Students’ Union of Ukraine
(SSUU) Mr Yevgeniy Imas
thanked EUSA for the support
and solidarity with Ukraine and
SSUU.
As part of the program of the
Executive Committee meeting in
Salerno, participants were also
able to experience a #BeActive
scenic tour of the city, and enjoy
regional culinary cuisine.
Istanbul (TUR)
14-15 October, 2022
The second Executive
Committee meeting of the
European University Sports
Association (EUSA) in 2022
was held in the Turkish historic
and economic hub Istanbul
on October 14 and 15, hosted
by the Turkish University
Sports Federation (TUSF).
Members of the Executive
Committee, representative
of the Auditors and EUSA
Staff were welcomed in
Istanbul by TUSF President Mr
Mehmet Gunay and Marketing
Consultant Mr Suleyman
Kocasert, as well as with EUSA
President Mr Adam Roczek
thanking the local hosts and
greeting all the participants of
the meeting.
An extensive overview of
activities and an office report,
were presented by EUSA
Secretary General Mr Matjaz
Pecovnik. He highlighted the
main achievements of the
organisation in the past period
this summer, especially the
successful organisation of
the European Universities
Games Lodz 2022 and the
European Universities Rowing
Championship Istanbul 2022.
The European Universities
Games Lodz 2022 (EUG2022)
were then presented in more
details also by the EUSA Sports
Manager Mr Miha Zvan. The
impressive event attracted 4459
participants, representing 417
universities from 37 countries,
coming together to compete in
20 sports and enjoy educational
and cultural programme.
In the manner of speaking, on
behalf of the Representatives
of the Organising Committee –
Mr Dominik Lezanski and Ms
Iwona Neroj presented the
final report of the Games.
They highlighted the main
achievements, successes, and
legacy, as well as challenges
and recommendations for future
events.Highlighted as special
achievement was also the
support of EUSA and Club od
Donors, who – in cooperation
with the local Organising
Committee – supported 285
participants from Ukraine who
took part in 16 sports.A report on the second EUSA-
licensed sports event in 2022,
the European Universities
Rowing Championship, was also
presented by Assistant Sport
Manager Mr Mariano Carcatella.
The event welcomed 534
participants, representing 71
universities from 16 countries.
20 races in all boat classes
were held, from single sculls to
eights.Besides the 2023
Championships, also the
next editions of the European
Universities Games were
discussed; namely the 2024
edition Debrecen-Miskolc in
Hungary, and the 2026 edition
Salerno in Italy. EUSA Executive
Committee also opened the
bidding procedure for the
2028 edition of the European
Universities Games.The events under the EUSA
Patronage in the current year
were presented as well, with
the European Open UniversityPowerlifting Cup in May (Hamm,
LUX), International Rowing
Regatta Sveti Duje in May (Split,
CRO), SELL Games in May (Riga,
LAT), Friendship Games in June
(Eilat, ISR) – and coming up
International Student Christmas
Tournament in December
(Dubrovnik, CRO).Projects supported by the
International University
Sports Federation (FISU)
were presented by EUSA
Secretary General and those
supported by the European
Union were presented by EUSA
Communications and Projects
Manager Mr Andrej Pisl. EUSA,
through its Institute, is currently
leading the Inclusion in Sport
(iSport) project, and co-funding
has also been received for the
last edition of the European
Universities Games, supported
by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union. It
was also presented that
EUSA is a partner on several
other Erasmus+ projects,
on the topics of dual career,
social inclusion and equal
opportunities, sustainability,
Erasmus+ Internship and
European Solidarity Corps, as
well as an organisation that
nominated youth delegates and
ambassadors for the Healthy
Lifestyle For All initiative and
Youth Ideas Labs.The educational events and
meetings were presented
by EUSA Education and
Development Manager Ms Sara
Rozman. Apart from educationalevents during the European
Universities Games, EUSA
hosted a successful Convention
in September, targeting
organisers of the European
Universities Championships
2023 and Technical
Commission. The event was also
used to celebrate the European
Week of Sport with #BeActive
and #HealthyLifestyle4All
campaigns by the European
Commission, as well as the
International Day of University
Sport with the #LetsIDUS
campaign, initiated by FISU.Reports from EUSA member
federations, FISU and
continental federations, as
well as partner and other
organisations were also
presented before the Chairs
and Secretaries of the Student
Commission, Inclusion and
Diversity Commission, and
Education Commission.EUSA Executive Committee
members also confirmed
adaptations to the EUSA
events regulations, and fees
adjustments. EUSA Treasurer
Mr Francis Cirianni presented
the treasurer report and interim
budget realisation for the
current year.On the invitation of TUSF,
the participants also enjoyed
innovative sporting activities,
sightseeing tours, as well
as local culinary specialties,
reflecting the traditional
hospitality and variety of
Istanbul.