Save the date for the FIFA Master 25th edition Final Projects Conference !
Dear CIES followers and friends,
We cordially invite you to the annual FIFA Master Final Projects Conference, where the postgraduate students of the current FIFA Master 25th edition class will present their research projects and answer questions on their work.
Thursday, 17th July 2025, 13:00 to 17:30 (CEST)
University of Neuchâtel
Aula des Jeunes Rives
Espace Tilo-Frey 1
2000 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
or online on our CIES YouTube Channel
You will have the opportunity to discover different hot topics from the sports industry, to meet the postgraduates and to see them in action.
The following key themes will be covered (to download the full programme, please click here):
Group 1
The Fans Behind the Figures: A Cross-Country Study of Women’s Football Spectators - Geneva DECKER (USA), Grégory GOMIS (France & Senegal), Thiago MARINO (Brazil), Julian Joep SCHLUMPF (Switzerland)
Group 2
FIFPRO for Coaches? Assessing the Landscape of Representative Bodies for Professional Football Coaches - Ryan GOUSSE (USA), Antonia LINDEMANN (Germany), Vitor RECCHIA (Brazil & France), Tristan WENDEL (USA)
Group 3
Underutilized Assets: The Stadium Naming Rights Gap Between North American Sports vs. European Football - Marko BOSNJAK (Croatia & USA), Rudolf DEMA (Cameroon), Risa KABASAWA (Japan)
Group 4
Funding the Olympic Dream: Understanding How Governance Influences the Reach and Impact of Athlete Support - Simon GRUNWERG (UK), Daniela HUAMAN (Peru, Spain & UK), Phillip WILSON (New Zealand)
Group 5
Balancing Stakeholder Interests in Ticket Resale for High-Demand Sporting Events: Guidelines for Event Organisers - Marco Mario ACCINNI (Italy & Germany), Liam CURRY (Ireland), Gina FRANCO (Colombia & USA), Joshua ONOJA (Nigeria)
Group 6
Regulate, Sanction, or Educate? Examining Governance Measures to Reduce Acute Head Injuries in Professional Contact Sports - Michael CHIOMENTO (Italy & USA), Lace HALLENDORFF (South Africa), Jake ZAPPIA (Australia)
Group 7
From Stadiums to ‘Safe Havens’ – How Can the World of Sports Proactively Unlock the Civil Defence Potential of Sports Infrastructure? - Tomasz BUCZKOWSKI (Poland), Jayaraman DHANANJAY (India), Blandina MDEBWE (Malawi), Nicolas RAGAZ (Switzerland)
Please note the YouTube link to stream the event live will follow shortly.
We believe the presentations will be of great interest to you, therefore we look forward to welcoming you to Neuchâtel or to having you with us online.
Best regards,
The FIFA Master Team
FIFA Master - International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport, ranked Europe's No.1 course a record 12 times by SportBusiness.
FIFA Master - 25 years of Excellence in Sport Business Education - organised by CIES in partnership with De Montfort University (UK), SDA Bocconi School of Management (Italy) and the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
