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3rd On-Site Module Week of M.A. Olympic Studies Intake 5
The participants of the 5th Intake of the M.A. Olympic Studies came together for the third time at the Olympic Studies Centre Cologne’s (OSC) partner institution the Autonomous University of Barcelona on 17 – 23 September, 2017. Led by Prof. Emilio Fernández Peña, Director of the OSC at the Autonomous University of Barcelona...
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International Olympic Academy
Since 2012, Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong has been invited to give regular lectures at the International Olympic Academy (IOA). This has meant that he has been able to continue the long-standing tradition of professors from the German Sport University Cologne (GSU) lecturing at the IOA. Therewith, Prof. Wassong joins the GSU’s C....
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Team of the German Sport University Cologne takes part in Olympia seminar in Olympia/Greece
For the 10th time the sport scientific Olympia seminar of the German Olympic Academy took part from the 02nd - 10th of September 2017 – once again hosted by the International Olympic Acadamy in Olympia/Greece. In the framework of this study trip – which also involved a visit to Athens as well as to ancient competition and...
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Symposium “Sport Development and Olympic Studies – Past, Present, Future”
The Olympic Studies Centre of the German Sport University Cologne (GSU) in collaboration with the Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies is honored to host the symposium “Sport Development and Olympic Studies – Past, Present, Future” on 10 July 2017. This academic gathering is the latest in a long line of...
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Destination Olympia. The Archeological Site and Olympic Studies from the Perspective of the German Sport University Cologne
The German Sport University Cologne is closely linked with the foundation of the International Olympic Academy (IOA) and the development of its profile in teaching and research. The publication “Destination Olympia. The Archeological Site and Olympic Studies from the Perspective of the German Sport University Cologne” (2017)...
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12th International Session for Educators of Higher Institutes of Physical Education
From 25 May – 1 June, 2017, the Olympic Studies Centre’s Rory Flindall participated in the 12th International Session for Educators of Higher Institutes of Physical Education at the International Olympic Academy, Greece. Under the topic of “Olympism and Governance”, the Session brought together delegates from across the globe...
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Appointment to the IOC Olympic Education Commission
Professor Stephan Wassong, Head of the Institute for Sport History and Director of the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC), has been appointed to the IOC Olympic Education Commission for the third time in a row. The appointments are renewed every year as IOC President Thomas Bach discusses the commission´s compositions with their...
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3rd Intake of the M.A. Olympic Studies Graduation
On 12th March, 2017, the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) of the German Sport University Cologne (GSU) hosted the graduation ceremony of the 3rd intake of the international study program M.A. Olympic Studies. In total, 13 students coming from Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar, South Korea, the United...
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Olympic & Paralympic Discourses
In collaboration with the German Pierre de Coubertin Committee, the Olympic Studies Centre and Institute of Sport History edited under the leadership of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong the book Olympic & Paralympic Discourses. The publication constitutes volume 17 of the internationally recognised book series Olympic Studies an...
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong: Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand
On 1st October, 2016, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Wassong, who is currently Head of the Institute of Sport History and Director of the Olympic Studies Centre (OSC), was officially appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The appointment has been initially made for a three year period but can be...
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