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Vision
To become one of the leading Olympic Study Centers at the national and international level through projects and activities that have a positive impact on the educational community and society as a whole.
The CEIO-UEM promotes the Olympic values of effort, friendship, peace, solidarity and fair play, as well as the educational mission of sport and respect for human rights.
The centre's educational mision is embodied in the integration of knowledge about the Olympic Movement in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of the Faculty of Sport Sciences of the UEM, together with the organisation of conferences, seminars, and activities to disseminate the Olympic legacy among our students.
The CEIO (Olympic Studies Center) at Universidad Europea leads the international activity for undergraduate students called "Olympic Case Study," in direct collaboration with the International Olympic Committee and Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Germany). In this initiative, students from around the world participate in teams representing their universities, tackling a case study presented directly by the IOC. In 2024-2025, the title of the case has been “Growing an Olympic Sport Towards New Participants and Audiences.” Work is currently underway for the 2025-2026 edition; for more information, pleaseconsult here.
The CEIO-UEM incorporates knowledge about the Olympic Movement in the educational following courses of the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Sports:
Through the work of the Society, Sport and Olympic Games research group, the centre collaborates in the advancement of knowledge in strategic areas of the development of contemporary sport and Olympism through the development of research projects, the publication of results and collaboration with the international academic community in research areas such as gender equality, athlete safety and wellbeing, and anti-doping policy.
Specifically, the CEIO-UEM develops, through the Sport, Society and Olympic Games research group, several areas of research related to the Olympic movement:
The centre is committed to the dissemination of knowledge generated from research, as well as the organisation of open events aimed at the general public to raise awareness of the Olympic legacy.
The CEIO-UEM develops activities to bring Olympism closer to UEM students and the general public:
The Olympic Studies and Research Centre is coordinated by the Sport, Society and Olympic Games research group, which brings together researchers in social sciences and humanities from the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. Since 2022 the centre is directed by Dr. Carlos García, principal investigator of the group.
In addition, the CEIO-UEM is part of the network of Spanish CEIOs coordinated by the Spanish Olympic Academy chaired by Mr. Raúl Chapado.
What are the Olympic Studies and Research Centres?
The Olympic Studies and Research Centres (OSRCs) are academic entities committed to research, education, and the dissemination of the Olympic legacy. As such, they emerge from universities and their work is recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). They contribute to the development of research and are also the link between the IOC and the academic community, as well as contributing to the dissemination of knowledge about the Olympic Movement and Olympism.
The Olympic Studies and Research Centres in the world
Today, the network of OSRCs is composed of more than 50 centres on five continents that collaborate in the dissemination of knowledge about the Olympic Movement and Olympic values through their coordination with the IOC's Olympic Studies Centre, their national Olympic academies and with sports bodies and public institutions.
Social commitment
The Centre wants its scientific and educational activities to be of social benefit, collaborating in the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically access to health and wellbeing through sport (SDG 3), gender equality in sport (SDG 5) and the development of sustainable cities and communities through sport (SDG 11). It also offers its experience and knowledge to society to collaborate in projects that contribute to these goals.