THE SCHOOL
SMS Lausanne’s mission on our campus at the Maison du Sport International is to transform students’ talents and passions into practical knowledge and a professional mindset.
100% SPORT BUSINESS
Sport business is an innovative, dynamic field of the future. Sports influence a growing number of economic sectors, and the demand for skilled industry professionals is increasing. Students at SMS Lausanne, on our campus at the Maison du Sport International, are immersed directly in the professional sports world. A partner network of sports industry professionals and personalities, organizations, and businesses supports the school and structures the curriculum.
CAMPUS
Our educational objective at SMS Lausanne is to transform students’ talents and passions as directly as possible into effective professional practices. An open and integrative teaching method helps students acquire the skills, qualities, and mindset to prepare them for success in the sports world. Bilingual and peer-to-peer instruction offers a 360° real-time view of the sports business sector’s progression.
DIGITAL
INNOVATION
CREATIVITY
SMS Lausanne is an international school situated in the epicenter of international sports. More than 57 international sports federations and governing bodies are headquartered in Lausanne and the Vaud canton, including the IOC, the Olympic Museum, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), UEFA, and more. The region also hosts many sporting events and is home to numerous sports brands and businesses. SMS is part of the Grupo Planeta, a worldwide reference in higher education. SMS welcomes more than 750 students per year, most notably to its campuses in Paris and Barcelona.
SPORTS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL is an international school of management specializing in sport business. Our only focus is on sports. The school prepares students for careers in the sports business. We believe there is a place for everyone in the world of sports. Our mission is to help our students find theirs by providing them the knowledge and experience they need to succeed. The school offers a range of programs that let every student create a personalized course of study.
CHOOSE SMS
SMS Lausanne is the only school located at the Maison du Sport International (MSI), which belongs to the Olympic Capital Lausanne, the Vaud canton, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Students are directly immersed in a professional environment: the MSI is a unique complex and home to major players in international sports administration, including the headquarters of thirty-some international sports federations and organizations and twenty-some companies operating in the sports business.
TEACHING
Born in the digital era, SPORTS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL evolves to keep pace with the development of new technologies that affect essential parts of the sports business: broadcasting, media, marketing, communication, distribution, etc. It is a world built around innovation of which the incredible progression in sporting good quality and performance is just one of many examples. The school teaches students its importance and how to play a part in that innovation.
SPORTS WORLD,
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
100% SPORT BUSINESS
SPORTS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL is an international school of management specializing in sport business. Our only focus is on sports. The school prepares students for careers in the sports business. We believe there is a place for everyone in the world of sports. Our mission is to help our students find theirs by providing them the knowledge and experience they need to succeed. The school offers a range of programs that let every student create a personalized course of study.
CHOOSE SMS
Sport business is an innovative, dynamic field of the future. Sports influence a growing number of economic sectors, and the demand for skilled industry professionals is increasing. Students at SMS Lausanne, on our campus at the Maison du Sport International, are immersed directly in the professional sports world. A partner network of sports industry professionals and personalities, organizations, and businesses supports the school and structures the curriculum.
CAMPUS
SMS Lausanne is the only school located at the Maison du Sport International (MSI), which belongs to the Olympic Capital Lausanne, the Vaud canton, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Students are directly immersed in a professional environment: the MSI is a unique complex and home to major players in international sports administration, including the headquarters of thirty-some international sports federations and organizations and twenty-some companies operating in the sports business.
TEACHING
Our educational objective at SMS Lausanne is to transform students’ talents and passions as directly as possible into effective professional practices. An open and integrative teaching method helps students acquire the skills, qualities, and mindset to prepare them for success in the sports world. Bilingual and peer-to-peer instruction offers a 360° real-time view of the sports business sector’s progression.
DIGITAL
INNOVATION
CREATIVITY
Born in the digital era, SPORTS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL evolves to keep pace with the development of new technologies that affect essential parts of the sports business: broadcasting, media, marketing, communication, distribution, etc. It is a world built around innovation of which the incredible progression in sporting good quality and performance is just one of many examples. The school teaches students its importance and how to play a part in that innovation.
SPORTS WORLD,
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SMS Lausanne is an international school situated in the epicenter of international sports. More than 57 international sports federations and governing bodies are headquartered in Lausanne and the Vaud canton, including the IOC, the Olympic Museum, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), UEFA, and more. The region also hosts many sporting events and is home to numerous sports brands and businesses. SMS is part of the Grupo Planeta, a worldwide reference in higher education. SMS welcomes more than 750 students per year, most notably to its campuses in Paris and Barcelona.
DIRECTION SMS LAUSANNE
François Fragnière
SMS Switzerland President, François was a professional athlete before becoming a tennis coach and working with Top 10 and Swiss national team members. He now coaches junior players at the Lausanne Golf Club. Numerous successful projects and entrepreneurial activities. complement his service at SMS.
Olivier Beyeler
SMS Lausanne Director, Olivier is the former director of strategy and deputy general director at Havas Paris. He is a corporate image specialist who has worked on communication projects for various companies, sports, athletes and teams. He was a former philosophy teacher, director of the Polycom school, and the educational director of SAWI from 2015 to 2019..
Valerie Atkinson
SMS Lausanne Director, Valérie is a sports enthusiast who has transformed her passion into a rewarding career. She is a sports events and sponsoring specialist whose areas of expertise range from World Cup snowboard contests to corporate functions connected with professional sports competitions for clients including Swatch and Omega.
Sergei Aschwanden
SMS Lausanne Special Adviser, Sergei is president of the Swiss Judo and Ju-Jitsu Federation, a member of the Swiss Olympic Executive Committee, and an Olympic medalist. Education has played an important role in his post-athletic career, helping him become Deputy of the Grand Conseil de l’Etat de Vaud (Grand Council of Vaud) and Director of the Association Touristique Porte des Alpes (Porte des Alpes Tourist Association).
Michael Tapiro
Founder of SMS and President of the Scientific Council of SMS International, Michael is an avid sportsman, an entrepreneur and marketing professor. He played and founded a rugby club before starting an agency specializing in sports management. He put all of his passion and experience into the creation of SMS.
SMS Lausanne
Maison du Sport International (MSI)
Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne
Tel. + 41 (0) 21 321 20 60
info@sports-management-school.ch
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