Education
Education webinar | Creating the next generation of sports leaders
Today’s sports sector demands a wide range of business, financial and technical skillsets from executives. In this recording of a webinar SportBusiness ran on November 5, leaders of university programmes and industry employers consider how the education sector is developing to meet these demands
FIU’s Garcia, mid-major level of college sports look to weather storm of Covid-19
Operating without large-scale revenue guarantees and dedicated media networks enjoyed by many of the Power Five conferences, mid-major conferences and their member schools are facing their own particular challenges amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Pete Garcia, athletic director of Conference USA's Florida International University, discusses the current situation with US Editor Eric Fisher.
The future of sport business education webinar
Ambassador Real Madrid, President of Global Institute of Sport Governor UCFB, Partner and Head of Sport and Media Practice Savannah Group, Associate Dean New York University, Preston Robert Tisch Institute Global Sport
Free webinar: ‘Creating the Next Generation of sports leaders – the future of sport business education’
The next in SportBusiness’ series of free webinars will take place on Thursday, November 5 at 15:00 GMT, with the topic of the future of sport business education up for discussion.
Michele Bates King | College esports finds an inclusive, growing niche on campus
Dr. Michele Bates King, lecturer in speech and director of esports at William & Mary, discusses the growth of collegiate esports both at the Virginia-based institution and elsewhere
Scott Rosner and Joe Favorito | The hard-won wisdom we have earned
Columbia University's Scott Rosner and Joe Favorito use the wildly popular theatre musical "Hamilton" as inspiration to describe their unique experiences during the 2020 fall semester.
Politecnico di Torino and AWE Sport sign events sustainability initiative
Italy's Politecnico di Torino has signed a five-year agreement with consultancy AWE Sport to work on initiatives to improve the environmental footprint of major sports events through education and innovation
SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings 2020
Welcome to the 2020 SportBusiness Postgraduate Rankings.
#2 – University of Massachussets, Amherst MBA/MS in Sport Management
The Isenberg School of Management's flagship sports programme retains its high standards with a second-placed finish in 2020.
Ohio University reclaims top spot in SportBusiness’ 2020 Postgraduate Rankings
Ohio University’s Master of Sports Administration programme has been named as the world’s best postgraduate sports management degree for 2020 by SportBusiness.
Fenway Sports Management creates virtual education program
Sister company to Red Sox, Liverpool FC to offer online sports business learning
The balancing act | Universities attempt to address sport’s gender gap
Though slow progress continues to be made, the sports industry remains an overwhelmingly male-dominated one. Adam Nelson talks to three academics from schools who are pushing to correct this on the importance of education to gender-parity in the sector.
Alumni profile, Columbia | Felicia Ganthier, director of operations, community relations, WWE
Felicia Ganthier is director of operations at the WWE and a graduate of Columbia's MS Sports Management
Alumni profile, Ohio | Emilio Collins, chief business officer, Excel Sports Management
Emilio Collins graduated Ohio University with a Masters in Sports Administration in 1996, and this year was named as the recipient of the department’s Charles R. Higgins Distinguished Alumni Award for 2020.
Alumni profile, UMass | Burke Magnus, executive vice-president, programming acquisitions and scheduling, ESPN
Burke Magnus graduated from UMass’s MBA/MS in Sport Management in 1994 and joined ESPN in 2008, taking up his current role in 2015.
#1 – Ohio’s Master of Sports Administration course reclaims top spot
The Master of Sports Administration degree at Ohio University tops our list for the seventh time in nine years.
# 3 – The Fifa Master at The International Centre for Sport Studies
The Fifa Master is Europe's best postgraduate sport management degree.
Alumni profile, CIES | Pierre Ducrey, Olympic Games operations director at the IOC
Pierre Ducrey was part of the third intake of students on the CIES Fifa Master, which he graduated with distinction in 2003. He was appointed as Olympic Games operations director in March 2020, having joined the International Olympic Committee as an intern shortly after finishing his Masters degree.