Doha:
The Qatar Olympic Academy received a group of speakers at the Fourth Conference of the International Association of Sports Management "WASM" to learn about what the Academy offers to spread the culture of sports, Olympic and various sports sciences through various programs, courses and workshops.
The visiting delegation included Dr.Ethan Strigas, Professor of Sport Management, Department of Sport Management, University of Peloponesse in Greece, Dr. Robert Kasper, Assistant Professor of Sports Management at Si Bork University in Austria, Dr. Raed Shomali, Professor of Marketing Sciences at Arab American University in Palestine, and Dr. Othman Al-Thawadi, Assistant Professor of Marketing at the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University, where they were received by Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Jaber, Executive Director and team at the Academy.
The delegation learned about the role of the Qatar Olympic Academy in spreading sports and Olympic culture among the Qatari society in particular and neighboring societies in general, and the delegation was briefed on the Academy's agenda and its various programs in all fields of various sports sciences.
The delegation also toured the halls of the Academy with its various facilities, and the various services in the building that provide and create the ideal environment for students to obtain mathematical sciences in the best atmosphere.
At the end of the tour of the building, the delegation was briefed on the library of the Qatar Olympic Academy, which includes more than four thousand five hundred books, references and sources ranging from sports books and sports supporting sciences, in addition to the library of audiovisual materials.
The delegation concluded their visit by holding a session of talks with the Director and team of the Academy on ways of joint cooperation, through the establishment of a number of special programs in the field of sports management, and the establishment of programs, courses and activities in various sports sciences.
Before leaving the delegation, they recorded their admiration and fascination with what they saw of the great work of the Academy in spreading sports science and Olympic culture among societies, and the diversity of agenda and programs, as well as the services and facilities owned by the Academy, especially the library and its books, references and sources.
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