This year the Sport Connect Forum, organized by Interros Group and the Russian International Olympic Committee, gathered more than three hundred attendees from the sports industry. The main themes were Global Market Changes and Best Local Projects.

The Master of Sport Administration course, run by the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU), has been placed the second best European course in the 2017 by SportBusiness International Postgraduate Sports Course Rankings.

Members of the Supervisory Council are appointed for a five-year term. The Council is responsible for the design and implementation of the university’s development strategy, and general oversight over its activities.