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17 October 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Jörg Förster (Germany)
Organisation: German University Sports Federation
Topic: The FISU World University Games, sport and university sport: A preview of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games
24 October 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Simon Chadwick (France, Great Britain, Qatar)
Organisation: Emylon Business School
Topic: Major sporting events in the Gulf region – economic opportunity or political play?
7 November 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Wei Wei (China)
Organisation: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Chengdu Sport University
Topic: Chengdu 2023 FISU World University Games and major sporting events in China
14 November 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Karla Borger (Germany)
Topic: The FISU World University Games from the athletes’ perspective
21 November 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Frauke Hachtmann, Jason Stamm & Brian Petrotta (USA)
Organisation: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Topic: Major sporting events and Gender and media in the US: a focus on the world record for spectators in women's volleyball in 2023
28 November 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Tendai Chari (Thohoyandou/South Africa)
Organisation: Venda University
Topic: Major sporting events and soft power in Africa: Spotlight on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa
5 December 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Matheus Simoes Mello (Brazil)
Organisation: Federal University of South and Southeast of Pará
Topic: Major sporting events in South America: Football vs. sport, the future and importance of sport and media events in Brazil and South America
12 December 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Thomas Horky (Germany) & Jörg-Uwe Nieland (Austria)
Organisation: Hochschule Macromedia (Hamburg)/University of Klagenfurt
Topic: Major sporting events and politics: Berlin 1936 - Munich 1972 – Rhine-Ruhr 2025 – Olympics 2040? Sport in Germany between mediatization and staging
19 December 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Brian Wilson & Liv Yoon (Canada)
Organisation: University of British Columbia
Topic: Sustainability, environment, and sports - the example of sports journalism and major sporting events
9 January 2024, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Johanna Pirker (Austria)
Organisation: LMU München, TU Graz
Topic: Major sporting events and technology: Virtuality, gamification, (media) technology as a driver of sports development using the example of the virtualization of major sporting events
16 January 2025, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Peter English (Australia)
Organisation: University of the Sunshine Coast
Topic: An outsider Olympics in Australia
23 January 2025, 14:00 (CET)
Speaker: Verena Burk (Germany)
Organisation: FISU, University of Tübingen
Topic: FISU and the World University Games: History, legacy and future
