15th International Session for Educators of Higher Institutes of Physical Education
Introduction
Topic
MAIN TOPIC: “The future of Sport”
SPECIALTOPIC: “E-sport within the Olympic Culture”
Dates of the Session
Arrival in Athens: Sunday, 6 July 2025
Departure for Olympia: Monday, 7 July 2025
Works of the Session: Sunday, 7 – Thursday, 10 July 2025
Departure from Olympia to Athens: Friday, 11 July 2025
Programme Description
Each NOC together with its NOA may register one or more educators.
Each Higher Institute of Physical Education may register one or more representatives of their academic staff.
Each Olympic Studies Centre may register one or more researchers.
Please, note that in case applications exceed the number of fifty (50), priority will be given to early applications.
Applications' Deadline
The platform will be open from Friday, 25 January 2025 and the final date for enrollment will be Wednesday, 30 April 2025, after which the registration platform will be closed.
Language
The working language of the Session is English and participants must speak the language fluently.
Documents Required to Submit
Upload:
1. A curriculum Vitae of the Participant
2. A copy of passport or ID card (max size 500kb)
3. An official letter from the university confirming the participant's position
4. An official letter from the NOA or the NOC nominating the participant (when applicable)
5. A passport size photo in electronic format (Technical requirements: Digital file format: .jpg, jpeg or .png | Ratio: 4:3 (Height: Width) | Resolution: minimum 300 DPI (dots per inch) | Size: around 100kb)
6. A short paper/presentation related to the special subject of the Session
Short Papers/Presentations
A Word document of the paper of maximum 2 pages, written in English must be sent to m.katsadoraki@ioa.org.gr until Monday, 30 June 2025.
Expenses
A) Registration fees
All participants are required to pay registration fees amounting to 150 euros per person via STRIPE or via Pay-by-Link.. Please kindly note that from 2025 this payment method will be eligible for any transaction (bank transfers will not be accepted).
B) Participation fees
Participation fees are set at 800 euros per person must be paid via STRIPE or via Pay-by-Link. Please kindly note that from 2025 this payment method will be eligible for any transaction (bank transfers will not be accepted).
C) Transport
Air-tickets
All charges concerning the air-tickets of the participants should be borne by the NOC/NOA, the university, the Olympic Studies Centres or the delegates themselves.
Local transports
The IOA will take care of the participants’ local transport strictly from July 6th (date set for the arrival of the participants in Athens) and July 11th (date set for departure).
D) Accommodation/Boarding
Participation fees will cover accommodation and full board both in Athens (only for the night of 6 July 2025), and in Olympia. Any additional overnight stay in Athens must be taken in charge by the participant.
Also, you are kindly advised that all participants will be allocated in twin rooms, both in Athens and in Olympia.
E) Visa
Participants who need a VISA to enter Greece should address themselves to the Greek Embassy of their country, where they will submit their application along with an invitation letter from the IOA. Should there be no Greek Embassy in some countries a VISA from an Embassy of any country member of the European Union could be accepted. May we remind you once again that any cost concerning the issuing of such a VISA should be borne by the participants themselves.
Refund Policy
· A full refund will be given up to 80 calendar days prior to the start date of the Seminar, namely until April 17, 2025.
· A 50% refund will be given for cancellations made 79 to 72 calendar days prior to the start date of the Seminar, namely April 18, 2025 to April 25, 2025.
· No refund will be granted for cancellations made within 71 calendar days of the start date of the Seminar, namely from April 26, 2025.
· No refunds will be given for No Shows.
· A full refund will be provided in the event that the Seminar is cancelled by the International Olympic Academy.
· Refunds are issued by the International Olympic Academy and may take some days, after the refund has been processed, to be received. IOA retains the right of the return method.
· In the case of an emergency/ extenuating circumstances, special requests may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the International Olympic Academy
· Refund requests should be submitted in writing to: log@ioa.org.gr and c.skaliarakis@ioa.org.gr
Further Information
For any further information, please, contact us at:
Tel.: + 30. 210. 6878810
Email: m.katsadoraki@ioa.org.gr
Registration Process
Step 1
If you have already created an account, please Log in.
*if you plan to apply for more than one activity, please contact the support to let us know beforehand.
Step 1.1
Step 2
- 1. Review which documents you must upload for your application to be considered.
- 2. Make sure you have collected all documents. Please remember about the Declaration of consent to the Processing of Personal Data.
- 3. Create a folder to upload your documents at Dropbox or a Google Drive
- 4. Make sure all documents are uploaded
- 5. After you have uploaded your documents, ensure we can access the link by pressing the option "anyone with the link can view".
- 6. Ensure the previous step is done so we can see and review your documents.
- 7. Copy the shareable link.
- 8. On the bottom right, press "Upload Documents" button. A pop-up window of your profile will appear.
- 9. At the bottom section "Upload Documents of the pop-up, please paste the link there and choose which session you are applying to. Your application is then successfully submitted.
- 10. The IOA support team receives a notice to review your documents.
- 11. You will receive a status update email with further guidance on how to proceed with your application.
- a. How do I upload my files to Google Drive and share the link with the IOA? See here
- b. How do I upload on Dropbox and share the link with the IOA? See here
- If you have questions or need more help, contact IOA support team
- If you have questions or need more help regarding technical issues, contact IOA support team
Step 3
- Registration Fee Only
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