EUSA Year Magazine 2022-2023

K2S-GEN Z FUTURE VOLUNTEERS –

KEY TO SUCCESS IN GENERATION Z

European University Sports Association along with its Institute, is taking

part in the “Future Volunteers – Key to Success in Generation Z: K2S-

GENZ project focuing on volunteersing and skills developement.

The project studies the
requirements in the field of
volunteering, especially taking
the characteristics and needs
of Generation Z, gathering
feedbacks from stakeholders
and produce strategically
thoughtful professional
materials.

The main goal of the Future
Volunteers – GEN Z project
is to create an opportunity
for students interested in
sports and the organization of
sport events, so they can be
part of a lifelong adventure,
learn about the values of
university sports and gain
valuable work experience
through volunteering, thereby
strengthening the employability
of young people. By overcoming
prejudices, we wish to restore
the value of volunteering,
putting the selection, training,
and involvement of volunteers
on new foundations.

Through this project a selection
of volunteers was made, that
had their training and experience

through participating into two

big sport events.

At the kick-off meeting,

held on April 5, Ms Enniko

Bereczki, generational

researcher and expert on

Generation, Z presented

the main characteristics of

Generation Z, how to attract

them, involvement initiatives

and presented some other key

elements for successful work

with this target population.

The University of Miskolc

hosted the MEFOB Festival on

May 19-22, where the team

of volunteers of the multi-

sport event also included 10

volunteers from the project

“Future volunteers – Key to

success is Generation Z (K2S-

GenZ)”. During the 4 days of

the MEFOB Festival, the project

volunteers were able to test

themselves in several areas,

completing a total of 264

working hours while working

in field of sports, info desk,

accreditation, accommodation,

meals, attaché, communication,

and protocol. With their

responsible and enthusiastic

attitude, the volunteers

contributed to the success of

the event while the organizers

also publicly acknowledged their

outstanding contribution.

As part of the K2S-GenZ project,

project partners delegated

the 10 involved volunteers to

the EUG 2022. The involved

students performed their duties

as members of the official

volunteer team of the event,

each of them participated in the

event for different periods of

time, completing 5-10 working

days and a total of 355 working

hours. In addition to having to

stand up in an international

environment and get to know

the unique atmosphere of EUG

and the European university

sport, they performed

responsible tasks in the areas

of accreditation, transfer and

information, accommodation

and catering, protocol and

educational events, media,

sports, result management

and venue management. The

volunteers were assisted

by a mentor throughout the

organization of the trip and their

stay in Poland.

As the next step of the project,

the project members will

proceed questionnaires and

interviews to evaluate the

experiences of the domestic and

international event, the purpose

of which is the compilation

of a methodology and plan

of a future project in field of

volunteer management.

The small-scale cooperation

partnership project involves

three organisations from two

countries – Sports Club of

Miskolc University (MEAFC) and

Hungarian University Sports

Federation (HUSF/MEFS) from

Hungary and the EUSA Institute

from Slovenia. The project is

co-funded by the Erasmus+

Programme of the European

Union.

PLEASE SEE

http://www.mefs.hu/gen-z

for more information

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2022-23^116

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