Application deadline for the 3rd edition of the Master in Sport Administration and Technology (MSA) is 15 June 2004.

The Master in Sport Administration and Technology (MSA) is a postgraduate program, held in Lausanne, providing scientific and practical knowledge to future sport managers. The degree is aimed at sport enthusiasts with a university degree and already experienced managers in the world of sport ready to leverage a multidisciplinary approach in their career. It is offered jointly by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, and the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration(IDHEAP).

Every year 30 students are selected from all cultural, geographic and professional backgrounds.

The course, with a duration of one year (Jan to Dec 2005), is held in English. There are lectures every morning for 6 months covering the following six domains, all related to the world of sport: Technology, Management & Economics, Medicine, Law, Social Science and a multidisciplinary course. The program covers a wide range of activities: course work, seminars, conferences, group projects for sport organizations, site visits, personal projects and internships. Many international sport associations are based around Lausanne, like the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), Federation International Volleyball (FIVB), Court of Arbitration for Sport, (CAS) etc. The MSA prepares the future sport managers for informed decision-making by taking all aspects of sport into account, be they technological, medical, juristic, ethical, social or economical.

Please visit http://www.aists.org/msa.htm