Sports management: international management experience in sports industry

European full-time professional development program
Location

Belgium
France

Date

June 22–28, 2025

Price

€1950

Program Aims

Study of International Experience. Familiarization with the activities of international sports organizations, European and national federations. Analysis of successful initiatives implemented in the European Union in the field of sports. Study of the experience in organizing and conducting international sports events. Familiarization with educational and research programs in sports at European universities. Study of the organization of work with student-athletes of high achievement. Investigation of sports infrastructure. 
Adaptation of global trends. Adapting best practices from European experience to promote national sports and businesses at the international level.
Professional development. Improvement of management skills in sports, expansion of knowledge, and enrichment of educational and practical experience in the sports industry. Stimulating innovations in the sports field. 
Partnership-building. Facilitating the formation of sustainable partnerships with international organizations, professional sports federations, clubs, and universities for the exchange of knowledge and experience. 

In the program

  • European Olympic Committees  
  • Team Belgium – the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
  • Panathlon International
  • The Free University of Brussels
  • The Antwerp University Association
  • Catholic University of Louvain
  • Olympic and Paralympic training centres, INSEP

Programme

Day 1

Arrival in Brussels
Meeting and transfer from Brussels airport to the hotel
Free time 

Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel 
Greetings to the participants by the Head of the Belgian Education Council 
  • Program presentation, Council presentation 
Belgian Olympic Committee 
International experience in sports management, public relations, and the development of sports federations
Visits to international and national sports federations 

Day 3

Breakfast at the hotel 
Visit to the EU institutions
  • Familiarization with the activities of the EU Council on education, youth, sports, and culture; initiatives of the European Commission in the field of sports
  • Promotion of ethical values in sports at the international level 
  • Education and research in sports

Free University of Brussels VUB 
  • Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Familiarization with the sports infrastructure in Brussels 
  • 269 sports disciplines, 1605 sports facilities in the Brussels Capital Region 

Day 4

Breakfast at the hotel and Departure to Antwerp
Sports as a tool for international cooperation.
Experience in organizing and conducting international student competitions in support of Olympic principles.
Sportsticker+ a sports and cultural offering for students in Antwerp
Study and Elite Sports
  • Experience in organizing an adapted study program and exam schedule for students if required by their activities as leading athletes.
  • Attendance at the tennis tournament as part of the international ATP tour.
Return to Brussels

Day 5

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Leuven-la-Neuve
Catholic University of Louvain
  • MEMOS (Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management)
Belgian Olympic Academy
  • Louvain Research Institute in Management and Organizations 
  • Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Sports Psychology 
Return to Brussels

Day 6

Breakfast at the hotel, Departure to Paris
Olympic and Paralympic training centres, INSEP
Return to Brussels

Day 7

Breakfast
  • Transfer to the airport, accompaniment
Departure

For more information on all the events and organizations visited, please consult the program booklet

Cost of participation

€ 1950 per participant if paid before September 1, 2024 
After September 1 there is a planned 10% increase in cost due to the rise in accommodation expenses.

The cost includes

  Accommodation
  • Double occupancy in a 3-star hotel
  • A  single room requires an additional payment of €600. 
  Meals
  • Breakfast at the hotel for 6 days
  Тransfer
  • Meeting and transfer from the airport to the hotel
  • Travel to Antwerp, Leuven-la-Neuve
  • Travel to Paris (France)
  • Accompaniment and transfer to Brussels airport
  Programme
  • Trip and study program in Antwerp, Leuven-la-Neuve, Paris (France)
  • Translation into Russian
  • Work of coordinators  
  • Accompaniment
  • Meetings arrangement
  • Fees for European partners and trainers
  • European standard certificates
  • Visa support (personal invitation from the Council)

The price doesn't
include

  • Airfare
  • Travel insurance, visa fees
  • Dinners

To submit an application

Do you have any further questions?

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Registration@belgianeducationcouncil.com
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