On Tuesday 18^th of February, the Hellenic Olympic Committee proudly hosted the 3^rd Transnational Project Meeting of the Erasmus+ funded project “Olympic Committees’ Leadership Program – OCLP” at its headquarters.

This two-year project (Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2025), implemented by the National Olympic Committees of Poland (Coordinator), Croatia, Ukraine, and Greece, along with the Polish Institute of Sports Governance and the European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (EUNIK), aims to enhance leadership skills among elite athletes, coaches, and staff members of National Olympic Committees and National Federations, through a series of workshops and a mentorship program.

The meeting commenced with a warm welcoming address by Mrs. Voula Kozompoli OLY,  Chair of the HOC’s Athletes’ Commission. Partners then discussed and finalized the topics of the online workshops to be launched following the completion of the second survey, which mapped the current understanding regarding leadership skills. The workshops in question will be delivered by researchers of the Institute for Sports Governance and local experts.

To date, the National Olympic Committees of Poland and Croatia have successfully hosted their introductory workshops, with Ukraine and Greece set to follow. Each participating country selected 20 participants, totaling 80 beneficiaries across the project. Following the completion of the workshops in June 2025, a mentorship program will be launched, selecting 4 outstanding participants from each country — a total of 16 mentees. Under the guidance of distinguished mentors, these mentees will develop and implement impactful leadership projects.

Once again, partners expressed their enthusiasm and great expectations for the initiative and renewed their meeting for September 2025, where they will evaluate the results of both the workshops and the mentorship program in their respective countries.