Higher Education AcademyOlympic Special Interest Group

23rd June 2009

The 2012 Olympic Games and Higher Education:

Learning Legacy from Olympics

‘ The shared vision among central Government, funders LOCOG and many HEI’s is that the 2012 Games present a once-in-a-life time opportunity to create work that will have a genuine legacy’ (1)

Games related research now being undertaken in the UK across many subject areas

Olympics provide a unique opportunity to develop future generations health

Aims of the day

Share insights of the 2012 Olympics being delivered and educational legacy of the games (EEDA)

Link to subjects developed at Higher Education and Research topics in HSLT.

Update of e:legacies project 2010 Winter Olympics

Explore ideas of a steering group and themes for future Olympic SIG

Halfway there…Maximising opportunities from the London 2012 Games

The partnership

We are different organisations from across the county with a common interest to maximise the opportunities and benefits from the London 2012 Games for the people of Hertfordshire.

View members Become a member Download a copy of our partnership leaflet Our structure The following four sub groups report to the Board: Sports Development Lead: Nick Brooking (University of Hertfordshire) Culture, Leisure and Tourism Lead: Annie Hawkins (Enjoy

Hertfordshire) Education, Skills and Employment Lead: James Dickinson

(Hertfordshire County Council) We also have the 2012 Local Authority Group with representatives from

every Council in Hertfordshire.

Our Vision

We are supporting the delivery of the London 2012 Games and maximising the opportunities and benefits for people who visit, live, work and study in Hertfordshire.

View our strategy to 2014 Our legacy ambitions The London 2012 Games is a launch pad to bring about positive changes

for the people of Hertfordshire. These changes don’t have to end when the Games finish in 2012.

In the run up to the Games and beyond 2012 we want to achieve: Increased participation in sport, competing and volunteering Healthier communities Better sports facilities More opportunities for young people An established countywide Talented Young Athletes scheme A world class sports facility that everyone can use The White Water Canoe

Slalom Centre Closer communities - through sport and cultural events

National and regional structure

London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games

Nations and Regions East

Hertfordshire is Ready for Winners Partnership

International Olympic Committee

Partnership structureHertfordshire is Ready for Winners Board

Core teamLocal Authority 2012 groupSteering group

Healthier Communities

Volunteering

White Water Canoe Centre and Regeneration

Young People

Cultural Olympiad and Tourism

Stronger Hertfordshire Economy

Inward Investment

Sport and Pre-Games Training Camps

London 2012 - the realityEurope’s largest regeneration project

£9.32 billion in facilities and regeneration projects

A 16,000 capacity Olympic Village transformed into homes after the Games

An Olympic venue in Herts.

White Water Canoe CentreNew £30 million world class sports facility

– and it’s staying!

Jobs - construction, facility management, support services

Increased tourism

Volunteering

School / College/University projects

Leisure activities from 2011.

Sydney Athens Charlotte

Holme Pierrepont Teesside Barcelona

Research

White Water Canoe Centre

Facts and FiguresOlympic Course: 300m x 12m x 5m drop :

750m2 start poolIntermediate course : 160m x 9m x 1.6m

drop - 300m2 start poolSpectator capacity: Games time 12,000 Lake: Total water 9000m3 filled from aquifer

Depth 1.8m : Depth when both courses running 1.2m

Floodlighting : all parts of each courseBuilding: :Reception, Club/Seminar room,

Café, Changing, Offices, Storage, space reserved for BCU

Our legacy ambitionsIncreased participation - sports, competing,

volunteering

Healthier lifestyles

Better sports facilities

A world class sports facility that everyone can use  

Our legacy ambitionsMore opportunities for young people

An established countywide Talented Young Athletes Scheme

Closer communities

A stronger economy.

What do you think of the 2012 logo ?

What do you know ?When will the games be held in 2012 ?How many Olympic Sports ?How many nations will compete ?How many volunteers will be needed ?Audience numbers globally?What Olympic Events will be held in East of

England ?

