Croatian Olympic Academy

About us

The Croatian Olympic Academy is one of 150 recognized National Olympic Academies spread around the world on five continents and is an integral part of the International Olympic Academy, the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic movement. The establishment and operation of the Croatian Olympic Academy is determined by the Olympic Charter as a fundamental act of the Olympic movement and world sport and represents one of the tasks of the International Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Academy and the National Olympic Committees (Croatian Olympic Committee).

The Olympic Charter of the International Olympic Committee as the statute of Olympism in the world determines National Olympic Committees to propagate the fundamental principles and values of Olympism in their country, especially in the fields of sports and education, by encouraging the creation of institutions dedicated to Olympic education, such as National Olympic Academies. The statute of the Croatian Olympic Committee determined the establishment of the Croatian Olympic Academy for the purpose of "systematic encouragement and promotion of Olympism, promotion of Olympic principles, fair play and tolerance, and participation in the implementation of the Olympic Solidarity program" and "taking care of the promotion and implementation of programs of professional training and improvement of persons for the performance of professional jobs in sports". Accordingly, at its 22nd session on October 27, 1992, the Council of the Croatian Olympic Committee accepted the initiative of the Croatian Society for the History of Sports on the establishment of the Croatian Olympic Academy, and at its 58th session on June 27, 1996, it adopted a decision on the establishment of the Croatian Olympic Academy as a body of the Croatian Olympic Committee. On October 15, 2001, the Assembly of the Croatian Olympic Committee passed a decision on the establishment of the Croatian Olympic Academy as a separate legal entity. The Croatian Olympic Academy is managed by a Board of five members under the leadership of the President. The duty of the president of the Croatian Olympic Academy was for a period of time performed by the president of the Croatian Olympic Academy, Zlatko Matesa, and from December 3, 2008 to January 22, 2015, the president of the Croatian Olympic Academy was Prof. Franjo Prot. Since January 22, 2015, the position of President of the Board of the Croatian Olympic Academy has been held by Dr. sc. Tonci Tadic, who is also the president of the Croatian Aikido Association.

Headquarters:

Trg Kresimir Cosica 11

10000 Zagreb

Croatia

phone: +385 1 3650553

e-mail: hoa@hoo.hr

Director of the Croatian Olympic Academy

Assistant Professor Sasa Ceraj, PhD

Vision

To be a cultural center for the protection and expansion of the Olympic idea and Olympic education at the national level and to act on the improvement of the quality of professional work in sports and the social work status of personnel in Croatian sports.

Mission

To cultivate and spread Olympic ideals and values through Olympic educational programs and Olympic education, study and apply the universal educational and social-humanistic principles of the Olympic movement in accordance with the Olympic Charter, the tasks of the Croatian Olympic Committee, in cooperation with the International Olympic Academy and the International Olympic Committee, and to act on raising the quality of education of the personnel who work in sport in the Republic of Croatia.

Goals

Promotion of Olympic values, ethical principles of Olympism, fair play, tolerance, combining sport with education, culture and art, and training and improvement of professional staff to perform professional work in sport through formal and informal education programs and a lifelong learning process.

Organization of the Croatian Olympic Academy

In accordance with the Decision of the Croatian Olympic Committee on the establishment of the Institution, the organization of the Croatian Olympic Academy consists of bodies that, in the achievement of goals and activities, perform managerial and managerial functions and perform professional and operational tasks and duties of the Croatian Olympic Academy.

The bodies of the Croatian Olympic Academy are:

1. Administrative Council

2. Director

3. Expert council

4. Committees

5. Professional service.

As part of the Professional Service of the Croatian Olympic Academy, there are:

1. Committee for training and professional development of personnel in sports

The Committee for professional training and development of personnel in sports carries out tasks of determining and implementing professional training and development of persons to perform professional work in sports for managers, teachers, trainers, instructors and other profiles and professions required in sports, education of adult personnel related to sports and overall the needs of the Founder (Croatian Olympic Committee), and the adaptation of new programs in the implementation of lifelong education for the needs of sports.

2. Committee for the promotion of achievements of Olympism, the Olympic movement and scientific achievements in sports.

The basic task of the Committee for the Promotion of Olympism, the Olympic Movement and Scientific Achievements in Sports is the promotion of Olympism and Olympic values.

Projects of the Committee for the Promotion of the Achievements of Olympism, the Olympic Movement and Scientific Achievements in Sports:

- organization and coordination of the celebration of the International Olympic Day,

- Olympic Day at the level of Croatia,

- workshops on Olympism and Olympic values in primary and secondary schools and in cooperation with museums, other institutions and sports associations,

- seminars on Olympism for educators,

- publication of educational materials on Olympism,

- annual art/literary contests for primary and secondary school students,

- promoting the history of Croatian sports through various projects,

- promoting the connection between Olympism and ecology through various projects,

- promoting the dual career of athletes,

- doping prevention projects,

- organization of the participation of Croatian participants in the programs of the International Olympic Academy.

“Olympism is a life philosophy that celebrates and unites the qualities of body, will and mind into a balanced whole. Combining sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy that comes from effort, the educational value of a good example, and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles."

Olympic Charter