The International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (French: ''Académie internationale des sciences et techniques du sport'', AISTS) is a non-profit foundation based in

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About AISTS

The International Academy of Sports Science and Technology is focused on

sport management Sport management is the field of business dealing with sports and recreation. Sports management involves any combination of skills that correspond with planning, organizing, directing, controlling, budgeting, leading, or evaluating of any organiz ...

worldwide by offering education through graduate programs, continuing professional executive courses and seminars, and applied research and consulting in sport. The academy’s activities are built upon three pillars: *

Postgraduate education Postgraduate or graduate education refers to Academic degree, academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by higher education, post-secondary students who have earned an Undergraduate education, un ...

Continuing education Continuing education (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United ...

* Research One of the academy's principal services is its Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology (MAS): a 15 month postgraduate master’s programme training sport executives. The academy also organises continuing educational and professional seminars in the field of sports management. Finally, AISTS offers Risk Management Conferences on various topics including Security Risks at Sport Events and Sport Concussion for International Sport Governing Bodies. In 2021, AISTS launched 2 new programs in India, aiming to increase sport awareness and prepare Indian students to work in the local and international sport industry. AISTS is formed as a foundation (Art 80ss, Swiss law), by a network of the following founding members: *

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

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* Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) *

University of Lausanne The University of Lausanne (UNIL; french: links=no, Université de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second oldest in Switzer ...

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th centu ...

* Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne(EHL) *

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History

AISTS was founded in 2000 by the

(IOC), the

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(EPFL), the

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, the

, the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), the

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(EHL), the City of

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and the

Sports management programmes

AISTS has the support of the International Olympic Committee for sports management worldwide, and has strong links to the worldwide Olympic Movement.

Sports management educational programmes

AISTS provides the following sports management educational programs: * Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology (MAS) The AISTS MAS (Master of Advanced Studies) in Sports Administration and Technology is a graduate program in sports management. It incorporates training in Sports Management & Economics, Technology, Law, Sociology, and Sport Medicine. Its multidisciplinary Master's degree is co-signed by the

, the

and the

. Every year, it attracts graduate students and professionals from all continents (85% of the students are not Swiss).

Sports management applied research

AISTS delivers knowledge from

human sciences Human science (or human sciences in the plural), also known as humanistic social science and moral science (or moral sciences), studies the philosophical, biological, social, and cultural aspects of human life. Human science aims to expand our ...

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and

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

sciences Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...

. AISTS acts as an advisor and manager to sporting and non-sporting organisations such as the International Olympic Committee, international sports federations (Ski, Volleyball, Basketball, etc.), and national sports federations.

About AISTS

History

Sports management programmes

Sports management educational programmes

Sports management applied research

See also