Module 5 - Sport Management & Leadership

Prof. Dr. Sigmund Loland

Affiliation: Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), Oslo, Norway
Position: Professor of Sports Philosophy and Sport Ethics
Academic Qualifications:
  • Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, USA (1993)
  • Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California, USA (2014–2016)
  • Guest Professor (‘Olympic Chair’), Universities of Leuven and Ghent, Belgium (2017)
  • International Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (since 2004)
  • Honorary Doctorate (Doctor philosophiae honoris causa), University of Bern, Switzerland (2022)

Other professional activities:
  • Rector, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH) (2005–2013)
  • President, International Association for the Philosophy of Sport (IAPS) (2000–2003)
  • Board Member and President, European College of Sport Science (ECSS) (2006–2013)
  • Member, WADA Ethics Committee (since 2004)
  • Member, Research Committee, IOC Olympic Studies Centre (since 2013)
  • Supervising Professor, International Olympic Academy, Olympia, Greece (since 2001)

Links:
Sigmund Loland - Norwegian School of Sport Sciences