The FIFA Master is a unique 10-month sport (and not solely football...) Master programme, initiated by FIFA, coordinated by CIES, and taught by three prestigious European universities: De Montfort University (Leicester, UK), SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan, IT) and Neuchatel University (Neuchatel, CH), in association with the Università della Svizzera italiana.
This is the last article of a seven part series of articles on sport management by Brian Naicker, Programme Leader of the FIFA/CIES Programme in Sport Management at UNISA and Head of the Centre for Business Management.
The series is published in “Business Brief” magazine, a leading business and management publication in South Africa.
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Editorial Plan
Article 1 - Theme (Management): The business of sport (May/June 2009)
Article 2 - Theme (Globalisation): The globalisation of football (June/July 2009)
Article 3 - Theme (Sports Finance): The current financial crisis and its impact on sports financing and sponsorships (Aug/Sept 2009)
Article 4 - Theme (Risk Management): Safety and security in sports (Oct/Nov 2009)
Article 5 - Theme (Marketing): Sports tourism (Dec 2009/Jan 2010)
Article 6 - Theme (Technology): Advances in sports technology (Jan/Feb 2010)
Article 7 - Theme (Sustainability): Greening and sustainibility of sports (April 2010)
CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies), located in Neuchatel, is a private Swiss foundation, affiliated with the University of Neuchatel and created in 1995 by FIFA (under the impetus of its current president, Mr. Joseph S. Blatter), the University of Neuchatel, and the City and Canton of Neuchatel.
CIES specialises in three specific domains: law, sociology and economy of sport, with a view to bring together the sporting and the academic worlds. Privileging a pluri-disciplinary approach, CIES provides a wide range of research, education and consultancy services.
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