Commission Week of the IOC

The members of the 26 Commissions of the IOC met during the week of 5th to 12th November, 2017 in Lausanne. Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong represented the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) of the German Sport University Cologne (GSU) as member of the Olympic Education Commission. Together with Prof. Zintz from the Université catholique de Louvain, he presented the project proposal of an evaluation of Degree Programmes, Courses, Seminars & Workshops on Olympic Studies. The project was well-received by the other members of the Olympic Education Commission and its Chair Barry Maister (IOC member in New Zealand). Francis Gabet, Director of the IOC`s Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, offered support to the project as well. As President of the Comité Internationale Pierre de Coubertin and member of the Commission for Culture and Heritage, Prof Norbert Müller, who collaborates with the OSC of the GSU very closely, was also in attendance. Both the Olympic Education and Culture and Heritage Commissions constitute ideal platforms for discussion on the educational value of the M.A. Olympic Studies offered by the OSC of the GSU in collaboration with other OSCs at European and international universities.