EOA Seminar: International Understanding and Peace

European Olympic Academies
20/07/2022 12:46

International Understanding and Peace will be Focus of EOA Seminar Klaipeda

 

The EOA and the Lithuanian Olympic Academy have officially announced the topic of the EOA Seminar Klaipeda, which is called “Opportunities and limits of the Olympic Movement for international understanding and peace in the context of current time”.

 

The seminar thus addresses a prevalent subject with regard to the Russian war in Ukraine. “Recent times have brought up the question of what sport world can do to encourage peace. However, as we see its possibilities and potential, we also have to keep in mind the challenges we face in international sport politics”, commented EOA President Manfred Laemmer.

 

National Olympic Academies of seven countries from North-East Europe and the Olympic Academy of Ukraine have confirmed their on-site attendance in the Baltic sea town to explore the topic in detail and to discuss its formulation into educational projects. This regional setting will provide an informal way of learning more about how the other Academies are run.

 

As the seminar is organised as a hybrid event, all EOA members and other interested parties are welcome to join online to the lecture session and the panel discussion on August 25, 2022Please register here for online participation.

 

Prof. Dr. Asta Sarkauskiene, President of the Lithuanian Olympic Academy, said, “We are very happy to host the first EOA Seminar here at the Klaipeda University. We look forward to welcoming the many well-recognised international speakers and just as much the delegates of the National Olympic Academies to Klaipeda.”

 

Confirmed speakers:

  • Prof. Dr. Mariia Bulatova, President of the Ukrainian Olympic Academy, Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine
  • Dr. Jim Parry, Visiting Professor at Charles University in Prague
  • Dr. Ansgar Molzberger, Researcher at German Sports University Cologne
  • Dr. Dionyssis Gangas, Member of the IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission and Consultant to the International Olympic Academy
  • Daina Gudzineviciute, President of the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee and Vice-President of the European Olympic Committees
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