Latest news from National Olympic Academies about their projects and activities
A comprehensive report on its activities in 2021 was provided by the Slovak Olympic Academy (SOA) in English language. Over the past year, the SOA has been working on sharpening its focus, culminating in a 10-year strategic plan that the EOA had reported on previously. Further, the current annual report features reports from the working …
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On 15th December 2021 the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Commission on Olympic Education hosted an online forum to discuss the adaptation of Olympic education to virtual learning environments in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Central Olympic Academy of Russia (COA) was represented at the Commission meeting by President Natalia Melnikova, Vice-President Vitaly Melnikov and Executive Director Alexandra Nikiforova. The Commission meeting featured a number of presentations on Olympic …
“Olympism in transition” was the main subject of the 32nd Annual Session of the NOA of Portugal (AOP), which took place in the city of Portalegre from 3rd to 5th December 2021. It was the first physical AOP Annual Session since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and was jointly hosted by the Municipality of …
AOP returns to physical gatherings and holds 32nd Annual Session in Portoalegre Read More »
Together with its partners, the Olympic Committee of Slovenia carried out a project called “Athletes Friendly Education” with the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The project’s main objective was to develop an evaluation system for educational institutions that support athletes during their sports careers and education. The National Olympic Academies of …
Invitation to concluding “Athletes Friendly Education” conference Read More »
On 18th November, the Chernivtsi branch of the Ukrainian Olympic Academy hosted an ecology workshop for preschoolers as part of the “OlympicLab” project. During the session, the children learned about the Olympic values and the importance of conserving the natural environment around them. The workshop also featured a game which helped the children to practise sorting rubbish into …
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The Slovak Olympic Academy (SOA), led by Director Elena Malikova, has been reorganised according to a new strategic plan for the future of the NOA. The twelve-page document defines the basic elements of the SOA, taking into account the challenges and opportunities the SOA will face over the next nine years. The SOA’s goal is …
Future course set for further development of Slovak Olympic Academy Read More »
On behalf of the German Olympic Academy (DOA), the EOA is pleased to announce the recent publication of a new book entitled “The Educational Potential of the Olympic Idea” which is now available digitally and in print. The new publication is an anthology offering a broad variety of perspectives on topics relating to the Olympic Games. …
In November 2021, the NOA of Ukraine celebrated the centennial anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian gymnast Viktor Chukarin. Born on 9th November 1921 in Krasnoarmeyskoye, Chukarin survived imprisonment as a prisoner of war in 17 Nazi concentration camps during the Second World War, before becoming an Olympic champion in 1952. At the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games, he …
September 2021 marked the foundation of the Kosovo Olympic Academy under the guidance of the Kosovo Olympic Committee (KOC). A delegation from the Kosovo Olympic Committee subsequently visited the Croatian Olympic Academy (HOA) in mid-October of this year. The three-member delegation, formed by KOC General Secretary Besim Aliti, and the coordinators of the Kosovo Olympic …
The Belarusian Olympic Academy together with the NOC of Belarus and the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture is organizing a forum called “Olympic Movement, Student Sports, Communications and Education”. The hybrid event is aimed at bachelor and master students and intends to provide a platform for exchange on how to promote a healthy lifestyle …
Olympic Forum for bachelor and master students in November 2021 Read More »
