FIRST IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days

Barcelona, Spain

Euroleague Basketball Transfer of Knowledge

Date: 25 September 2023 – 29 September 2023

ONLINE MODULE 1 – 5 weeks

Sports Business

Date: 2 October 2023 – 5 November 2023

ONLINE MODULE 2 – 5 weeks

Sports Marketing

Date: 6 November 2023 – 10 December 2023

ONLINE MODULE 3 – 5 weeks

Sports Communication

Date: 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.

Date: 25 September 2023 – 14 January 2024

SECOND IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days

Kaunas, Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University and Zalgiris Kaunas Transfer of Knowledge

Date: TBC

ONLINE MODULE 4 – 5 weeks

Sports Management

Date: 22 January 2024 – 25 February 2024*

*Depending on the second in-person session date

ONLINE MODULE 5 – 5 weeks

Sports Economics and Finance

Date: 26 February 2024 – 1 April 2024*

*Depending on the second in-person session date

ONLINE MODULE 6 – 5 weeks

Sports Law and Governance

Date: 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.

Date: 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.

Date: 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.

Date: 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

Date: 14 January 2025 – 17 January 2025*

*Depending on the 2024-26 Sports Business MBA 2nd In-person Session