It is with profound sadness that the MESGO family yesterday learned about the sudden and unexpected passing away of Olafur Rafnsson, President of FIBA-Europe and of the Icelandic Olympic Committee. Olafur was a MESGO graduate of the programme’s first intake.
Olafur will be deeply missed by both the MESGO family and the basketball and sport communities.
Our thoughts are with Olafur’s family, FIBA-Europe and everybody who had the pleasure of sharing precious moments with him.
The MESGO team
Organised by the tourist office of La Toussuire – Les Sybelles, the Centre de Droit et d’Economie du Sport of Limoges (CDES, MESGO academic partner) and MG Sport Pro (association of general managers graduated by CDES), the fourth Toussuire Sports Conversion Trophy awards ceremony was held in La Toussuire, a French ski resort, on 9 January 2012. The purpose of the awards is to highlight the most successful career changes of retired athletes.
With a jury chaired by Olympic ski champion Jean Pierre Vidal, the 2012 trophies were awarded to Marc Lievremont (rugby), for the best conversion to general manager; Laurent Jalabert (cycling), for the best male athlete’s conversion; and Yannick Souvré (pictured), for the best female athlete’s conversion.
The MESGO congratulates Yannick on her well-deserved award.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has officially confirmed its active participation in the MESGO programme. IIHF is the sixth team sport partner to come on board of this European programme. IIHF President, Mr. René Fasel, stressed the valuable content of the MESGO for senior sport managers working in a European context.
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Danish National Federation, the EHF decided to award a scholarship for a female Danish applicant for the Executive Master in European Sport Governance. The EHF will fully sponsor the successful applicant.
Find out more: http://www.eurohandball.com/article/13185
The Association of European Team Sports (ETS) established last December has launched its official website at: www.europeanteamsports.com
ETS was created with the main objective to represent and promote the interests of European team sports and to discuss issues concerning team sports within a European context.
More information about ETS history, objectives, structures and members is provided on the website. A section is dedicated to the MESGO programme.
The Birkbeck Sport Business Centre is hosting a one-day event focusing on governance in sport on April 16th 2010, with confirmed speakers including UEFA, the Bundesliga, England Netball, Fast Track and Sport Resolutions.
The event will also see the launch of a report charting standards of governance in UK national governing bodies of sport recently produced by the Sport Business Centre.
For more information : http://www.sportbusinesscentre.com
Potential applicants wishing to enrol for the Executive Master in European Sport Governance can apply from January 22th to June 15th 2010 through the MESGO website (section Application Process). In case of any queries, detailed information on the programme and on the selection process can be acquired from the coordinators at the following email address: info@mesgo.org or + 33 1 45 49 63 22.
The European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) has officially confirmed its active participation in the MESGO programme. CEV is the fifth team sport partner to come on board this academic initiative. CEV President, Mr. André Meyer, has expressed his enthusiasm in supporting the continued professional development of senior sport managers working in a European context.
On November 19th 2009, the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, hosted the official ceremony marking the signing of the agreements between the different partners. This ceremony launched the Executive Master in European Sport Governance and sealed the commitment of both academic and sporting partners in ensuring the success of this top quality training programme.