Sport establishment manager course initiated in Hungary

King Sigismund University, which will soon operate as Milton Friedman University, is about to launch a sports establishment manager course. As 168 óra reported, the program lasts for 3 semesters, and it will start in February with 34 students.

The university initiated the new sports establishment manager course because there is a remarkable need for this profession. As it was stated at the press conference related to the new curriculum: 9 million trainers, 2 million doctors and 6 million teachers work in the European Union. Hungary does not need only outstanding athletes to be successful in this field but also well-trained experts. The patrons of the new course are the minister of national defence István Simicskó, the state secretary for sports Tünde Szabó and government commissioner responsible for priority investments, Balázs Fürjes.

Rector Péter Szatmári mentioned that several new sports complexes were established in the recent years and sport has become a branch of national strategy.

Sports, as he claimed, strengthen communities and secure sustainable development. However, it requires leaders who have skills in leadership, communication, finance and organisation. Stadiums, swimming pools and sports halls are needed to be operated in a way that is sustainable in the long run.