General Facts and FiguresRuns from 27 July – 12 August 201226 Olympic Sports11,000 Athletes, coaches and officials205 nations70,000 volunteersGlobal audience of 3.7 billion20,000 members of worldwide press

->London 2012 Online Quiz

How it all started for me ?The learning legacy of the future Olympic

Games to Enhance the Teaching of Tourism and Sustainable Development?

Project objectives

To identify and maximize the learning opportunities for students that are presented by the 2010 winter and 2012 Olympic and Paralympics

games.

To co-ordinate an on-line resource base to support the teaching and learning of the impacts of the Olympics through a range of academic

subject areas in Tourism and Hospitality, and support programme development of a new Event Management degree.

To explore and identify how through the Olympics, sustainable development can be further weaved into

teaching and learning strategies.

To facilitate the exchange of material between UH academics and Canadian academics in the researching

and teaching of subjects related to future Olympics

Links and developmentsContact with 2010 Canadian AcademicsTwo visits plus plenty of emails/conference callsPodium student ambassadorIncorporated into modulesPodium conferences/ networkHLST – SIG establishedLocal Tourism partnership- Olympic groupFunded UH internship to Canada- (Student)Internal network- informalFuture plans going forward 27th July 2012

What is going on with you and yours ? What academic research and student

activities are now being undertaken in preparation for London 2012

What subjects related to the Olympics do you feel will ‘engage’ your students ?

How can we further support your ideas ?

Group discussions- Record and report back to group

(10 minutes)

Potential student and faculty Research/opportunities 2010 and 2012 Games and beyond ?Legacy and YouthInternational agenda in UK Higher EducationEconomic Impacts Information TechnologySustainable development

Resources:

Conference Reports

HLST Annual Conference 2007ResourcesInternet Resources for Olympic Studies International Journal of Sport Marketing and Sponsorship

Podium'Podium' is the Further and Higher Education Unit for

the 2012 Games. The Unit has a nationwide remit and has two major aims;

To communicate both within the sector and with outside agencies about the potential for Universities and Colleges to support the successful staging and delivery of the 2012 Games.

To coordinate the development of activity within the sector that maximises the benefits of hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in this country, contributing to the building of a sustainable and wide reaching legacy.

   

LinksPodium Olympic Tourism by Mike Weed The Olympic Games, 2nd edition: A Social Science Perspect

ive

www.london2012.org Select Committee Olympic Report Published London Olympics Sustainable Development Strategy London 2012 Games: the next lap DCMS report HLST Olympics Resource Guide LINK 20: Events Management Intute: Social Sciences Guide to Internet Resources for

Olympic Studies

PODIUM operates through 5 main work strands...

Contact:B.Crimes@herts.ac.uk

HLST, Oxford Brookes University, Wheatley Campus, Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1HX‚ United Kingdom

(e) www.heacademy.ac.uk/hlst

(e) www.podium.ac.uk

University ChallengeYour starter for Ten ...The target of 10 case studies to be developed

for Olympic SIG by October 2009 10 minute discussion –

What themes and topics can and could be developed in your subject areas ?

Would you be willing to contribute to discussion starters ?

Potential themes links - HSLT London’s hosting of the 30th Olympiad in 2012 provides an opportunity to raise the

profile of the subjects in our Network. 

Our courses provide the professional skills, knowledge and understanding which are essential for success in such a multifaceted and complex event. Below are examples of how our subject areas will contribute to the Olympics: 

Sciences that underpin the preparation of elite athletes for world class performance;

the coaching and sports management capacity required to support growing participation in sport;

the provision of facilities and opportunities for active leisure; understanding the needs of tourists  travel and tourism management skills essential for the provision of successful events;

high quality hospitality facilities and services; our close working relationships with industry and employers and our well established multicultural awareness and international outlook. We can therefore rightly claim to be the subjects for the Olympics!

Future meetings of Olympic SIG October 2009- Venue tba

December 2009- Podium conference

February 12-18th 2010- LinkBC- live link

The Higher Education AcademyOur mission is to help institutions, discipline

groups and all staff to provide the best possible learning experience for their students

The Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network aims to encourage and broker the sharing of good learning and teaching practice across our subject areas of UK higher education.