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Global Institute of Sport (GIS) is expanding its influence in the Asia-Pacific, in particular, Australia where they have already made significant progress and will be opening a brand new campus.
GIS is a leader in sports education, offering innovative online and in-person courses at campuses and iconic sports venues around the world, including the likes of Wembley Stadium in London, Chase Stadium in Miami, and Melbourne’s MCG.
But it’s Australia where GIS is now focusing its attention and they’ve already made some big strides.
In episode four of Soccerscene’s Off the Pitch podcast, Asia-Pacific Regional Director Ray Boggiano spoke about the progress GIS has made in Australia so far.
“We’ve had the MCG partnership since 2019, so we’ve been doing our first summit, so study tour was in January 2020, we had a couple of virtual ones in between and then we brought our students back for the last couple of years as well,” he said in the podcast.
“From last year we started doing these residentials, so we have various sites, the MCG, Darebin, our partner clubs like Preston, they’re signed off as sites that we can deliver for face-to-face teaching for our British programs.”
Additionally, Boggiano spoke about the new GIS campus opening in Australia next year.
“Our vision and something that’s very soon to be realised is to have a sports campus in Australia,” he said.
“We will be opening the doors to our Sydney campus next year so our first intake will be in January 2026.
“The partnership is with the University of Newcastle, but it’s with their Sydney CBD campus, and also in partnership with Venus NSW, so very pleased to be able to use the Allianz Stadium and the SCG as well, so we’ve got access to two incredible stadiums.”
Boggiano also added that the new campus will be taking applications as soon as this month and highlighted the importance of Australia to GIS.
“We will be starting to take applications likely from April this year and the first intake will be January 2026, so this is a major milestone for us,” he said.
“We have always had Australia central to our strategy, it is really a vibrate sports economy, sports market, and sports industry.
“Over the next ten years that’s only going in one direction with obviously the build-up Brisbane games in 2032.”
The new campus will offer a wide range of degrees and industry-focused programs designed to give students the skills they need to succeed in the global sports industry.
To hear and learn more about GIS, you can listen to the full interview with Ray Boggiano on episode four of Soccerscene’s Off the Pitch Podcast, available on all major podcasting apps and here.
