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International understanding and peace will be focus of EOA Seminar Klaipeda

July 18, 2022 / EOA Seminars

The EOA and the Lithuanian Olympic Academy have officially announced the topic of the EOA Seminar Klaipeda, which is called “Opportunities and limits of the Olympic Movement for international understanding and peace in the context of current time”. The seminar thus addresses a prevalent subject with regard to the Russian war in Ukraine. “Recent times …

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Warsaw hosts the fifth EMPLOYS conference to discuss good governance principles in athletes’ employment

June 24, 2022 / EMPLOYS

The fifth EMPLOYS Multiplier Sport Event was held on June 17th, 2022, in the beautiful and historical city of Warsaw to discuss good governance in the employment relations of athletes in Olympic sports in Europe. Although attendees of the meeting were mostly participating online, the EOA and other delegates showed their support with their on-site …

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Date and place of the next EOA Congress determined

July 12, 2022 / General Assembly

The Fifth EOA Congress (formerly “EOA General Assembly & Conference”) will take place between November 21-24, 2022* at the EOA Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. This was decided today at the Executive Board meeting. The event will finally be held face to face again after two digital editions and will feature both the annual General Assembly …

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EOA held focus group sessions on the strategic direction of the Association

June 8, 2022 / EOA News

June 7, 2022, saw NOA delegates convening online in several focus groups to deliberate on how the EOA should move forward in the years to come. Areas of debate covered the scope of activities, the structure and financial setup, a situation analysis and stakeholder management. The members had previously completed a survey, the results of …

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EOA Seminar Klaipeda on 24-26 August: EOA launches a new event series

May 31, 2022 / EOA Seminars, Lithuanian Olympic Academy

SAVE THE DATE! The European Olympic Academies is very pleased to announce a new event series called “EOA Seminars”. The first edition will be hosted by the Lithuanian Olympic Academy at the University of Klaipeda on 24-26 August 2022. In this series of regional workshops, experts and NOA delegates explore current issues in the Olympic …

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NOC of Slovenia hosted FB-LS project meeting in Ljubljana

May 19, 2022 / FB-LS, Slovenian Olympic Academy

Mid-May saw the project team of the Erasmus+ funded project “Financial and Business Literacy in Sport for Athletes and Coaches” meeting physically for the first time to coordinate and align its tasks. FB-LS is led by NOA of Slovenia, and the EOA collaborates in the project as a partner, especially in the promotion and dissemination …

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“There is a consensus but tensions prevail.” Takeaways from the EMPLOYS conference in Rijeka

May 15, 2022 / EMPLOYS

Key stakeholders met in Rijeka in May 2022 to debate Good Governance in the Employment Relations of Elite Athletes in Olympic sports at the fourth EMPLOYS conference. In recent months, the project team had developed a set of athlete-centred principles for good governance on employment relations, grouped into six dimensions, which were now presented and …

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Development & Cooperation Commission plans workshop for EOA strategic plan

May 10, 2022 / EOA News

As part of the development of a strategic plan, the Development & Cooperation Commission announces an online workshop to be held on 7 June 2022. A survey is currently being conducted on a variety of topics and the results of this quantitative assessment will be analysed and debated at the workshop. In particular, the Commission …

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EOA adds Kosovo Olympic Academy to its members

April 27, 2022 / General Assembly, Kosovo Olympic Academy

Since 2022, the Kosovo Olympic Academy has been a member of the European Olympic Academies. The membership was decided at the Fourth EOA General Assembly on 21 April 2022. Director Fitim Arifi and Coordinator Diellza Kelmendi presented the activities of the Academy. The KOA is part of the newly founded NOC of Kosovo and is …

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Invitation to EMPLOYS Conference in beautiful Rijeka

May 9, 2022 / EMPLOYS, EOA News

The European Olympic Academies is currently collaborating with the German Sport University Cologne on the EMPLOYS Erasmus+ project. The initiative explores employment relations of athletes in Olympic sports and the final aim is to provide policy recommendations to sport governing bodies, national legislators, and the European Union to improve good governance in athletes’ employment relations …

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