FIRST IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days

Barcelona, Spain

Euroleague Basketball Transfer of Knowledge

Date: from 23 to 27 September 2024

ONLINE MODULE 1 – 5 weeks

Sports Business

Date:  October 2024 –  November 2024

ONLINE MODULE 2 – 5 weeks

Sports Marketing

Date:  November 2024 –  December 2024

ONLINE MODULE 3 – 5 weeks

Sports Communication

Date:  December 2024 –  January 2025

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:  September 2024 –  January 2025

SECOND IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days

Kaunas, Lithuania

Vytautas Magnus University and Zalgiris Kaunas Transfer of Knowledge

Date: from 13 to 17 January 2025

ONLINE MODULE 4 – 5 weeks

Sports Management

Date:  January 2025 –  February 2025*

*Depending on the second in-person session date

ONLINE MODULE 5 – 5 weeks

Sports Economics and Finance

Date:  February 2025 –  April 2025*

*Depending on the second in-person session date

ONLINE MODULE 6 – 5 weeks

Sports Law and Governance

Date:  April 2025 –  May 2025*

*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:  January 2025 –  May 2025

THIRD IN-PERSON SESSION – 5 days

TBC

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:  May 2025

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:  June 2025 –  January 2026

FOURTH IN-PERSON SESSION – 3 or 4 days

Kaunas, Lithuania

Defense of Final Master Thesis during a viva and Diploma Ceremony

Date:  January 2026*

*Depending on the 2025-27 Sports Business MBA 2nd In-person Session