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.
El Sr. Mangel McLean, exalumno del primer curso FIFA-CIES- UCR del año 2009, fue nombrado como Viceministro designado de Recreación y Salud en el Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica. El Sr. McLean es egresado de la carrera de Educación Física y Deportes de la Universidad de Costa Rica y ha laborado en la provincia de Limón, en el caribe costarricense, en la dirección y promoción del deporte cantonal. El Sr. MacLean es el segundo exalumno de la Red en ser nombrado en el equipo de gobierno de la presidenta Laura Chinchilla.
(Fotografía: Sr. Vincent Monnier, Sr, Mangel McLean, Sra. Maureen Meneses).
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.