الدكتورة كاميلا سوارت أريس
أستاذ ومدير برنامج - ماجستير العلوم في إدارة الأنشطة الرياضية والفعاليات
الدكتورة كاميلا سوارت أريس
أستاذ ومدير برنامج - ماجستير العلوم في إدارة الأنشطة الرياضية والفعاليات
المؤهلات العلمية
EdD: Sport Tourism
MA in Human Movement Studies (HMS)
الكيان
كلية العلوم والهندسة
Divison
قسم الإدارة الهندسية وعلوم القرار
السيرة الذاتية
Dr Kamilla Swart-Arries has 30 years of experience in sport, tourism, and event management that spans academia and the private sector and has consulted broadly in both public and private sectors. She is an Associate Professor and Director of the MS in Sport and Entertainment Management program, a joint degree with the University of South Carolina.
Dr Swart-Arries has worked in the industry as a Sport and Facilities Manager at the Cape Town 2004 Olympic bid and as a Sponsorship Consultant for Octagon South Africa delivering strategic sponsorship services to major corporations. She also headed the Durban Events Corporation – a public-private sector partnership with the City of Durban to attract tourism through major events – and was instrumental in driving the 2010 FIFA World Cup Research Agenda. She also headed major research projects managing field research at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games and the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
Dr Swart-Arries worked closely with Qatar Foundation to support their 2022 FIFA World Cup activities and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in driving the research agenda. She also served as Co-Chair of the World Association of Sport Management Conference Qatar 2023. She has been appointed to the Scientific Committee (research pillar) of the UNESCO Chair on Governance & Social Responsibility in Sport at HBKU.
EdD: Sport Tourism
Illinois State University, USA
2001
MA in Human Movement Studies (HMS)
Rhodes University, South Africa
1995
BA Hons in Human Movement Studies (HMS)
Rhodes University, South Africa
1993
BA in Human Movement Studies (HMS)
Rhodes University, South Africa
1992
- Sport Tourism and Event Management
- Mega-event Impacts and Legacies
- Sustainability in Sport
- Inclusion in Sport
Associate Professor and Director, MS in Sport and Entertainment Management
Division of Engineering Management and Decision Sciences, CSE, HBKU
2022 - Present
Associate Professor
Division of Engineering Management and Decision Sciences, CSE, HBKU
2019 - 2022
Full Professor and Director, Masters of Sport Management
College of Business Administration, American University in the Emirates, UAE
2017 - 2019
Full Professor and Head of the Centre for Tourism Research in Africa
Business Faculty, Department of Tourism and Events Management, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
2016 - 2017
Associate Professor and Head of the Centre for Tourism Research in Africa
Business Faculty, Department of Tourism and Events Management, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
2009 - 2016
Al-Harahsheh, S.T., Swart, K., Neves, J., et al. (2022). Inclusion of persons with disability in sport: part 1 – rights and challenges in Qatar. British Journal of Sports Medicine. Published Online First: 16 September 2022. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106224
Complete Publication Listing(s): Google Scholar
- 2009; Researcher of the Year, Black Business Quarterly Youth Awards South Africa
- 2006; Best academic paper, Crine, and sport tourism events in South Africa: Implications for the 2010 World Cup, Valencia Summit – Major sport events as opportunity for development: The international promotion of the city – Spain (co-authors Turco & Bob)
- 2001; Raptor Award, Association of Marketers South Africa – for the Beach Africa Event Sponsorship
- 2000; Raptor Award, Association of Marketers South Africa – for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Sponsorship
- 1990s; One of the 10 Outstanding Persons in Sport Tourism in the 1990s by the Sport Tourism International Council, Canada