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2023-25 Class

FIRST IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days
Barcelona, Spain
Euroleague Basketball Transfer of Knowledge
25 September 2023 – 29 September 2023
ONLINE MODULE 1 – 5 weeks
Sports Business
2 October 2023 – 5 November 2023

ONLINE MODULE 2 – 5 weeks
Sports Marketing
6 November 2023 – 10 December 2023

ONLINE MODULE 3 – 5 weeks
Sports Communication
11 December 2023 – 14 January 2024


TERM PAPER
Students will have 15 weeks to prepare a scientific-research-applied project, which will be defended in the Term Paper Defense Committee during the second session at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania. For each student it will be appointed one Module Leader Supervisor, which will provide consultations during the project.
25 September 2023 – 14 January 2024

SECOND IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days
Kaunas, Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University and Zalgiris Kaunas Transfer of Knowledge
TBC
ONLINE MODULE 4 – 5 weeks
Sports Management
22 January 2024 – 25 February 2024*
*Depending on the second in-person session date

ONLINE MODULE 5 – 5 weeks
Sports Economics and Finance
26 February 2024 – 1 April 2024*
*Depending on the second in-person session date

ONLINE MODULE 6 – 5 weeks
Sports Law and Governance
2 April 2024 – 13 May 2024*
*Depending on the second in-person session date


INTERNSHIP
Students will complete an Internship or Project Work where they will apply the knowledge obtained in a sports business context.
22 January 2024 – 13 May 2024

THIRD IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days
Berlin, Germany
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four
Industry Leaders Transfer of knowledge and Battle Session
Battle Session: Students will have to introduce the topic of their research for the Final Master Thesis and discuss it with teachers of the Program to get critique and suggestions.
22 May 2024 – 26 May 2024
FINAL MASTER THESIS
Students will bring their studies to an end by preparing a Final Master Thesis, adopting modern research methods to solve practical problems in the sports business. For each student it will be appointed one Module Leader Supervisor, which will provide consultations the process of writing their Final Master Thesis.
1 June 2024 – 6 January 2025


FOURTH IN-PERSON SESSION – 3 or 4 days
Kaunas, Lithuania
Defense of Final Master Thesis during a viva and Diploma Ceremony
14 January 2025 – 17 January 2025*
*Depending on the 2024-26 Sports Business MBA 2nd In-person Session
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