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Top-managers of the football club «Rapid» (Vienna), arrived in Moscow with the football team on the game against «Spartak» in a group stage of UEFA Europe League, have given the master-class for students and graduates of faculty «Management in playing sports»

Marketing director of FC Porto Tiago Gouveia gave a master-class for Sport Industry Management faculty at RMA Business School. During the master-class he spoke about marketing impact which was caused by transferring to FC Porto a goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who is famous for his performance for Real Madrid and national team of Spain.

The faculty of "Sport Industry Management" hosted a master class of Director of international relations of the football club "Villarreal" Juan Anton de Salas. During the session, he spoke about the transaction details on the assignment of rights to the commercial name of the home stadium of the Spanish team to several competing companies.

For the last five years «AS Monaco FC», recently signed Aleksandr Golovin, has never once dropped below the third line of France championship. In the season 2016/17, the club won the championship and then reached to the semi-final of Champions League. During his master class in «Sport Industry Management» faculty the vice president of the football club «AS Monaco FC» Vadim Vasilyev has told about at the cost of what the club manages to compensate regular loss of leading players and in a short time achieved an impetuous progress of footballers, which come instead of them.

The faculty of «Management in game sports» hosted an open master class of the legendary football manager, former vice-chairman of the board of directors of «Arsenal» and the Football Association of England, one of the main founders of the English Premier League (EPL) David Dein. During the class, he spoke about the way that this tournament has done since its foundation 26 years ago, turning during this time from the championship, which games was openly unsafe to attend, in the most bright, respectable and commercially successful national football championship in the world.

Antonio Rivera, Head of the Legal Department of Atlético Madrid Football Club Academy, gave a master class at the faculty «Sport Industry Management». The topics covered by the top manager of the Madrid-based club, ranked second in the current UEFA rating, included its budget policy, dealing with sponsors and fans, establishment of the Club Academy, benefits of the new Wanda Metropolitano stadium, which is a replacement of the legendary Vicente Calderón stadium, Atletico brand international promotion, and a Q&A session.

Business school RMA recently has held the lecture of the Head of Competition FIFA, Chris Unger, who arrived to Russia with regular inspection of the infrastructure for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The presentation of the FIFA’s top Manager has passed the first time for the Russian educational institution and the expectations from this extraordinary event has fully justified itself.

Business school RMA recently has held the president of PFC CSKA Eugene Giner’s workshop for the students of the faculty «Sport Industry Management», during which he assessed the performance of the Russian national team at the Confederations Cup 2017.

A master class by the Vice-President of FC Spartak Moscow Nail Izmailov was given at the RMA business school educational center to the students of «Sport Industry Management» program. During the class he talked about the strategic planning, budgetary, selection and transfer policies, work with fans, ticket and subscription programs.

During the master class given by the head of business development at «Valencia» FC Julian Salas, he spoke, in particular, about the prospects of the postponed construction of the new stadium.

During the master class at the RMA Business School given by the director of sponsor relations at «Crystal Palace» FC Jack Johnstone, he talked about the key principles in sponsor relations upheld by his club.

RMA business school conducted a master class by the head of the development and partnership at FC «Arsenal» Hadrien Perazzini that was given to the students of «Management in Sports» program, during which he discussed the club’s sponsor outreach efforts.

From the 30th of October to 6th of November students and partners of «Sport Industry Management» RMA program had taken part in an internship program titled «Football Business of North Italy & South France». Group visited Turin, Milan, Monaco and Nice. The program included: workshops and seminars from top managers of the clubs, visiting the stadiums and football matches, training centers and youth football academies with a detailed study of the infrastructure.

The presentation organized by the director for the development of new business opportunities Mark Davis for the students of «Management in Sports» RMA business school program was titled «Leicester City FC: The Sports Story Of The Year». This title was a significant case of understated modesty, since it should have more appropriately read - not a year but at least a few decades with a tail worth another five years to spare. And of course, what had happened to «Leicester» this season, has not happened to anyone throughout the entire history of the Premier-League.

The RMA «Sport Industry Management» program hosted a master class by Andrey Kirilenko, a legendary athlete who had recently headed the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF), gave a talk to the students of RMA business school about the strategic plans and goals of his team and answered multiple questions from the audience during the Q&A session.

Another RMA internship program was conducted on January 11th through 24th in Toronoto, Monreal and Ottawa for the students and partners of RMA business school "Sport Industry Management" program titled «Canada's Sports Business: experience of NHL, MLS, NBA»

The RMA business school hosted a master class by the executive director, and a member of the board of directors of «Manchester United» FC Richard Arnold for the students of « Sport Industry Management » RMA program. During the class he talked about the relationship of the club with it's sponsors.

The education center RMA hosted a second conference in conclusion of the foreign internship program titled Red-White Business Tour which took place in December of 2014 in Germany and Holland. The conference was centered on the issues around developing junior football and the strategies of producing the next generation of young players in the Academies and clubs both at home and abroad.

The students of «Sport Industry Management» RMA business school program have visited the educational and training camp ground of PFK CSKA in Moscow’s suburban Vatutinka area. Here they witnessed first hand the training by the main team in preparation to the new upcoming RFPL season, and have later own met with the chief coach of the “army” team Leonid Slutskiy. During the conversation, he told students about which other coaches have influenced him the most.

The «Sport Industry Management» RMA business school program hosted a lecture by the general director of United Football League (OFL) Valery Gazzaev, during which he had introduced his Russian football development program as well as announced his intention to run for the office of the head of Russian Football Union (RFS).