Factsheet
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Name of Academy | Olympic Academy of Ukraine (OAU) Олімпійська Академія України |
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Website | http://noc-ukr.org/about/structures/academy/ |
Name of President | Prof. Dr. Mariia BULATOVA |
Contact Person | Prof. Dr. Mariia BULATOVA |
Foundation date | 20 September 1991 |
Year of accession to EOA | 2018 (founding member) |
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History and projects
The Olympic Academy of Ukraine was established on September 20, 1991 as an independent non-governmental organization. It operates under the auspices of the NOC of Ukraine. Since 1999 up to now, the OAU has been headed by Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Full Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Dr. Mariia Bulatova. Since 1992, 26 branches of the Academy have been actively operating in Ukraine.
The activities of the Olympic Academy of Ukraine are implemented in the following areas:
- Olympic education in higher educational institutions;
- Olympic education in general secondary and preschool education institutions;
- Scientific research work;
- Scientific and methodical support of educational work;
- Preservation of Olympic heritage;
- Cooperation with state authorities, educational, sports and public institutions;
- Cooperation with mass media;
- International cooperation.
To popularize the ideas and values of Olympism, the Olympic Academy of Ukraine has partner relations with many organizations. On the national level – the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, the Ministry of Ukraine for Education and Science, the Ministry of Ukraine for Youth and Sports, the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences; the Ukrainian Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, the Institute for Modernization of the Content of Education, institutions of general secondary, higher and preschool education, Special Olympics Ukraine, National Sports Federations; internationally – International Olympic Academy, International Olympic Committee, Olympic Studies Centre (Lausanne), European Olympic Academies, European Olympic Committees, Pierre de Coubertin International Committee, International University Sports Federation (FISU), International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH), and National Olympic Committees and Academies of more than 50 countries.
The Olympic Academy of Ukraine is located at the Olympic Study and Research Institute of the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.
Regional and all-Ukrainian educational projects and programs of the Olympic Academy of Ukraine
- Scientific conferences, seminars, webinars for experts in the field of physical education and sports;
- Educational webinars for athletes, coaches, university students and secondary school students, the general public.
- Olympiad for university student youth: “Connoisseur of the Olympic movement”
- Olympiad in foreign languages “Olympic sport” (for students of specialized institutions of higher education).
- Annual practical seminars for teachers of educational institutions.
- All-Ukrainian network of Olympic education schools (312 schools).
- Competition for the best school of Olympic education.
- Olympic Lesson.
- Olympic Week.
- Quizzes “Connoisseur of Olympic sports” (for different age groups).
- Cultural and sports educational festival “Olympic Chick Stork ” (for schoolchildren).
- Do like Olympians.
- Olympic Lab project.
- Olympic Book.
- Olympic Summer.
- Preschool children Olympic Games.
- Olympic Dictation.
- Olympic Brain-ring.
- Project “Olympic Lounge”.
- Cultural and educational art project “Olympic movement through the eyes of children”.
- Competition for the best museum and office of Olympic education “Olympic heritage ignites hearts”.

Latest News of the Academy
- Uniting Youth for Peace through Olympic Values in UkraineDespite the ongoing Russian aggression on the territory of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Olympic Academy remains an active participant in the international Olympic Movement. As in previous years, the Olympic Day … Read more
- Art and education for the glory of the Ukrainian Olympic movement Despite the feats that Ukrainian citizens perform every day in the face of war, they still have the strength and energy to address the Olympic values and great heritage of … Read more
- Ongoing war conditions addressed in seminar by Olympic Academy of Ukraine The Olympic Academy of Ukraine (OAU) organised an international seminar called “Olympic Up-Tutorial” on October 18th, 2022. It was held online, aiming to support Ukrainian students during times of war. The … Read more
- Ukrainian NOA hosts “OlympicLab” workshop for preschool childrenOn 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 … Read more
- Olympic champion and concentration camp survivor Viktor Chukarin celebrated by NOA of UkraineIn 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 … Read more