M.A. Olympic Studies

Call for Papers: 8th International Sport & Discrimination Conference

The 8th international Sport and Discrimination Conference examines the intersectional nature of discrimination in sport. This one-day event, 13 June 2025, at German Sport University, Cologne, Germany invites presentations by academics, postgraduates, students, practitioners, and policy makers from a variety of backgrounds and...

Third Module of the 9th Intake of MA Olympic Studies

On September 30th, the 9th cohort of the MA Olympic Studies Programme commenced their third module. The 25 international participants are attending the module "Governance, Policy, and Olympic Organisations," taught by Emeritus Professor Thierry Zintz, from the Université catholique de Louvain.

Professor Zintz, a member of both...

Applications for the 2025 M.A. Olympic Studies 10th Intake open now!

This 2-year part-time, fully accredited Master’s programme offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to Olympic Studies, partnering with top universities worldwide.

Participants can continue working while applying their knowledge directly to their careers.

Apply by February 24, 2025!

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Olympic Games in Paris

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are generating great moments of athletic excellence and sportsmanship. They are also fostering an exciting international atmosphere, exemplified by the gathering of participants and graduates of the M.A. Olympic Studies program. This impressive circle has led to numerous professional and private...

Prof. Wassong was interviewed by the Swiss radio station SRF

Prof. Wassong was interviewed by the Swiss radio station SRF for a report on the American gymnast Simone Biles, who is now considered the GOAT – Greatest of All Time – in her sport. He reports on sports legends since antiquity and which factors contribute to this status in addition to purely sporting achievements. Find the full...

Damaris Young becomes IOC member

We are proud to congratulate our alumna Damaris Young Aranda (PAN) for being elected a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC´s 142nd Session in Paris.

Damaris was elected in connection with her role as the President of the National Olympic Committee of Panama. She graduated from the international study...

4th International Colloquium of Olympic Studies and Research Centres

Representatives from the Institute of Sport History at the German Sports University Cologne attended the 4th International Colloquium of Olympic Studies and Research Centres, organized by the The Olympic Studies Centre in Besançon.

More than 20 Olympic Studies Centres were present from around the world to talk about...

16th International Symposium for Olympic and Paralympic Research

The M.A. Olympic Studies was well represented at the 16^th International Symposium for Olympic and Paralympic Research which took place from July 20 – 21. It was hosted by the International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) of Western University, Canda. The place of the venue was the University of France-Comté, located in...

The Story of the Rings

In his functions as president of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee and member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission, Stephan Wassong was invited for an interview by a well-known German radio station (Südwestrundfunk/SWR). Stephan Wassong was asked to talk about the origins of the Olympic rings, Pierre de...

Prof. Kay Schiller Guest at the Olympic Studies Centre

Kay Schiller, Professor of Modern European History at Durham University (UK), visited the German Sport University Cologne as a guest of the Institute of Sport History / Olympic Studies Centre from 1st to 4th of July 2024. During his stay, Prof. Stiller did research on the Maccabi Sports Movement at the Central Library for Sport...