Success Stories

“The AISTS MAS in Sport Management is more than “just a course”. The infrastructure created by Dr Stricker, his team and the AISTS MAS in Sport Administration Scientific Committee presents exciting opportunities for research, contacts and career progression. As it turned out, an introduction from one of the AISTS MAS in Sport Management professors earned me a research project of immediate importance to Europe’s entire golfing community. This undertaking, combined with the AISTS MAS in Sport Management qualification and my previous sporting background and experience resulted in a successful application for a management role in one of the world’s premier golf organisations. Six years down the track, and I am now running the organisation as General Secretary. Having enjoyed a great year and subsequently secured a positive career direction in my chosen sport, I can only recommend the AISTS MAS in Sport Management experience.“

Richard Heath

“The AISTS MAS program has allowed me to take advantage of that experience and created a bridge to link it to my career in sports marketing.”

Gustavo Arellano

“The AISTS MAS program has a team of fully qualified and experienced teachers. The speakers have a strong background in the sports industry and have been helpful in providing ways for students to connect with many sorts of sports entities.“

Mario Medeiros Azevedo

“For me, what sets the AISTS MAS programme apart from all the other leading sports management programs in the world, is the fact that it is in Lausanne, nestled in the midst of all the International Federations that govern sports.“

Tina Sharma

“We had direct access to the most experienced and renowned lecturers from diverse areas of sports management as well as an extensive network of people from International Sports Organizations and the Olympic movement.”

Carolina Hesse (Ahumada)

“Thanks to the AISTS I discovered the international sport business world. Previously I had competed with a lot of athletes from a lot of countries and travelled, therefore I knew a lot about the international world. However, during the AISTS program I really learned about this other aspect of sport, which was a bit difficult to understand at the beginning because, being an athlete, I was thinking differently. So, I would say what I learned the most was the business part of sport. Before I was involved in the performance in sport and as I was studying I suddenly realised that as athletes we were all under a big umbrella.  Also, when you train you are very focused on yourself, I really enjoyed actually focusing on the other sides of sport and not just my performance. Therefore, the AISTS master’s program really gave me a holistic understanding of the world of sports.“

Clarence Perez Diaz

“The MAS programme was truly one of the best years of my life. In my hometown, I was the only one who loved sport to that extent. But at AISTS I was surrounded by people that shared that passion. It turned out to be the exact platform that I needed to get into the sports industry, and I learned so much about every aspect of sports management and the Olympic movement.“

Marely Flores

“I knew it was going to be one of the best decisions I had made in my life.

Nikki Symmons

“The AISTS Sport Management programme help me connect with sport from a career perspective. There were lots of first hand contacts I made thanks to the program that I have used – and continue to use – later on in my career. As a very respected degree in the field, it definitely helped to open the doors of my first job at the International Olympic Committee in 2008. I think that overall, it gave me the opportunity to be part of an ecosystem where I am still evolving today. “

Olivier Delapierre

“The biggest strength of the AISTS Master program is the hands-on experience gained everyday”. “The speakers of our lectures were mostly people who have a certain level of authority or play a key role in The biggest strength of the AISTS Master program is the hands-on experience gained everyday”. “The speakers of our lectures were mostly people who have a certain level of authority or play a key role in the relevant field. For instance, during the Sports Law course, we would invite lawyers from the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and learn about the importance of legal issues on the sports site, legislations which differ from region to region, and real cases, which was very useful for us.“

Sohee Kim

“My year in Lausanne with AISTS allowed me to explore and understand so many other areas of the sporting landscape and that was exactly my aim, and I wanted to see what was out there and find the type of career I did want to pursue. It was also just great to be able to study a topic you love and to meet and make great friends with other sports nuts from all over the world.“

Alex Hughes

“I was looking to expand my experience and upgrade my knowledge and the AISTS Masters seemed like the perfect fit. A unique chance to base myself in the Olympic city of Lausanne, meet like-minded people and learn from a large range of speakers from all aspects of sports.“

Justin Tenbeth

“The key is not to be too focused on one type of work. Studying at AISTS opened my eyes to the breadth of roles that are out there and the chance to discover new worlds. It also taught me not to be too fixated on one particular sport or on working for one of the bigger sports bodies – there are generally more opportunities to get hands-on experience in many different areas working with a smaller organisation. It’s also a very competitive business. AISTS helps put you on the fast-track and not only opens doors to many opportunities but gives you a truly international network of contacts which will help you in whatever role you take up.“

Marion Gebistorf