Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Academic field	Sports (ISCED 01026)
Type	MBA, full-time
Nominal duration	1.5 years (90 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MBA
Course code	6211LX001

Tuition fee	€9,000 per year
Application fee	€100 one-time
Registration fee	$150 one-time You need to choose student status: Base – 150 USD Standard – 500 USD VIP – 900 USD For making decisions please contact your admission manager in Baltic Center. You become a part of student union and ambassador program automatically after you will get Base or Standard or VIP status. *Do not forget to ask discount

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Bachelor Diploma & its supplements (transcript of records / mark sheet) (A high quality photo scan copies): -All documents must be in the original language -As well as translated into English, certified by a Notary -And approved by an Apostille (for citizens of countries acceding to the 1961 Hague Convention) You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English One of next variants, if you have no any of this certificates you can pass University or Baltic Center Exams: Proof of English Language: applicant has to present document proving B2 level (TOEFL 87-109 iBT/534-633 PBT, IELTS 5-6,5, Cambridge English First (FCE), BEC Vantage, Michigan ECCE, PTE General Level 3, TOEIC Listening & Reading 785, TOEIC Speaking & Writing 310) if the applicant is not native speaker and/or had not received education in English.

Other requirements	At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

Overview

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Sports Business MBA
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Would you like to be a stakeholder in the sports world? Would you like to enrich your knowledge? Would you like to change your career? Sports Business MBA by EB Institute equips students with advanced professional knowledge and skills in the field of sports business management.

Taught jointly by Euroleague Basketball Institute and Vytautas Magnus University, it is truly international educational project, benefiting from an extensive global network of academicians, industry leaders, experts and social partners for contemporary sports business and world-class online learning opportunities.

During three 20 week semesters spread over 15 months students will complete 90 ECTS credits.

Students will obtain both a systemic understanding and working knowledge of all major areas of sports business and management: Marketing, Finance, Media and Communication, Law, Strategy and Economics. Students will complete an Internship and Term paper where they will apply the knowledge obtained in a sports business context.

Students will bring their studies to an end by preparing an MBA Thesis adopting modern research methods to solve practical problems in the sports business.

Provision of information will be given using visual aids, case-based lectures, explanation of practical examples and issues, explanation of video examples, formulation and explanation of practical tasks, moderation of discussion, consulting independent work: search for and analysis of information presented in educational literature, periodicals, etc., case analysis preparation and performance of practical tasks.

The first session is being held at the Euroleague Basketball Headquarters in Barcelona. The second session is being held in Vytautas Magnus University and plus on-site visit at Žalgiris Kaunas. The third session is being held in the host city of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four. The fourth session is being held again in Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas.

Programme structure

Competencies acquired
Upon completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:

Understand the principles and structures of different sports business systems and can make effective decisions in diverse organizational contexts
Understand the specifics of sports marketing and communication and be able to adopt adequate strategies and instruments both in traditional and digital media environments.
Understand the diversity of legal entities, contracts, tax provisions, dispute settlement, instruments for legal protection available to sports organizations.
Understand the economic rationale behind the functioning of diverse sports business systems, analyse financial data and streams, and make financially informed business decisions.
Have a systemic understanding of different management aspects of sports organizations.
Formulate and implement business development strategies of sports organizations by adopting innovative business models and mobilising the important stakeholder groups.
Professionally debate and work in team, co-operate in project teams, to manage them, to make decisions and to take responsibility for results.
Provide systemic, creative and critical solutions to complex management problems based on the norms of ethics and social responsibility.

Career opportunities

The study programme qualifies students for a wide scope of positions in the sports organizations, ranging from management of professional clubs, businesses in sports-related industries to managing professional sports associations and other system-level bodies (e.g. federations, sports leagues and competitions in private, governmental, and NGOs sectors: manage business companies in middle and higher level; take positions of management in sports federations and associations, in professional and nonprofessional sports clubs, in advertising and other project management; work as sporting goods and service sales manager; as business analyst in certain sports sectors; as business process analyst; as sports services manager / agent; as sports organizations representative of public relations; as sports journalist; as sports sponsorship; as ERP consultant.