FIFA/CIES University
Network Prize

Since 2010, with a view to encouraging original high-quality research and to lending new dynamics to the FIFA/CIES International University Network, CIES has awarded an annual Prize for the best group project presented in the framework of the FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management.


The objective of the Prize is to promote innovative work, to disseminate it within the network and to develop interaction/exchange between FIFA/CIES International Programme students and also FIFA Master students. 

The Prize, which may be modified by CIES each year, consists of a visit to CIES headquarters (Neuchâtel) and to FIFA headquarters (Home of FIFA, Zurich) for all the members of the winning group. In the framework of these visits, the prize winners will be invited to present their work in English to the FIFA Master students. They will also attend a series of presentations by FIFA managers.
 


SELECTION OF
GROUP PROJECTS

The selection process consists of two steps: 

First step:
Each partner university preselects the best group project for the academic year taken into account. 


Second step:
An international Jury examines all the group projects preselected by the partner universities and chooses the winning project based on the following criteria:

  • Interesting topic: innovative aspect/ originality.
  • Relevance to the reality of local (regional, national, continental) sport.
  • Clear and relevant definition of the problem, objectives and project proposal.
  • Appropriate methodological approach.
  • Quality of research: preliminary documentation/ collection of new data and information.
  • Quality of analysis and interpretation of new data and information.
  • Innovative approach, relevance, practicability and feasibility of solutions recommendations and solutions.
  • Quality of form, writing and appearance.

WINNING
PROJECTS

2024

Nilsa Montserrat Guzmán and Oriana Tovar Gómez

Entre lo virtual y lo presencial: Propuesta para la promoción y difusión del Poomsae competitivo del taekwendo en Venezuela por medio de tecnologias de la información y de la comunicación (TICs)

Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela


2023

Gastón Ibáñez Rojas, Joaquin Cárdenas Kaechele, Gissele Toro Santibáñez and Sebastián Alvear Alfaro

Fundación ‘Juega Reciclando’

Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago, Chile


2022

Ahmad Karem, Amr Adel, Angy Al-Gemayl, Maram ElKady and Seif Amer

Etawa – Volunteering

Cairo University, Egypt


2021

Carlos Brenes Soto, Shirley Cruz Traña, Lixy Rodriguez Zamora and Carol Sánchez Cruz

Plan de mercadeo de la UNIFFUT para la sostenibilidad de la liga de fútbol femenina en Costa Rica

Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica


2021

Wadie Ibani and Mitri Hajjar

How eSports initiatives in UAE will help the introduction of eSports into the Olympic Games

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE


SPECIAL PRIZE

Marcos Castro Salcedo, Fernando Soto Ramirez, Alfredo Fernández, Naomi Moreno Gutiérrez and Antonio Ataucuri Rodríguez

Academia « Walking Fútbol »

Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru


2020

Damilola Bello, Gareth Frederik Cortje, Casper Jangale, Daryll Roelf and Chipo Sabeta

Critical Factors for the successful Implementation of the eSports League System in selected Countries in Africa

Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa


2019

Lucia González, Mariana Detoni, Gonzalo Huerta and Fernando Romano

Plan de desarrollo del fútbol y de la Liga femenina en Argentina

Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires


2018

Abdulrazzaq Al-Mahmood, Atanas Tarkalanov and Damir Valeev

Green Card: Creating a Sustainable Stadia System in the United Arab Emirates

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE


SPECIAL PRIZE

Mahmoud Hadadra, Madleen Abu Hatab and Waseem Misk

Volunteers for Sport: Be in Sport, be a Volunteer

Birzeit University, Ramallah, Palestine


SPECIAL PRIZE

Facundo Cino, Juan Franchini and Nicolás Scipioni

Bases para el Desarrollo de la Liga Profesional de Futsal Argentina

Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina


2017

Joanna Bloch, Szymon Kabatnik and Lukasz Krawczyk

Business Plan for the druzynowo.pl Platform

Kozminski University, Warsaw, Poland


2016

Olga Laeva, Elena Bortnichek, Daria Smirnova, Lev Fertelmeyster and Maksim Shipov

The 360º Academy: Development of a sports academy educational model

Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia


2015

Rafael Acosta, Eduardo Basalo and Leonel Yépez

Academia Integral de Béisbol, formadora de ciudadanos al servicio de la sociedad

Universidad Metropolitana, Caracas, Venezuela


2014

Yoliswa Lumka and David Kappel

Women's Football. Competition and Player Development. A Comparison of South Africa and Germany

Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa


2013

Sandra Ávila Tinoco, Fernando Corral Collantes, Erika Montemor Ferreira and Regina Schmidt Rio-Valle

La deuda de los clubes españoles. Causa y soluciones

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain


2012

Sonia Herrero Calvo and Isabel Garcia Blanco

El proyecto 12 - ¿Cómo potenciar la relación entre el club de fútbol profesional y su afición?

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain


SPECIAL PRIZE

Saafin Ayat, Pedersawi Yousef, Hussein Ali and Nael Deguera

Sports Recycling – ‘Playgrounds Safe’

Birzeit University, Ramallah, Palestine


2011

Maria Teresita Axmann, Laura Macchiotti and Evangelina Tosello

Una nueva oportunidad: Construir resiliencia a través del deporte

Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina


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