Factsheet
| Country |  Kosovo |
| Name of Academy | Kosovo Olympic Academy (KOA) Akademia Olimpike e Kosovës |
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| Website | http://www.noc-kosovo.org/ |
| Name of Director | Fitim ARIFI |
| Contact Person | Diellza KELMENDI diellza.kelmendi@noc-kos.academy |
| Foundation date | 23rd June 2021 |
| Year of accession to EOA | 2022 |
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History and projects of the Academy
The Kosovo Olympic Academy (KOA) was established in June 2021 and will take a leading role in promoting Olympic values and spirit, with a special focus on educating professionals in the field of sport in Kosovo. The mission of the Academy is to promote the Olympic Values and the Olympic Spirit, as well as to provide the highest standards of education and professional opportunities to the sports community in Kosovo. The vision of the Olympic Academy is to strengthen the Olympic brand in Kosovo by raising awareness of the Olympic Movement and educating generations of professionals in the field of sport to create opportunities for stronger and better-developed sports in Kosovo. The Kosovo Olympic Academy aims to be a creative and leading centre for all educational and research programmes related to Olympism and Olympic values, sports managers, coaches, athletes, sports teachers and students, promoting the fundamental principles and values of Olympism in Kosovo.
The Kosovo Olympic Academy will focus mainly on the following areas:
- Education levels for sport administrators (sport management courses);
- Education levels for sport coaches in collaboration with national federations;
- Education levels for sport referees in collaboration with national federations;
- Education levels for Olympic Values;
- Education levels for athletes returning from sport events;
- Promote Olympic education programs in primary and secondary schools;
- Organise lectures, seminars, summer courses for young people, children’s camps, scientific symposia dealing with specialized issues on the Olympic Movement;
- Establishing sport institutions of cultural level such as Kosovo Sport Museum, The Square of Sport Legends, etc;
- Creation of an Olympic archive; establishment of an Olympic thematic library
All activities of the Kosovo Olympic Academy are based on the guidelines and programmes of the International Olympic Academy, the European Olympic Academies, the Olympic Charter and the interests of the Kosovo Olympic Committee in promoting cultural values, training of sports professionals, ethical and moral principles, and Olympic ideals.
Latest News of the Academy
- EOA adds Kosovo Olympic Academy to its members
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… Read more: EOA adds Kosovo Olympic Academy to its members - Newly Joint Cooperation between the South-Eastern NOAs of Albania and Kosovo
The Albanian Olympic Academy (ALB NOA) and the National Olympic Academy of Kosovo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the offices of the NOC in Tirana. In April 2022,… Read more: Newly Joint Cooperation between the South-Eastern NOAs of Albania and Kosovo - Kosovo delegation meets with NOA of Croatia
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… Read more: Kosovo delegation meets with NOA of Croatia
