Eighty years of building bridges: symposium honoured EOA President Manfred Laemmer for his contributions to sports

The ability of sport to build bridges is one of its most astonishing elements, which EOA President Manfred Laemmer, at the age of 80, has embodied like few others. In his honour, the EOA, together with four national sports institutions, the German Olympic Academy, the German Sports & Olympic Museum, Maccabi Germany and the Forum […]

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ANOF brings Olympic spirit to universities

The National Olympic Academy of France (ANOF) launched an Olympic and Paralympic programme for universities. The “ANOF Student Olympic and Paralympic Programme” aims to engage the student community in the Olympic and Paralympic dynamic, by activating the second objective of the “Generation 2024” label, and to build the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Meet our newest member: Malta

Malta became the newest member of the European Olympic Academies (EOA) in November 2022, with delegates David Azzopardi and David Guehring presenting projects and the structure of the National Olympic Academy to the General Assembly in Frankfurt. Malta’s accession to the EOA is a significant step towards enhancing cooperation on the European level and knowledge sharing

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Five examples of good practice the Slovak Olympic Academy can show us

Over the past year, the Slovak Olympic Academy has been working on several valuable projects. A comprehensive report on its activities in 2022 was provided and is available on the EOA website: SOA Activity Report 2022. Here are a few creative things to look out for: International Youth Forum participation SOA closely cooperates with the

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What did Eger teach us about Olympic Education?

Event Report on the EOA Seminar Eger Between Hungarian vineyards, baroque buildings and the old fortress of Eger, nine NOAs and several experts met at the beginning of March 2023 within the framework of the second Regional Seminar of the EOA to contemplate and discuss the perspectives of Olympic education in Central and South-Eastern countries.

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Conference logbook pt. 4: adapting to changes

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

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