Today in the Università degli Studi di Roma Foro Italico, the sole State Sport University in Italy, about one hundred students attended a lesson about “The governance of FIM Europe” held by FIM Europe Secretary General Mr Alessandro Sambuco, who is also an Assistant Professor of this University.
Alessandro Sambuco explained to the young audience the world of FIM Europe, which is exemplifying of other Federations and of the Sporting Governance in general. In particular, the lesson dealt with the principles at the basis of “good governance”, from transparency to responsibility, from the participation and involvement of members and stakeholders, to integrity and ethic behaviour. The International Sports Organization was described, too.
The FIM Europe President Dr Wolfgang Srb was present, too, and intervened with a speech to the students, explaining, in particular the vision and the mission of FIM Europe. Dr Srb talked about the importance of fairness in sport, environmental aspects as well as anti-doping controls, too, arousing the questions of many students.
The various disciplines connected to sport on motorcycles were illustrated, and finally the institutional aspects were dealt with: from the tasks of the General Assembly to those of Management Council and Executive Board, and the powers of the President, of Vice-Presidents and Treasurer, of Internal Auditors and of the Secretary General.
The students were invited to ask questions and during the two hours of lesson some of them asked questions about disciplines they did not know well and about the relationship between FIM Europe and the other National Federations.
The FIM Europe has an agreement with the Università del Foro Italico for a Traineeship and in fact up to now about ten students carried out their training in FIM Europe General Secretariat. “It has been pleasing for me under two aspects, to teach in the University in which I started as a student in 1979, and carry out my lesson about Governance to the students of this University, describing the Organization of the Federation I work for”, Mr Alessandro Sambuco commented. “I think it is very important to have a large basis of young graduated people, from which we can draw the future generation of FIM Europe leaders, making them aware from now of the scenery they will have to face”.
“The dialogue with young people, the leaders of tomorrow, is of utmost importance for any organisation, and so it is for FIM Europe”, Dr Wolfgang Srb (in the photo above) stated. “I am very satisfied with the lesson at this top university for sport and would like to see more activities like that in the future”.
