The international field trip of the Ostfalia University of applied sciences can look back upon a little tradition. On this page you can find all important information and interesting stories about the last seven field trips.
The destination of the field trip in 2017 was Dublin. Under the motto “Next Generation – All we do is win?!”, received the team an insight into the youth support with regard to associations and organizations like the National Sports Campus. For example, at this campus were the Irish Olympic Handball Association, the Mountaineering Ireland, the Paralympics Ireland and the Sport Ireland Institute. Also the different associations explained, for example the Irish Olympic Handball Association, in which areas still problems exist, like acquiring junior players. We also went to an organization in Belfast, where young talented athletes were developed, regardless their sport or social background. Moreover, the team visited a rugby club and could watched them play. Next to the lectures, the team went to the Dublin Marathon and played bubble football.
Under the following link, you've got the ability to see our
final presentation, and our
Aftermovie, which is unfortunately in german.
The team in front of their Hotel in Dublin
In 2015 was the international excursion in Spain, esspacially Madrid. „Madrid - ¿Cómo se desarrollará la ciudad deportivamente en el futuro?“ was their motto and can be translated to „Madrid - how does the sports city devolve in the future?“ Sustainability, rivalry and taboos in sports were focused. Therefore they took a look on economical, ecological, political and social aspects. In example for the topic of sustainability, the students visited the tennis courts "La Caja Mágica". At least they were invited to the city hall to get a foresight of the city and the projected sports complexes.
The group at their university
The destination of the latest field trip in
2014 was
Istanbul. With their mission statement “Istanbul – United in diversity. A sports
metropolis of contrasts.“ The students aim was to find out more about the Turkish sport system and
to explore the tasks of professional sportmanagers in this metropolis. In addition, they wanted to
get more information about the marketing in professional women sports such as volleyball or
basketball, against the background that Turkey is an Islamic affected country.
The group in front of the Skyline of Istanbul
In
2013 the study trip led the students to
Scotland. With their slogan “Scotland’s sports facets – full of tradition but
up-to-date?!” the students visited a lot of different local sports, such as Rugby, Cricket,
Football or several other outdoor sports. Moreover they got an impression on the varieties of the
Scottish sport system. Next to this, the group figured out, if the challenges which await modern
sports systems, also have an impact on Scotland. Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Highland Games were
some of their objectives.
The team visiting the University of Edinburgh
In
2012 the destination was
Stockholm. Under the motto “Sweden vs. Germany – One passion in common: SPORTS?”
the students got to know typical and famous Swedish sports such as curling, golf and floorball, had
a dialogue with Sports Management students at Södertörn University and became acquainted with Eken
Cup, the world’s biggest outdoor handball tournament.
The group outside of the Södertön University in Stockholm
In
2010 the next international excursion took the students to
London. They approached the topic “Winning the Games, losing the populace?”. The
reason for that place was obvious – the Olympic Games would have been started there two years
later. Ostfalia students visited different sports facilities, e.g. Wimbledon Arena, Olympic Stadium
or Olympic Village.
The team in front of the Olympic Stadium in London
In
2009 the first field trip led Sports Management students to
South Africa, mainly to
Cape Town and
Port Elizabeth. One year before the Football World Cup, the students investigated
the organizational structure of the South African sports system. They also visited
Nelson-Mandela-Bay- Stadium, the Nelson Mandela Bay University and took a look at South Africa’s
sporting goods market during a lecture from adidas South Africa.
The group at the Nelson-Mandela-Bay-Stadion in Port Elizabeth
