The COE grants to Catholic University by this agreement, the collaborating body condition
The Catholic University San Antonio (UCAM) and the Spanish Olympic Committee, have signed this morning a bilateral agreement for mutual cooperation which will facilitate access and UCAM enrollment by granting scholarships to athletes selected by the COE and the host by the Fellows Committee of the Catholic practices.
The agreement, signed by the Presidents of the UCAM and the Spanish Olympic Committee, Jose Luis Mendoza and Alejandro Blanco, establishes a collaboration between the Olympic character qualifications issued by the University and enables the development of joint educational and sports .
Both the President of the UCAM, Jose Luis Mendoza, the Chairman of the COE, Alejandro Blanco, expressed their satisfaction with the execution of this agreement and stressed their importance to promote sport among young university have agreed on the importance of training and the need to promote professional sports in college.
"To promote the sport is vital. The maximum facilities UCAM provide the athletes so that they can fully reconcile their studies and exams sporting competition and training. The professional life of athletes is short and they need consider a career that allows them to develop a career in the future. "
For his part, Alejandro Blanco has stressed the commitment of the COE by training, has applauded the important work of San Antonio Catholic University for the training of elite athletes and gave as an example the athlete Juanma Molina, a student at UCAM, who has defended Catholic today in his doctoral thesis.
"The Catholic University San Antonio is an example for all Spain and Europe. We must support and provide athletes through these initiatives, the chance to form. More and more athletes who are pursuing careers and when they are competing, when should begin to study, "he assured.
Source: UCAM