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The Birkbeck Sport Business Centre is a dedicated research centre of Birkbeck, University of London. It brings together international experts in sport management to deliver high quality research on two levels. It provides research consultancy to organisations involved in the business of sport. As an academic research centre, members also publish in academic journals and present at conferences. The Birkbeck Sport Business Centre is founded on Birkbeck’s strong track record of delivering high quality sport business programmes and internationally acclaimed research.

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Master in European Sport Governance (MESGO)

Mesgo

Birkbeck Sport Business Centre (BSBC), Birkbeck College, University of London, has entered into a partnership with four other leading European universities with established reputations for research and teaching in the fields of sport governance, business, economics and law - the Centre De Droit Et D'Economie Du Sport, University of Limoges (France), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany), Institut Nacional D'Educacio Fiscia De Catalunya, University of Lleida (Spain), and Science Po Paris (France) - to deliver an innovative new executive Master’s programme -  the Master programme in European Sport Governance (MESGO).  The programme is being supported by five of Europe's leading team sport confederations: CEV (the European Volleyball Confederation); EHF (the European Handball Association); FIBA Europe (International Basketball Confederation-Europe); FIRA-AER (European Rugby Association); and UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).

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