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Intake 7 Ready to Start this September at the GSU
For the application process of the 7th intake of the Master of Olympic Studies, the programme management team of the OSC Cologne received a total of 65 applications from prospective students worldwide. The application process saw the highest interest in the study programme to-date, demonstrating its renowned international reputation. The admissions board had to undertake a detailed evaluation process and selected 25 high-profile participants.
As in previous intakes, the group of participants is very international. The participants come from 20 different countries on 4 continents: Africa (5), Asia (10), The Americas (4) and Europe (6).
The M.A. Olympic Studies community is greatly anticipating the commencement of the new participants’ studies and welcoming them onto the programme in person. It is scheduled that the 7th intake’s first module will take place from 8-14 September 2019 and will once again be launched with an official opening ceremony at the German Sport University Cologne (Sunday evening, 8th September 2019).
Frank van Eekeren - Governance, Policy and Olympic Organisations
We are delighted to announce that Prof. Frank van Eekeren from Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands, has agreed to assume the teaching responsibilities for the M.A. Olympic Studies’ module ‘Governance, Policy and Olympic Organisations’. Amongst others, Prof. van Eekeren assumes the roles of Assistant Professor in Utrecht and, as of 1st August 2019, also Professor Applied Sciences ‘Value of Sport’ in The Hague. In addition to this, he is currently managing a research focus area Sport & Society and holds the expert position in the steering committee of the new Code of Good Governance in Sport in the Netherlands. Prof. van Eekeren has earned a high international reputation within the academic community and collaborates with numerous universities in the role of Research Associate. With his expertise in the fields of both governance, more broadly, and sports governance, in particular, we are sure that everyone within the M.A. Olympic Studies community will greatly benefit from his future collaboration.
M.A. OS Professors - Renewed IOC Commission Appointments
Appointments to the commissions of the International Olympic Committee are decided annually by the IOC President. For 2019, Dr. Bach once again nominated Prof. Norbert Müller for the Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission and Prof. Wassong for the Olympic Education Commission. At both commissions, the profile of the M.A. Olympic Studies is highly valued and the commissions’ members follow the development of the study programme with interest. This is important as the IOC has already decided to further support the programme financially alongside supporting student participation through the awarding of Olympic Solidarity scholarships.