{"id":35671,"date":"2021-06-08T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T16:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=35671"},"modified":"2021-10-20T09:57:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T13:57:18","slug":"fiu-business-graduate-students-branch-out-into-sports-management-with-real-madrids-graduate-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2021\/06\/fiu-business-graduate-students-branch-out-into-sports-management-with-real-madrids-graduate-school\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU Business graduate students branch out into sports management with Real Madrid\u2019s Graduate School."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FIU<\/p>\n

FIU Business and Real Madrid Graduate School – Universidad Europea (EURM UE) launched their\u00a0Professional MBA Online in Sports Management program<\/a>\u00a0in March, giving students a unique opportunity to prepare for a successful career in sports management with lessons from a legendary sports brand.<\/p>\n

The program offers a robust set of opportunities for students to directly interact with Real Madrid players, sports leaders and executives on their home turf in Spain, as well as unique virtual experiences.<\/p>\n

There are nine classes from FIU Business and five from EURM UE,\u00a0covering a variety of topics from finance to competitive strategy. Both FIU\u2019s Online MBA and EURM UE have been recognized with top 10 global rankings.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid is recognized worldwide as one of the\u00a0most prominent<\/a>\u00a0teams in sports.<\/p>\n

Anna Pietraszek<\/a>,\u00a0director of global recruitment and operations at FIU Business, said that for students thinking about a career in sports management, this program is \u201can unbelievable adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives students access to industry, gives them access to professionals, and they learn how operations are done from the top team in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program has attracted students like John Perez, who earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from FIU. After a slow start in building a career in the sports industry, he wanted a graduate program that would give him more business knowledge, something that\u2019s often requested in job postings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just a good way to get a business background, and then also, you can get into detail with sports management,\u201d he said.\u00a0 In addition, Perez liked the program\u2019s flexibility: \u201cI work full time as well, so it’s been really convenient for me, because I can just go at my own pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pietraszek said that the program is for students who are seriously considering entering the sports industry.<\/p>\n

“The program may also attract students with previous coaching or playing experience who\u2026definitely want to go into the sports industry,\u201d Pietraszek said. But, she says, it\u2019s also an opportunity to get general MBA knowledge suited to any field while getting a one-of-a-kind, closeup look at one of the world\u2019s most admired sports franchises.<\/p>\n

The \u201cWhite Week\u201d opportunity.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to networking opportunities in Miami, Perez is looking forward to visiting Spain for Madrid\u2019s White Week, an exclusive week-long event open to students studying at Real Madrid\u2019s Graduate School. The agenda includes meetings with top professionals in the sports industry, from players to marketing professionals, and opportunities to learn about the stories behind their successes through seminars and networking events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FIU Business and Real Madrid Graduate School – Universidad Europea (EURM UE) launched their\u00a0Professional MBA Online in Sports Management program\u00a0in March, giving students a unique opportunity to prepare for a successful career in sports management with lessons from a legendary sports brand. The program offers a robust set of opportunities for students to directly interact […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":35677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[143,4719,4689,4721],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35671"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35683,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35671\/revisions\/35683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}