovenian Olympic Academy

On Olympic Day, 23 June 2023, the European Olympic Academies, together with the Slovenian Olympic Academy and the EYOF Maribor Organising Committee, officially unveiled the EYOF country posters at the Market Square in Maribor. The posters feature information on tourism, culture and Olympic events and achievements of the 48 participating nations. The data was compiled …

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Promoting the Olympic values in the Small States of Europe

/ EOA events, Maltese Olympic Academy

As part of the Games of the Small State of Europe (GSSE) 2023 in Malta, the EOA and the Maltese Olympic Academy organised an exchange forum for NOC delegates from the Small States. These countries share two substantive elements: close ties to the relevant stakeholders for value education and a strong potential for a culture …

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Katrin Wallmann as the Project Manager of Olympic Education and EU Projects at the EOA

/ EOA news

The European Olympic Academies is delighted to announce the appointment of Katrin Wallmann as its Project Manager of Olympic Education and EU Projects. The appointment of Wallmann comes at a crucial time for the EOA as it continues to develop its programmes and initiatives.  With a desire to combine her educational background of politics and …

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Eighty years of building bridges: symposium honoured EOA President Manfred Laemmer for his contributions to sports

/ EOA events, Executive Board, German Olympic Academy

The ability of sport to build bridges is one of its most astonishing elements, which EOA President Manfred Laemmer, at the age of 80, has embodied like few others. In his honour, the EOA, together with four national sports institutions, the German Olympic Academy, the German Sports & Olympic Museum, Maccabi Germany and the Forum …

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