INTERNATIONAL MASTER IN PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SPORT

Otto-von-Guericke University (OvGU) is home to nearly 13,800 students of which 1,300 are international students. It has two main campuses, one in in the city centre (“Universitätsplatz”) and the other, of the Medical School, in the south of the town (“LeipzigerStrasse”). OVGU was founded in 1993, in a merger of the formerly existing Technical University, the Teacher Training College and the Medical School. OVGU comprises 9 faculties, from the humanities over maths, engineering and natural sciences to economics and medicine, with more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree courses.The University is named after Otto von Guericke, Magdeburg's famous son. Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) was active throughout Europe as an esteemed diplomat and politician. Also, he became well-known as the father of experimental physics. His famous "Magdeburg semispheres experiment” proved for the first time ever the existence of the vacuum.The ISS where you will have most of your courses is in University Building 151, at 9 BrandenburgerStrasse; this is not at the city centre campus, but half a mile away, in close vicinity to Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof, the central train station. The city centre campus has a variety of sports and leisure facilities including a gym, tennis courts and a small selection of cafes/restaurants offering reasonably priced food and drink.

According to its statutes, the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) is an institution focused on the creation, communication and transmission of culture, knowledge, science and technology, through the articulation with study, teaching, research and experimental development. UTAD is organized into five Schools (Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Human and Social Sciences, Sciences and Technology, Life and Environmental Sciences and Nursing School), which sustain around 8000 students distributed by 39 first cycle courses and 72 second and third cycle courses.Being aware of the prominence of value given to science and technology, UTAD has undertaken a great restructuring at this level, which will be completed by December 2014. It is important to highlight the construction of a new building fully equipped for laboratories, which will support R&D Units, science, technology and innovation throughout the value chain cycle. These spaces were designed as a complement to the already existing laboratories, giving a boost of modernity and improvement of working conditions for researchers and fellows of our research units.

The Lithuanian Sports University (LSU), founded in 1934, is a public higher education institution with its unique profile in sport, leisure and health sciences. The LSU offers 20 degree study programmes in all three study cycles (9 undergraduate, 9 Master’s and 2 PhD), where studies, research and practice are closely interconnected. With its mission to contribute to the sustainable development of society through outstanding international-level research and academic excellence, LSU has become a leading academic and research centre in sports science in the Baltic Sea region. Among its graduates, there are many distinguished scientists, world-renowned coaches, famous athletes, and prominent public figures. Aiming to provide high-quality and attractive studies, the LSU places a strong focus on the international development which has led to such new study programmes as the European Bachelor in Physical Activity and Lifestyle (PAL), developed in a consortium of 7 European universities, MSc European Basketball Coaching Science in partnership with the University of Worcester (UK) and the PhD in Biology run jointly with the University of Tartu (Estonia). All study programmes have been evaluated and accredited by international experts, the majority of them for the maximum 6-year period of accreditation.