This two-year project (January 2024 – December 2025), implemented by the National Olympic Committees of Poland (coordinator), Croatia, Ukraine and Greece together with the Polish Institute of Sport Management and the European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (EUNIK), aims to improve leadership skills among elite athletes, coaches and staff of National Olympic Committees and National Federations through a series of workshops and a mentoring program.
The meeting began with a welcome address by Ms. Lyudmila Panchenko, Executive Director of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
The partners discussed the agenda items, namely: the progress of the project and the results of the educational block and workshops of the program, shared their views on the details of their organization, achievements, and feedback from participants.
The National Olympic Committees of Poland, Greece, Croatia and Ukraine presented projects developed by participants within the Mentorship Program “Olympic Committees' Leadership Program”.
Currently, under the guidance of experienced mentors, the mentees continue to work on their projects, which address contemporary challenges and aim to improve various aspects related to sport and everyday life.
In a spirit of friendship and mutual support, the partners expressed confidence in the positive impact of such initiatives.
At the end of the meeting, the next steps in the project’s implementation were discussed, including the organization of seminar-conferences by each NOC, as well as setting the date for the final project partners’ meeting, which is scheduled to take place in Warsaw at the end of November 2025.
