{"id":20458,"date":"2018-07-26T18:35:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/?page_id=20458"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:31:40","slug":"professional-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/en\/study-programs\/sport-management\/professional-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following the needs of the labor market, Aspira University of Applied Sciences educates highly skilled personnel for management functions in sports companies and other business systems, as well as for the education of managers &#8211; representatives of athletes, sports companies and the introduction of athletes after the end of their professional careers into the business world.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this study program is to acquire the overall competencies of a sports manager, which is achieved by managing processes in sports organizations by applying managerial procedures, techniques and skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional practice<\/strong> is an integral part of this study program. During the study, students do their professional practice in sports societies, clubs, federations and other organizations under the guidance of their mentors. In this way, students are directly involved in everyday activities and issues of sports organizations. They are acquainted with the specifics of management and administrative affairs of the clubs, expert work of coaches and athletes. The obligatory number of hours of professional practice for Sports Management students is as follows:[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]1. Year undergraduate study, 80 hours + participation in organization of sports event<br \/>\n2. Year undergraduate study, 80 hours + participation in organizing sports events<br \/>\n3. Year undergraduate study, 640hours + participation in organizing sports events[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-default&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^19536|url^https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Student-na-praksi-ACI.jpg|caption^null|alt^Student na praksi ACI|title^Student-na-praksi-ACI|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; bg_img_attach=&#8221;fixed&#8221; parallax_content=&#8221;parallax_content_value&#8221; seperator_enable=&#8221;seperator_enable_value&#8221; seperator_type=&#8221;tilt_right_seperator&#8221; seperator_position=&#8221;top_bottom_seperator&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529532682913{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1741085550096{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">Depending on the contacts that the Aspira University of Applied Sciences has established with related higher education institutions abroad and with sports organizations, the most successful students have the opportunity to do the student practice outside of Croatia, as well and thus gain valuable experience to build their future career on an international level. This approach to the study offers the opportunity to students to gain real insight into the activities they want to engage in, and thus helps them shape decisions about their own future. At\u00a0 Aspira University of Applied Sciences, professional practice is the foundation of the development of knowledge and skills through real situations in the real environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">Professional practice often leads to seasonal or permanent employment, thus representing the first and fair reference in our students\u2019 CV and all of us here at\u00a0 Aspira University of Applied Sciences are exceptionally proud to be part of it.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>THE BASIC AIMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ARE:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>linking acquired theoretical knowledge with professional experiences<\/li>\n<li>acquiring additional skills in the field of sports management<\/li>\n<li>finding the topic for graduate thesis and obtaining possible recommendations for the future employment<\/li>\n<li>making contacts and acquaintances in the sports sector<\/li>\n<li>creating good work habits and preparing students for the business world<\/li>\n<li>erasing the barrier caused by the transition from student to the business world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-custom \" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/en\/business-carrer-center\/\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-7956\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-fade-bg  none  ubtn-center   tooltip-69e3c37434f1d\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#ff1e1e\" data-hover-bg=\"#262f40\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-7956'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;width:300px;min-height:50px;padding:px px;border:none;background: #ff1e1e;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#262f40\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >More about Business Career Center<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\" ubtn-ctn-center \"><a class=\"ubtn-link ult-adjust-bottom-margin ubtn-center ubtn-custom \" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/en\/career-day-college-aspira-croatia\/\" ><button type=\"button\" id=\"ubtn-9159\"  class=\"ubtn ult-adjust-bottom-margin ult-responsive ubtn-custom ubtn-fade-bg  none  ubtn-center   tooltip-69e3c3743503d\"  data-hover=\"#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg=\"#ff1e1e\" data-hover-bg=\"#262f40\" data-border-hover=\"\" data-shadow-hover=\"\" data-shadow-click=\"none\" data-shadow=\"\" data-shd-shadow=\"\"  data-ultimate-target='#ubtn-9159'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"desktop:16px;\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;width:300px;min-height:50px;padding:px px;border:none;background: #ff1e1e;color: #ffffff;\"><span class=\"ubtn-hover\" style=\"background-color:#262f40\"><\/span><span class=\"ubtn-data ubtn-text \" >More about Career Day<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; bg_type=&#8221;image&#8221; parallax_style=&#8221;vcpb-vz-jquery&#8221; bg_image_new=&#8221;id^19535|url^https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Studijsko-putovanje-kongresni-centar-Solaris.jpg|caption^null|alt^Studijsko putovanje kongresni centar Solaris|title^Studijsko-putovanje&#8211;kongresni-centar-Solaris|description^null&#8221; bg_image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221; parallax_content=&#8221;parallax_content_value&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">Employers&#8217; Impressions: <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\"><strong>Davor U\u017ebinec<\/strong> \u2013 Basketball club Cedevita, general manager<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">&#8220;By coming to Career Day we deepen our successful and diverse cooperation with Aspira. The Sport Management Study is a factor in the positive changes in sports that our club strives for. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\"><strong>Ivan Ve\u0161ti\u0107<\/strong> &#8211; President of the Croatian Athletics Association<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">&#8220;I can freely say thank you Aspira for providing this kind of education to Croat society, something that did not exist at this level before in Croatia, and that will be necessary even more in the future.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\"><strong>Ozren Mar\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> &#8211; Basketball club SPLIT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">&#8220;Aspira students who have been doing practice in our club have shown themselves to be exemplary students who want to work and who can do a lot for sports development.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\"><strong>Igor Boraska &#8211; Olympic medalist<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f2f2f2;\">&#8220;I would like to thank students for the help they have provided during compulsory professional practice for the numerous sports competitions these last few years. 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