International flavour to inaugural EVMI Summer School
FRANKFURT, 11th of May 2007
EVMI's inaugural Stadium Management Summer School (SMSS07) has attracted a truly global attendance. Management from over 20 different stadia and sports destinations, representing 15 countries have now enrolled. A few remaining places are available on the five-day residential course which commences Sunday 20 May 2007 in Frankfurt at Commerzbank Arena.
The institute may be tagged with a 'European' prefix but its teaching experiences are being delivered well beyond the borders of the EU! Delegates from Nigeria, Kenya, UAE, Brazil and South Africa are already signed up to the inaugural Stadium Management Summer School.
The following stadiums, teams and leagues are set to be represented in the inaugural SMSS07 enrolment, including CEOs and CFOs - and this is just Year One:
- LTU Arena, Germany
- The Football Association, UK
- Arsenal FC / Emirates Stadium, UK
- Commerzbank Arena, Germany
- Rugby Football Union/Twickenham, UK
- Coventry City FC/Ricoh Arena, UK
- Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG, Germany
- Sports Solutions Ltd/Abuja National Stadium Concession, Nigeria
- Nigeria FA/FIFA 2009, Nigeria
Dubai Sports City, UAE - Rot-Weiss Essen e.V., Germany
- Sports Stadia Management Board, Kenya
- Dept. of Sport, Art & Culture, South Africa
- New stadium in Bari, Italy
- MauEsportes, Brazil
- Rangers FC, Scotland
- ITI Corp (new Warsaw Stadium), Poland
- Georgian Football Federation, Georgia
- Turkish Football Federation, Turkey
- West Australian Football Commission, Australia
- Panathinaikos FC, Greece
- Köln Sportstaetten, Germany
Along with the following influential consultants/architects:
- EVATA Architects, Finland
- Ernst &Young, Germany
- The Stadium Consultancy, Netherlands
- DG Consultancy, UK
- KNK Global Enterprise, USA
"This is a fantastic start to the institute's educational initiatives," says Michael Siebold, co-founder of EVMI. "The enormous sums of money now being poured into new and renovated sports facilities bring with them not only construction contracts but long term requirements for professional management. This international student enrolment will be the first class of EVMI - and the starting point for greater professional development in both European venues and around the world.”
EVMI’s inaugural Summer School starts on Sunday 20 May in Frankfurt, Germany. During the five-day residential programme, students will be exposed to the latest thinking and best practices in sports stadium management, offered networking with the leading experts in the business and explore some of the latest stadiums developed for the FIFA WC2006.
On 23 May, EVMI will host a Press Conference at Commerzbank Arena (pictured), followed by a barbecue for press, students, tutors and partners of EVMI at the stadium’s business terrace. And, naturally, the UEFA Champions League Final will be screened on the stadium’s centre-hung video cube for all attendees