The next EOA Congress will take place in Olympia, Greece, from 24-28 September 2024. The decision on the location was already made in dialogue with the Hellenic Olympic Academy (HOA) and the International Olympic Academy (IOA) during the last Congress. At its meeting in Paris, the EOA Executive Board has fixed the date and send […]
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By Anita Sterea The Romanian Olympic Academy (ROA) has a unique structure that has always attracted the attention of specialists in Olympic education. Founded in 1991, the Romanian Olympic Academy is organised in branches, more precisely 48 branches – one branch per county and one for each sector of Bucharest. Each branch has a director
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On 10 November 2023, the Roundtable Debate “Building European Safe Sport Together” took place during the EOA Congress Vilnius 2023. Under the motto “The Olympic Movement in a Changing World” the Congress of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) addressed challenges that the organised sport and the Olympic Movement are currently facing, with the topic of
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“The Olympic Movement in a Changing World”, the topic of this year’s EOA Congress held in Vilnius from 8-11 November 2023, was reflected in extensive debates and lectures on topics from human rights, and autonomy of sport to safeguarding. In addition to the discussions and a unique cultural programme, the members of the European Olympic
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The members of the European Olympic Academies gathered for their annual General Assembly on 10 November 2023 which brought new members, an amendment to the Statutes and new guidelines for the EOA Commissions. Four organisations were confirmed as new members this year. The Andorran Olympic Committee, the Olympic Federation of Ireland, the Luxembourg Olympic and
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Three weeks from now the EOA Congress will take place in Vilnius from 8th to 11th November 2023! This year’s congress, entitled “The Olympic Movement in a Changing World” will be about the challenges, whether political, social, health, climatic or economic, that society is facing. These challenges also run through sport and its events, for
Time is ticking: three more weeks to Vilnius Read More »
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
Preparatory talks in Vilnius: Congress theme and first speakers are now confirmed Read More »
The sixth EOA Congress will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 8 to 10 November 2023, as decided by the EOA Executive Board earlier this month. As always, the Congress will include the annual General Assembly meeting as well as a conference and opportunities for exchange between NOA members. Further details on the schedule and
NOAs will convene in Vilnius this autumn Read More »
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
Conference logbook pt. 4: adapting to changes Read More »
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
Conference logbook pt. 3: steps to take for fair play and safe sport Read More »
