Euroleague Basketball Look to Build On Positive Impact from EBI Master Course

Euroleague Basketball are looking to build on their success from their Euroleague Basketball Institute (EBI) Master programme which has brought the top basketball competition a number of highly skilled Presidents and General Managers.

The Ca’ Foscari University has officially opened the application process for the course, unhealthy which delves into Sports Management & Marketing, ed from 7 November 2013.

The first session will take place at the Euroleague Basketball headquarters in Barcelona and consists of three days of classes with a general introduction to the EBI Master, herbal an explanation of educational tools to become familiar with the e-learning platform, team building, as well as presentations by Euroleague Basketball department directors and university professors.

Speaking to iSportconnect, Eduard J. Scott – Chief Operations Officer at Euroleague Basketball, has revealed a number of the alumnus from the course have become major components of the organisation and become delgates of the competition.

He said: “The EBI Master has had a direct positive impact on the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, on the one hand because we now have a number of individuals who have gone through the program and now have positions of responsibility including Presidents and General Managers at clubs that participate. It has also had an indirect positive impact as the alumnus form the core of our Euroleague Basketball Delegates, a team of people who attend all of our games in order to collaborate with the two participating teams and monitor that the game operations are being executed to the high standards set in our bylaws.” 

A total of 138 students from 30 different countries have joined the course in previous editions, with the EBI Master featuring quality and flexibility through e-learning tools as well as sports immersion on a unique journey through three different European cities: Barcelona, Milan and Venice. 

A fomer student and now the ?FIBA 3×3 World Tour Team Coordinator at Bx3, Gisela Pahissa, was delighted with her experience on the course.

“Working with Euroleague, the Final Four experience, and the networking with international colleagues, are practical facts that enriches your personal and professional profile,” she said.

The EBI Master is designed for individuals currently working or interested in working as: club managers, federation staff, league executives, marketing managers, arena staff, event directors and representatives of companies providing products in the sports sector, among other professions. 

Alumni of the EBI Master have worked in organisations as diverse as, but not limited to: Disneyland Paris, Euroleague Basketball, FC Bayern Munich, FIBA, French Basketball Federation, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, IMG Spain, ISSF, LNBP, Mediapro, NBA India, Nike, Sportska Televizija, the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa and Zalgiris Kaunas.