International Academy of Sport Science and Technology
| Formation | 2000 |
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| Type | Sports education and research |
| Headquarters |
 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Membership
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87 International Sports Federations |
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Official language
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English, French |
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Director
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Dr. Claude Stricker
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| Website | aists.org |
The International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (French: Académie internationale des sciences et techniques du sport, AISTS) is an education and research centre on sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic Capital. It is located on the Lausanne university campus.
The International Academy of Sports Science and Technology is focused on sport management worldwide by offering sports management programs through sports management graduate programs, continuing professional education, and applied research in sport.
The AISTS mission is to apply knowledge to the study of sports, 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:
The main service offered by the academy is its Master of Advanced Studies in Sport Administration and Technology (MSA); a one-year postgraduate master’s programme training 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”.
The AISTS is incorporated as a foundation (Art 80ss, Swiss law), which forms a network of the following founding members:
AISTS was founded in 2000 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the International Institute for Management Development, the University of Lausanne, the University of Geneva, the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), the École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), the City of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud.
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