About The AISTS
The International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS: Académie Internationale des Sciences et Techniques du Sport) serves as a worldwide centre for education and research in sport management in Lausanne, the Olympic Capital.
AISTS is focused on sport management worldwide by offering top sports management programs through a multidisciplinary approach to sports management graduate programs, continuing professional education, and applied research in sport. Because of its relationships with the International Olympic Committee and many Swiss Universities, the academy forms a unique network of multi-field expertise to sports, and is considered one of the top worldwide sports management programs.
The AISTS mission is to develop and apply knowledge to the study of sports with a multi-disciplinary approach, incorporating the disciplines of management, economics, technology, medicine, biology, law, logistics, sociology, and ethics. The AISTS supports sport innovation, technology transfer and business development.
The academy’s activities are built upon three pillars: - Postgraduate education - Continuing education - Research
The main service offered by the academy is its internationally recognized Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology (MSA); a one year postgraduate master’s programme training future sport executives.
In addition, continuing education seminars for sports management worldwide are organized under the lead of the academy including the “Sport Management Seminar for Women”, the “Sport Event Management and Organisation Seminar” (SEMOS), and the “Sustainable Sport and Event Toolkit Seminar”.
Through independent and mandated research projects, the academy, together with its founding members, retains and builds state of the art knowledge in all aspects of sport management.
The AISTS is incorporated as a foundation (art 80ss, Swiss law), which forms a network of the following founding members:
- International Olympic Committee
- IMD Business School
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- University of Lausanne
- University of Geneva
- Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP)
- HES-SO Valais
- University of Neuchâtel
- City of Lausanne
- Canton of Vaud
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