Inauguration of the fourth edition of the FIFA/CIES International Programme in Puerto Rico

The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) recently hosted the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the UPRM/FPF/FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management.

The fourth edition of the FIFA/CIES Programme in Puerto Rico has nineteen new students, including five from the Dominican Republic. They will attend classes until the end of August 2025 on the UPRM campus. This year, we are also delighted to note a strong female presence with eleven students out of the total number of participants.

During the event, the rector of the UPRM, Dr Agustín Rullán Toro, and Dr Roberto Seijo Vidal, Dean of the Colegio de Administración de Empresas, welcomed the new students. It should be noted that Ing. Iván E. Rivera Gutiérrez, President of the Puerto Rican Football Federation, also took part in the inauguration. In addition, William Poveda, CIES coordinator in Ecuador, gave a lecture on entrepreneurship in sport.

The FIFA/CIES International Programme in Sports Management offers essential tools in the fields of sports law, communication, marketing and sponsorship, management, finance and the organisation of sports events.

Since its creation by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) in collaboration with FIFA, executives from all disciplines have participated in the Programme, which is now offered at nineteen universities around the world. In Puerto Rico, the first three editions brought together people of all ages and from different sports, including football, basketball, boxing, water polo, swimming, baseball, athletics, ‘cuica’ (skipping rope) and volleyball.

We welcome the new students and wish them a fruitful journey in their discovery of the different facets of sports management.