M.A. Olympic Studies

Aziza Sbaity among 100 most influential and inspirational women

Aziza Sbaity, participant of the 8th intake of the M.A. Olympic Studies, has been selected among BBC’s 100 most influential and inspirational women worldwide for 2023. The Olympic Studies Centre at the German Sports University congratulates Aziza on this well-deserved honour!

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Annual Meeting of the IOC Olympic Education Commission

Prof. Wassong has been member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission since 2015. As to Mr. Wassong`s opinion this year’s meeting has been very impressive and successful.  A lot of international projects and initiatives have been presented and discussed intensively. This has been appreciated by IOC President Thomas Bach. Mr....

M.A. Olympic Studies presented at IOC´s OSRC Network Conference

Stephan Wassong was one of the keynote speakers at the first Online Session of the Olympic Studies and Research Centres` network that was organized by the The Olympic Studies Centre of the IOC chaired by Nuria Puig. The topic of the Online Session focused on teaching activities in Olympic Studies. 

In his presentation, Stephan...

Prof. Stephan Wassong has received a distinguished academic Olympic award from the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH).

The Dimitrios Vikelas Plaque was named after the first President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The plaque has been awarded to Stephan Wassong at the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs on October 7th. The Vikelas Plaque was introduced in 2007 and is intended to be given to scholars who have made...

M.A. Olympic Studies Opening Ceremony endorsed by officials of the IOC, DOSB, and ASOIF

On September 3rd the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) of the German Sport University Cologne (GSU) held its Opening Ceremony of the 9^th intake of the M.A. Olympic Studies Programme.

A notable highlight of the event was a video message from Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski (Executive Board Member of the International Olympic Committee...

International Olympic Academy (IOA) Revisited

Prof. Wassong was invited as a keynote speaker for the 14^th International Session for Educators of Higher Institutes of Physical Education, which took placefrom July 8 to July 12at the International Olympic Academy at Ancient Olympia, Greece. In an interview with the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Prof. Wassong remarked that it...

Summer Olympic Sports Federations support the M.A. Olympic Studies

During the celebration of the traditional Olympic Day on June 23 in Lausanne, Prof. Stephan Wassong had the opportunity to meet Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). ASOIF is the umbrella organization of all international sports federations represented in the...

Olympic Day Run and Participants from the M.A. Olympic Studies

Following the tradition, the Olympic Day Run was celebrated on 23 June in Lausanne. Almost 1220 participants across all age groups registered for the 5.0 km Course Lausanne Capitale Olympique. One could select between running, walking or Nordic-walking races. The start line was located by the Olympic Museum fountain in Ouchy...

New Intake of the M.A. Olympic Studies

Ninth intake of the international M.A. Olympic Studies programme starts in September with 30 new students.

Meeting with Torsten Burmester, CEO of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)

Prof. Wassong welcomed the CEO of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, Torsten Burmester, at the Olympic Studies Centre of the German Sport University Cologne on 14 April. The meeting with Mr. Burmester focused on the various initiatives of the Olympic Studies Centre in teaching and research and its relation to the Olympic...