EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION • YEAR MAGAZINE 2018-19 eusa.eu CONTENTS Page 01 EUSA Structure 6 02 European Universities Games 8 03 EUG Beyond Sport 42 04 EUSA Endorsed Events 52 05 EUSA Conferences and Meetings 58 06 EUSA Projects 70 07 EU Initiatives 86 08 University Sport in Europe and Beyond 100 09 Cooperation and Alliances 120 10 Future Programme 132 Publisher: European University Sports Association; Realisation: Andrej Pišl, Fabio De Dominicis; Design, Layout, PrePress: Kraft&Werk; Printing: Dravski tisk; This publication is Photo: EUSA, FISU archives free of charge and ISSN: 1855-4563 is supported by 2 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2018-19 www.eusa.eu @eusaunisport WELCOME ADDRESS With great pleasure I welcome you active federations, universities to the pages of our yearly magazine and individuals involved in our to share the best memories of movement. I am especially glad the past year and present our that the support of the European Adam Roczek, upcoming activities. Karate Federation was recognised which allowed me to present the EUSA President The General Assembly in Madrid award of the Best European Sport summarised two years of work Federation to EKF President Mr of the Executive Committee, Antonio Espinos. I would like to I was invited to visit several NUSA in sport, skills development and elected in April 2016 in Wroclaw. again express my gratitude to members over the previous year. volunteering. We were also one The report for these two years CEDU for the invitation to Madrid, Among others, I visited Kosovo and of the seven recipients of the in service was accepted and the to Jose Camilo Cela University for Albania. Both federations are very preparatory actions in mobility activity plan for 2018-2020 was hosting the events and to Mr Aitor motivated to take an active part in sport funding. EUSA and its approved. A number of important Canibe Sanchez, EUSA EC member in EUSA life. One of the tokens of members continued the tradition of decisions which shape our policy from Spain, for coordinating them. this desire are the bids submitted celebrating the European Week of were taken: Kosovo was accepted You did your best to make a great by both for the organisation of EUC Sport (EWOS) and the International as the newest EUSA member; Assembly and Gala and we were in 2021. An important meeting Day of University Sport (IDUS). the Assembly adopted “the EUSA mesmerised by your hospitality and Development Strategy 2022-2024” also took place in Nicosia, where professionalism. Many important events will happen and requested the EC to forward we discussed the problems of in 2019, the year of EUSA’s 20th a plan of its implementation to On July 15, we had the honour participation in EUSA events from anniversary. Already in April, EUSA be adopted at the Extraordinary of having the President of the students coming from politically- will host in Kranjska Gora the first General Assembly in 2019. A Portuguese Republic, Mr Marcelo disputed territories. I can gladly FISU – EUSA Seminar. Between Memorandum of Understanding Rebelo da Soussa, open the 4th state that a solution proposed by June and September, 23 European was signed between EUSA and European Universities Games in EUSA received support from the Universities Championships will be FISU. The signing of the MoU was the courtyard of the University of Cyprus University Sports Federation. held all over Europe. In September, preceded by a FISU-EUSA Strategic Coimbra – the oldest university In November, EUSA was invited EUSA’s extraordinary General Dialogue. By signing the MoU on the Iberian Peninsula. Due to to the annual Assembly of the Assembly, Conference and Gala will we together make another step joint efforts from the University European Olympic Committees in be held in Aveiro, which will mark towards the implementation of the of Coimbra, the Municipality of Spain. The visit was an occasion the main celebration activities for FISU Global Strategy 2027 goals. Coimbra, the Portuguese University to sign a Memorandum of our anniversary. Sports Association (FADU) and The Executive Committee Understanding between the EOC Academic Association of Coimbra My sincere appreciation goes to our selected the hosts of the European and EUSA. I would like to extend (Academica), with the support of member federations, organising Universities Games (EUG) 2022 my gratitude to the EOC President the governmental authorities and committees, host federations of and 2024. The bidding books were Mr Janez Kocijancic, who for many Portuguese Sport Federations, Executive Committee meetings submitted by Hungarian and Polish years has supported and advised 4027 participants representing and other events, universities, University Sport Associations. From EUSA, for his contribution to this 289 universities from 38 countries volunteers, partners, colleagues 2014 on the presentation of the signing. came to Coimbra to celebrate from EC and other bodies, as well Bidding Host City Partners is made university sport and friendship. EUSA continued