Education
How Loughborough builds sport into the fabric of university life
Loughborough University has entered the SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings for the first time. Dr Peter Dickenson, part of the MSc Sport Management programme, explains why the university has made sport one of its ‘strategic pillars’, and how its Loughborough-based programme reaps the benefits of its campus environment, where sport is all around.
SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings 2021
Welcome… to the 2021 SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings.
#1 – Ohio University’s Master of Sports Administration
The Master of Sports Administration degree at Ohio University tops our list for the eighth time in ten years.
Indian sports industry education service Sporjo raises $2m
Sporjo, an India-based online service providing education and training aimed at budding and established sports industry professionals, has raised $2m (€1.7m) in a pre-Series A funding round.
MLS brings in University of South Carolina as new official education partner
Major League Soccer has announced a multiyear partnership with the University of South Carolina, which has been designated an official education partner of MLS
Entries open for 2021 SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings
Entries are now open for the 2021 edition of the SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings, the world's leading survey of the best degrees in sport management and administration
Round-Up: Wenger suggests World Cup every two years, Tony Fernandes interested in MFL president role, and more
Arsene Wenger, Fifa's chief of global football development, suggested hosting the World Cup and European Championships every two years and compressing qualifiers into a smaller number of windows - Reuters
FIS confident Beijing 2022 will spur Chinese skiing growth, with new disciplines at the fore
The International Ski Federation is confident that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will power growth in skiing in China, despite a lack of home-grown stars. Tom King reports.
Round-Up: Fifa opens CWC ticket sales, Indonesian Liga 1 decision today, Chinese tennis warns players against travel, and more
Fifa is offering Visa credit card holders in Qatar access to a special presale of Club World Cup tickets, for the competition that starts on February 4
Press Release: AISTS launches in India
AISTS is proud to launch 2 new programs in India beginning 1st March 2021. This program aims to increase sport awareness and develop Indian students to work in the local and international sport industry
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.