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The agreement includes cooperation for the development of postgraduate training and the development of research projects and the promotion of the development of scientific projects aimed at improving performance and preventing injuries.
In addition, scholarships are offered to Barça athletes so they can study and combine it with their training and competitions.
The UCAM, through its Global Sports University, teaches first level qualifications in all areas of sport (management, high sports performance, nutrition, physiotherapy, sports rehabilitation, psychology, journalism ...) and has leading researchers to carry out pioneering projects with FC Barcelona, ​​which has some of the most outstanding professionals and athletes in areas as diverse as football, basketball, handball, roller hockey, indoor soccer or athletics.
In the offer of master's degrees in sports and future conferences or scientific seminars of the UCAM and the COE will highlight the potential of the partnership with Barca with their direct participation while the club azulgrana will have the possibility of getting a university certification for the courses offered through 'FCB Innovation Hub'.
The Catholic University of Murcia, as an international benchmark in training, research and competition in the world of sports, Barça, one of the clubs with the greatest global dimension, and the Spanish Olympic Committee, institution that will champion the universal values ​​of Olympism, will contribute their experience and its human capital to work together.
Bartomeu, president of the Catalan entity, stressed that this agreement is very important "because I think we are the club in the world with more athletes, professionals and amateurs, in many disciplines and collaborating for their training is key to know what people will be after the withdrawal in his work life. "
He highlighted the role of the 'FCB Innovation Hub' which is one of the keys to the agreement: "There is a lot of knowledge that we want to share and this will be possible thanks to José Luis Mendoza." This union with the COE and the UCAM allows us to reach levels higher and reach more young athletes. "
Alejandro Blanco explained that this triple alliance "is something extraordinary because it unites what the UCAM and the COE are doing with a club that has a strong desire for training and sports expansion.We have a willingness to help athletes, and go hand in hand of Barcelona gives us great value to society, the important thing is the people who are behind the athletes and help them in their training is a priority objective ".
The president of the COE concluded by highlighting the good image that transcends this agreement: "I think that giving this message of innovation, research and training is very positive not only for athletes but also for the whole society."
From the academic side, represented by José Luis Mendoza, the agreement signed is another great step forward that confirms the UCAM as the University of Sport in Europe: "It is a historic agreement that will be very important in the field of training and research, help all athletes and all Barça members with scholarships to study at the UCAM.The Barcelona is a world reference club and work with them will be impressive with training, research, high sports performance , the prevention of sudden death or the imparting of official master's degrees in the field of sports, there are many degrees that we will develop with them ".
Source: UCAM
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