cooperation as EUSA staff for their passion, in the presence of the delegates Six hundred and seventy-two with partner organisations and dedication and year-round support. at the General Assembly. Both volunteers and 355 referees made new partnerships. Council I would especially like to underline presentations received positive assisted the Organising Committee, of Europe’s member states of our appreciation to FISU and its reviews and a round of applause. headed by Rector Prof. Gabriel the Enlarged Partial Agreement President Mr Oleg Matytsin for Reflecting on the quality of the Joao Silva. The Games featured on Sport (EPAS) granted EUSA their constant contribution to bids and long lasting, amicable 13 sports and were the biggest observer status and membership to EUSA’s growth. cooperation with both federations, multisport event ever organised in the EPAS Consultative Committee. EUSA could make mutually Portugal. The legacy programme I would like to encourage all of you beneficial agreements, and the highlighted in the modernisation of Apart from the regular sports to take an active part in our events Executive Committee awarded AZS the sport complex of the university and education programme, and activities. The growth of EUSA and the city of Lodz in Poland with and series of activities addressed EUSA and its Institute continue is the reflection of our joint work rights to organise the EUG 2022, to students are still ongoing. This to be involved in activities also in and depends on each and every and MESF and two Hungarian cities is how the Games, preparation the field of social responsibility one of us. Debrecen and Miskolc with the for which took four years and through its development fund and rights to organise the EUG 2024. concluded in two weeks, will stay special projects. Current projects, I am looking forward to enjoying in Coimbra for a much longer time, co-financed by the Erasmus+ university sport with you in 2019! The Assembly concluded with solid evidence that university sport programme of the European Union, the Gala, during which EUSA fosters change. focus on clean sport, dual career, Adam Roczek, awarded the best and the most inclusion and equality, safeguarding EUSA President 2 / 3 EUSA 01 STRUCTURE MEMBER FEDERATIONS ALB Albania BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina FIN Finland IRL Ireland Albanian Federation of Sports Federation of Bosnia and Finnish Student Sports Student Sport Ireland University Sport Herzegovina – Committee for Federation Irish Sport HQ, National Sports Rruga Liman Kaba, Parku University Sports Lapinrinne 2, Campus, Blanchardstown, Olimpik, Alipasina 14L, FI-00180 Helsinki IE-D15 DY62 Dublin AL-1000 Tirana BA-71000 Sarajevo P: +358 447 800 210 P: +353 1 625 1173 P/F: +355 4 22 57 191 P/F: +387 33 226 417 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.oll.fi www.studentsport.ie ARM Armenia BUL Bulgaria FRA France ISR Israel Armenian Student Sports Association for University Sport French University Sport Academic Sports Association Federation “Academic” Federation Wingate Institute for Physical Agatangeghos Str. 6, Studentski grad, NSA “Vasil Avenue de Fontainebleau 108, Education and Sports, AM-375010 Yerevan Levski”, BG-1700 Sofia FR-94270 Le Kremelin-Bicetre IL-4290200 Netanya P: +374 10 525 410 P: +359 898 776 587 P: +33 1 58 68 22 75 P: +972 9 880 6609 F: +374 10 545 831 E: [email protected] F: +33 1 46 58 12 76 F: +972 9 880 3474 E: [email protected] www.aus.bg E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.armssf.am www.sport-u.com www.asa.org.il CRO Croatia AUT Austria Croatian Academic Sports GEO Georgia ITA Italy Austrian University Sports Federation University Sports Federation of Italian University Sport Centre Organisation Trg Drazena Petrovica 1, Georgia Via Angelo Brofferio 7, Auf der Schmelz 6A, HR-10000 Zagreb Chavchavadze Avenue 49 a, IT-00195 Rome AT-1150 Vienna P/F: +385 1 484 3733 GE-0162 Tbilisi P: +39 06 372 2206 P: +43 1 4277 28660 E: [email protected] P: +995 322 257 25 F: +39 06 372 4479 F: +43 1 4277 28661 www.unisport.hr E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.usfg.ge www.cusi.it www.unisport-austria.at CYP Cyprus Cyprus University Sports GER Germany KOS Kosovo AZE Azerbaijan Federation German University Sports Kosovo University Sports Freewill Student Sport Society Amfipoleos 21, Strovolos, Federation Federation of Azerbaijan Republic “Genjlik” CY-2025 Nicosia Max Planck Str. 2, Rr. “Eqrem Çabej” 21 Khagani Str. 21, AZ-1010 Baku P: +357 22 449864 DE-64807 Dieburg 10000 Pristina P: +994 12 498 7342 F: +357 22 449865 P: +49 6071 208 610 P: +383 38 243 747 F: +994 12 493 7463 E: [email protected] F: +49 6071 207 578 F: +383 38 243 748 E: [email protected] www.cusf.org.cy E: [email protected] E: [email protected] www.adh.de BLR Belarus CZE Czech Republic LAT Latvia The Republican Center of Czech University Sports GRE Greece Latvian University Sports Physical Education and Sports Association Hellenic Committee for Federation for Pupils and Students Atleticka 100/2, University Sport Brivibas Str.