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.
We at the NMMU wish to congratulate Solomon Mudege for completing the prestigious FIFA Master degree programme - with distinction.
Solomon was one of the inaugural students when the NMMU presented the 1st edition of their FIFA/CIES/NMMU Certificate programme in sport management and graduated top of his class in that year.
Solomon has now been offered a year-long internship placement at FIFA. He will take up this position, based in Zurich, on 1 September 2010.
Congratulations Solomon – we at the NMMU are proud of your achievements.
The attached photo shows Solomon - 2nd from left, with football legend George Weah at his FIFA Master graduation ceremony
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.