Around 30 experts including active and retired athletes from all over Europe met on the 26-27 January 2011 at the IOC headquarter in Lausanne, Switzerland, and discussed how educational institutions can create an enabling environment and framework for dual careers.

There is too little cooperation between educational institutions and sport organisations, the workshop participants complained. In order to improve dual career opportunities for athletes, it is vital that these two stakeholders work closely together. Agreements tackling dual career issues such as providing flexible learning and exam schedules, scholarships and structural questions could remedy this situation.

A detailed workshop report on the deliberations and recommendations of this workshop will be published soon on this website.