EUSA Year Magazine 2022-2023

EUSA EXECUTIVE

COMMITEE MEETINGS

The elected EUSA Executive Committee, which is

responsible for the organisation’s good governance and

executions of decisions taken by the General Assembly,

met in 2022 in person twice and several times online, to

coordinate and review the work done by the association

and to ensure its progressive path forward.

Salerno (ITA)

April 22-23, 2022

The members of the Executive

Committee of the European

University Sports Association

(EUSA) and invited guests met

in Salerno on April 22 and 23

for the first in-person meeting,

after the pandemic, with the

main focus of the meeting being,

the attribution of the European

Universities Games 2026 to

Salerno, and preparation of the

upcoming Universities Games

Lodz 2022.

EUSA Executive Committee

members, staff and invited

guests were welcomed and

hosted by the University of

Salerno, CUS Salerno and

CUSI. They were greeted by the

Vice-Rector of the University of

Salerno Mr Maurizio Sibilio and

the President of CUS Salerno Mr

Lorenzo Lentini.

Part of the official meeting was

attended also by the Acting

President of the International

University Sports Federation

(FISU) Mr Leonz Eder, and

FISU Vice-President Mr Marian

Dymalski.

The EUSA Executive Committee

Meeting was started with the

general activity and office report,

presented by the EUSA President

Mr Adam Roczek and Secretary

General Mr Matjaz Pecovnik,

before passing the floor to EUSA

Treasurer Mr Fracis Cirianni,

who provided an insight into the

annual accounts and provisional

budget for EUSA and its Institute.

EUSA Sport Manager Mr

Miha Zvan, then presented

aspects related to the

European Universities

Championships 2023, as well as

to EUSA endorsed events and

partnership sport events.

Several projects, some

supported by the International

University Sports Federation

(FISU), and some by the

European Union, mainly through

the Erasmus+ Programme,

covering a diverse range of

activities and fields, were

presented by EUSA Secretary

General Mr Pecovnik and

EUSA communications and

Project Manager Mr Andrej

Pisl. These projects include

the topics of anti-doping, dual

career, equal opportunities and

inclusion, good governance,

mobility, safeguarding, skills

development, sustainability and

volunteering.

The first day concluded with

the bidding and awarding of the

European Universities Games

2026.

The second day of the meeting

started with an overview and

analysis of the preparations

and current status of this

year’s European Universities

Games, from July 17 and 30 in

Lodz, Poland. Delegation of the

European Universities Games

from Lodz attended part of

the meeting as well, sharing

the latest progress report and

current activities in preparation

for the upcoming event in Lodz,

such as expected participation,

Rectors Conference, sports,

social and educational program.

Multiple other activities were

presented and discussed on this

meeting in Salerno, including

the supportive activities to the

Ukrainian national university

sports association and their

students through the dedicated

solidarity fund and actions.

The President of the Sports

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