The first communications projects included support for the thirty-one country tour with Franz Beckenbauer, the "Welcome to Germany" initiative, the "Walk of Ideas" sculpture (which received the 2006 EVA Award, the Golden Flame Award and the German PR prize of 2007), as well as "365 places in the land of ideas" (a series of events that received the European Excellence Award).
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De Vries was most recently the CEO of the International Football Village for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
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De Vries achieved two university degrees; the first as a fencing master at the Academy of Fencing of Germany in Essen and Tauberbischofsheim, his second as a graduate sports teacher at the German Sport University Cologne.
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Mike de Vries advised South African government institutions and the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) on knowledge transfer in using major sports events and communications platforms towards the 2010 FIFA since 2007, and is currently negotiating with Brazil on preparing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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