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 (CEO-UAB), the participants undertook the module week Media and Commercialization of the Olympic Games. The support offered both by Prof. Fernández Peña and his team alongside the historic setting of the city and its Olympic roots provided a great learning environment for all those in attendance. Combining both theoretical and practical aspects to the programme, the teaching team on the module consisted of Prof. Fernández Peña, Ms. Berta Cerezuela, José Ramón Díez, Television producer for the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games, and Laura Antoñana from the IOC.