been invited and few different
time slots were organized each
day to enable participation
of all volunteers. It was the
first chance to meet other
participants of the event as well
as start building relations with
them, especially the ones that
worked closely in one team.
As volunteers from over 40
different countries took part in
the volunteering programme as
well as the general competition,
an open tandem language
exchange took place. The
activity supported language
learning in a very open and un-
official way – in the volunteers
centre, a space that has been
prepared for the participants to
group according to the language
they want to talk in. The session
has also been facilitated to help
and guide the participants and
encourage them to talk.
As the topic of sustainability in
sport and especially at multi-
sport events is very important,
one of the proposed workshops
has been eco-workshops
organized during the EUG. Few
sessions on different days took
place in Zatoka Sportu, to enable
participation of different groups.
Workshops have been carried
out by European Solidarity Corps
volunteers who are during their
projects in Poland. Participants
could engage in both practical
activities but also theoretical
conversations – on solutions
that may be more ecological
and environment friendly. These
seminars have been organized a
few times on different days, to
enable participation of different
groups.
Participation of so many young
people in one event has been
a great chance to introduce
programmes that are similar
and may be of interest for
the participants such as
Erasmus+ and European
Solidarity Corps (ESC).
Presented were possibilities
to take part in Training
Courses, Youth Exchanges
or Volunteering projects and
different information on the
funding for travel expenses
and accommodation, on the
types of volunteering you can
get through this program, as
well as the duration of different
programs.
Important topic of the event
has been sport for people with
disability as well as social
inclusion. Series of events
in this topic took place, to
familiarise volunteers and
sport participants with the
topic. A workshop has been
organized in the centre of the
campus to bring the topic of
social inclusion in practise,
giving the participants the
chance to experience how is it
to be in the “shoes” of visually
impaired people. The workshop
that took place has been also
a part of the events before,
besides being one of the most
challenging, was also one of
the most rewarding, giving the
participants lots of knowledge
and new perspectives.Volunteers and EUSA
Representatives also had the
chance to attend a workshop led
by ENGSO Youth. The goal of
the workshop was to train them
how to better themselves and to
deliver their tasks professionally
to the guests and athletes.
The two dynamic facilitators
Mr Christian Saleh Hajj and
Ms Isaiah Kioiloglou, took the
volunteers through an amazing
experience of interaction,
different situations, evaluation
and insight about themselves
and others, communication, and
teamwork.Anti-doping as a topic was
also present on the European
Universities Games in Lodz, in
a interactive and educational
way on behalf of the Polish
Anti-Doping Agency – POLADA.
Polish anti doping agency, had a
stand where athletes, officials,
and other visitors could inform
themselves about anti-doping
policies, rules, and regulations
within different sports. They
held quizzes to test the
knowledge and were present
there to answer any questions
regarded prohibited use of
substances and other anti-
doping related subjects.As one of the educational
events on the program,
was the conference on the
topic of volunteering open
to anyone wanting to learn
about international university
sport volunteering and EU
volunteering projects, organised
and hosted by EUSA. This event
was of big importance withinthe framework of the European
Universities Games 2022 Lodz
and the future sport events.
Different guest speakers shared
different experiences and
knowledge when it comes to
volunteerism, such as managing
volunteers in big sports events,
operational management,
best management practices
for volunteers, from the
promotional part, through the
different positions and positions
given to volunteers, the leader’s
programme supported by the
European Commission, different
volunteering projects in which
the EUSA Institute takes part
in and multiple other personal
volunteering experiences and
project presentations.EUSA held a Round Table
focusing on Dual Career at
Zatoka Sportu venue in Lodz,as
well. The European University
Sports Association, apart from
the sports competitions and
other educational events, also
runs independent projects,together with other partners.
Empowering young people
and encouraging employability
related to the sport sector is an
important part of work done by
projects related to Dual Career.
This round table included many
guests experts in this field tha
emphasized matters related
to Dual Career such as career
path, roles of different actors in
the athletes career, dual career
possibilities and projects working
on developement of this concept.Besides the previously
mentioned ones,the programmes
of the European Universities
Games in Lodz, consisted of an
extensive pallete of workshops
and events of educational and
entertaining character with
many other workshops and
events. Seminars and workshops
attracted all together hundreds
of participants – it was also one
of the most often mentioned
matters in the feedback form as
one of the biggest advantages of
the event.