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Podium Student Conference: Empowering Future Olympic Athletes

Explore the historical role of universities and colleges in the Olympics at the ultimate student conference. Learn about Podium’s mission to enhance education's involvement in the Games and legacy. Discover the critical aspects - communication, collaboration, and enhancement - that shape the Olympics' success through volunteer efforts, training camps, and student engagement. Join us to be a part of the Olympic legacy!

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Podium Student Conference: Empowering Future Olympic Athletes

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  1. HLST Student Conference

  2. The ultimate mega event – The scale of the Games - 205 Nations - 46 World Championships - 10,500 Olympic Athletes - 4000 Paralympic Athletes - 8,300 Coaches and Officials - 14 Million Meals - 20,000 Press/media - Over 9 million tickets - Up to 70,000 volunteers

  3. Historical role of Universities and Colleges

  4. HE and Students in Beijing

  5. What is Podium’s role? Podium’s role is; “To maximise the involvement of Further and Higher Education with all aspect of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and their legacy.” The delivery of the above mission falls into three mechanisms; Communicate Collaborate Enhance

  6. Communications

  7. Culture and Ceremonies

  8. Trailblazers

  9. Security

  10. Catering

  11. Technology and Media

  12. Volunteering • “No other function is more critical to the success • of the Games than the volunteer function. • The Games cannot be great without an • excellent team of volunteers.” • Gerhard Heiberg • President/Chairman of the 1994 • Lillehammer Games • “Volunteers can make or break the Games.” • Lord Sebastian Coe

  13. Training Camps

  14. NUS/Coca-Cola Student Engagement

  15. Competitions

  16. Sport and Innovation

  17. Research and Learning

  18. Any Questions? Visit www.podium.ac.uk

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