Mustur plans to develop the subject of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM further
on his Ph.D. studies.
Bojan Mustur is an expat from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who’s been living and working
in Doha since 2017. Recently, at the Faculty of Sports in Belgrade (Serbia) as a crown
of his studies of Management in Sports, he defended a master thesis: Managing the
Organisation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM . This is his second master’s. He
obtained the first one in 2012 at the Arts Academy in Sarajevo (Bosnia and
Herzegovina), on the subject of Digital scenography for theater, film and television.
I am generally very satisfied with the thesis, since it was a result of years-long research,
precisely since 2017 when I first came to Qatar. As per my current knowledge, I am the
first person in the world who did a master thesis on this subject. I think this is an
outstanding success. Also, it is important for Qatar as a country that is organising the
first FIFA World Cup TM played in the Middle East and the Arab world.
The work contains around 100 pages, highlighting the historical facts about Qatar as a
country, the development of football in general as well as the national team, then the
FIFA World Cup TM stadiums and infrastructure, etc. I want to emphasize the fact that I
am a complete author, including design, photography, and text.
I am using this opportunity to say thank you to a great football coach, participant of five
consecutive FIFA World Cups TM (with five different national teams), and a fantastic
person, Bora Milutinovic, who has been living and working in Doha for more than ten
years. He helped me a lot with my research.
Also, thank you to everyone from the QNB Qatar Stars League, Qatar Football
Association, and Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy-SC, who provided all
the relevant information about the history and development of Qatari football.
During the last year, Bojan Mustur worked in parallel on his master’s studies and on
Professional Diploma Programme in Major Events Management at the Josoor
Institute in Doha. This Diploma Programme is done in collaboration with SDA Bocconi
School of Management in Milano, as well as the body organizing the FIFA World Cup
Qatar 2022 TM , Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in Doha. Mustur plans to
continue with his education in the near future.
During the studies, the two programmes complemented each other. I think this was a
good decision and a fantastic bond. On the other hand, it required a lot of effort and
personal sacrifice.
My wish is to start my Ph.D. studies soon. I would like to develop this subject further.
About the world cup and Qatar, there’s a lot more to be said, especially after the
tournament itself. I am extremely happy that I was a witness of great progress in Qatar,
and the way football and sports in general develop. Being in Qatar during the biggest
sports event in the history of the country and the whole region is such a blessing.
My only daughter, Una, was born in Qatar. My family and I would love to stay and
continue living in this wonderful country, who offered us great opportunities already. I
hope we will stay at least until the 2030 Asian Games. I believe it will be a majestic
sports event. Qatar undoubtedly deserves it.
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About Bojan Mustur
Bojan Mustur has been a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of
Fine Arts, Painters and Designers. He exhibited in more than 40 cities around the
world and was awarded multiple times. As a designer, he took part in creating more
than 35 theatre plays. As a Creative Director, he collaborated with all the UN agencies:
UNICEF, UNDP, UN Women, IOM, OSCE, ICR, USAID, etc. Mustur is a former water
polo player and decades-long devoted water polo activist.
Bojan and his wife Jelena, who is an architect, own and manage the company Think
Red Qatar. They successfully work in the fields of architecture, landscaping, and
design. They worked on some of the most important private and infrastructure projects
for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 TM (Lusail Palace, Al Wajba Palace, Lusail Katara
Hotel, The View Hospital, Waldorf Astoria Doha, St. Regis Marsa Arabia, Soho Hotel,
Qatar Petroleum District, Panorama Hilton, Doha Marriott Gulf Hotel, Lusail Circuit, Beef
bar, numerous landscape designs including bicycle tracks all over Doha, etc.).
In the future, they aspire to work in organisation of sports and other local and global
events (culture, art, business, etc.).
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