May 2016 – At the invitation of Stavri Bello, Secretary General of the Albanian National Olympic Committee, Damjan Pintar joined the Advanced Sport Management Course held in Durus, Albania to lecture on sports marketing.
The cooperation between the two sports experts dates back to 2002 when Damjan Pintar served as a guide to Stavri Bello’s team developing their first marketing program. Also with the most recent visit, the purpose of Damjan Pintar’s stay in Albania was to transfer knowledge showcasing the marketing strategy of the National Olympic Committee of Slovenia.
Managed by Stavri Bello and his team: Kliton Muca, Sports Director and Eda Caushi, Marketing Director, the Advanced Sport Management Course is organized by NOC Albania for participants from national sports federations, local sports organisations and governmental sports bodies. Viron Bezhani, the President of the Albanian NOC also attended part of the seminar to exchange ideas with his colleagues from different sports fields.