International Olympic Committee (IOC) Young Olympic Ambassadors (YOA)
Country: European level
Duration: 2 weeks.
Procedure for involvement: Online registration. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs) should collaborate with their respective National Olympic Ambassadors (NOAs) for the selection of the candidates, who should not exceed the number of three (3) persons.
Specific Criteria: Applicants must be aged between 20 and 30 years old.
Required documents:
- Motivation letter (approx. 500 words);
- Plan of initiatives (approx. 500 words);
- Upload a signed and sealed letter from NOC/NOA which verifies your official nomination;
- Language certificate which proves the applicant level of knowledge;
- Copy of ID card or passport (max size 500kb);
- Photo (Technical requirements: Digital file format: .jpg, jpeg or .png | Ratio: 4:3 (Height: Width) | Resolution: minimum 300 DPI (dots per inch) | Size: around 100kb);
- Signed Declaration of Consent to the Processing of Personal Data;
Description:
The IOC Young Olympic Ambassadors aims to bring together young people of different nationalities, aged 20-30, in a spirit of friendship and cooperation and encourage them to build on the knowledge they acquire during their stay in Olympia at the International Olympic Academy (IOA) as worthy ambassadors of Olympism. For two weeks, in a multicultural environment, young participants engage in an international forum for free expression and exchange of ideas and practices on issues related to the Olympic Movement. The programme of the session includes lectures by eminent professors, discussions in working groups and presentations of conclusions, cultural visits, sports and arts activities, and presentations by Olympians.
Upon their online registration, participants (in collaboration with their NOC/NOA) will be requested to submit a plan of initiatives they are going to take after the end of the session in order to share their experience and disseminate the knowledge acquired during the session.
This must include at least three (3) of the following actions:
- Assist in implementing a minimum of one programme with their NOC/NOA;
- Disseminate knowledge and experience acquired in the Session at either a school, sports organisation, or through social media platforms (reach needs to exceed 100 people);
- Create or become part of minimum one network for the exchange of ideas, knowledge and information on Olympic subjects (e.g. IOA social media network, IOAPA – IOA Alumni Network etc.);
- Create their own research, educational or work project which is related to the IOA, sports, Olympism, Olympic Games, or other related topics;
- Make use of the various social media platforms in order to disseminate a) the experience they have acquired during the Session and b) the work/projects/programs they have undertaken after being inspired by their participation (e.g. by creating their own YouTube channel/vlog detailing their experience, or by creating content on Facebook, Instagram etc. during and after the Session).
After the implementation of their plan of initiatives, the Young Olympic Ambassadors will be required to send their impact reports to the IOA who will then create a portfolio for further consideration by the IOC.