Regulation of Global Sport | REGS

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

Neighbouring so many global sport organisations in the “Olympic Capital City”, the Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration of the University of Lausanne proposes with partners from 2020, a new executive education certificate in the Regulation of Global sport.

In the 20^th century sport has evolved from a passion for a few gentlemen to a global phenomenon involving millions of men and women as practitioners, spectators and/or consumers. In the 21^st century sport is fully globalised and requires ever increasing amount of regulation that is both progressive and adaptable.

Domestic (hard) laws are to be considered alongside transnational sporting rules (soft laws). Challenges of global sport such as integrity, credibility and sustainability require the close cooperation of many stakeholders: national and international sports organisations, the local, national and international public sector, NGOs, and commercial entities (sponsors, broadcasters, network providers, event organisers). The ecosystem of global sport is more and more complex and requires a good understanding of its legal and geopolitical dimensions, as well as the multi-faceted challenges it faces. Sport regulation has, of course, a legal dimension but also social, economic and political dimensions which are analysed in the course (SELP model).

This new certificate is organised around three consecutive modules/weeks of blended learning, each under the responsibility of one of the schools of the Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration of the University of Lausanne:

• The ecosystem of global sport (under the responsibility of the School of Public Administration IDHEAP)
• Laws of global sport (under the responsibility of the School of Law)
• Challenges in global sport (under the responsibilty of the School of Criminal Justice)

Each module is composed of one week of teaching (face-to-face or on line) under the responsibility of UNIL professors who can invite guest lecturers and lead group work activities and Q&A sessions. The face-to-face days in Lausanne can be combined with a weekend. The teaching is in English. Participants are encouraged to study and present at the end of the course a case of global sport regulation in order to obtain the certificate of advanced studies attached to the course (15 ECTS credits).

Admission requirements

Admission are ruled by the scientific committee on a first come first served basis for qualified applicants. Participants must be fluent in English. Knowledge of French is a plus. See the règlement du CAS en régulation du sport mondial.

Registration fees

The fee for each participant is CHF 4’500.- to be paid at least two weeks before the start of the course (on February 2025). If a cancellation is announced after this date, 30% of the course fee is to be paid. It is possible to follow only one or two modules for CHF 1’500.- each.

A discount of 5% is available to any IDHEAP alumni-holding an MPA, DAS or CEMAP, an IDHEAP PhD or a Master’s in PMP who would like to follow a CAS course or a Seminar for Specialists and Executives organised by IDHEAP. This reduction does not apply to participants in the DAS in public administration who subsequently wish to follow the MPA course.

Registration

The course will be taught in February 2025.  Link to register (coming soon). The number of participants is limited. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please contact Sandra.Felix@unil.ch for any further information.