Showing around FIFA Masters

On Monday of this week, LOCOG hosted the 2007-08 students and staff from the 'FIFA Masters degree course'. This is a prestigious course in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport taught by three European universities: De Monfort University (Leicester, UK), SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan, IT) and Neuchâtel University (Neuchâtel, CH). It was created by FIFA in 2000 and is coordinated by CIES (International Center for Sports Studies). While the name 'FIFA' appears in the title, the course focuses on sports in general and not just football.

This year, 29 postgraduates from 22 different countries are studying on this full-time course, which covers all the major issues that sports organisations face today, from social and ethical issues to the more traditional legal and business matters.