M.A. Olympic Studies: 16 Scholarships by the IOC

The IOC, through its Olympic Solidarity Programme, has awarded 16 scholarships for the 8^th cohort of the M.A. Olympic Studies international master's degree program, which begins in September 2021. This number is the highest received by the program since its implementation by the Olympic Studies Centre in 2010. Previously, between 5 and 10 scholarships have been awarded by the IOC for each intake. The scholarships will go to employees of NOCs from Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Botswana, Rwanda, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Brazil, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria and Liechtenstein. A total of 35 participants are expected to attend the kick-off event in September.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong, director of the Olympic Studies Centre in Cologne and head of the program, is very pleased about this development. Referring to conversations with senior staff members of the Olympic Solidarity Department, Prof. Wassong states that the IOC appreciates the current study programme´s profile and especially its pragmatic orientation as a part-time program.