EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

SHARE 2.0 INITIATIVE

Launched in February 2024, the European Commission-funded SHARE

2.0 builds on SHARE (2018-2023), shifting focus from raising awareness

to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. It emphasizes

funding, health, innovation, green sport, and sustainability, while also

helping identify EU funding to advance these areas.

The initiative’s core activities are
organised through Communities
of Practice (CoPs), where
stakeholders, including public
authorities, grassroots sports
organisations, federations, non-
governmental organisations and
policy experts, come together
to share good practices, identify
challenges, and collaborate on
solutions. The SHARE 2.0 was
introduced on the online meeting,
attended by representatives
from different organizations,
with EUSA amongst them,
represented by Andrej Pisl, EUSA
Project and Policy Manager. Four
major CoP have been defined,
with the European University
Sports Association (EUSA) being
invited to take part in the steering
group on CoP on Health.

In April 2024, the Health CoP
held its first working meeting,
focusing on key health-related
challenges in sports. Thereafter,

the initiative hosted a capacity-

building event on Green and

Sustainable Sport in June 2024,

which highlighted sustainable

initiatives and educational

activities like exhibitions and

conferences. Participants

engaged in discussions, sharing

insights and learning from one

another’s experiences.

In July and September 2024,

next online events focused

on the CoPs for Health and

Funding took place, allowing

for further exchange of ideas

and best practices. A significant

milestone for SHARE 2.0 was

its involvement in the European

Commission’s 2024 Annual

Conference, held in Brussels on

September 11, 2024. The event

brought together members of

the initiative, including EUSA,

for discussions on key topics

such as innovation, health, and

sustainability in sports.

EUSA’s participation in SHARE

2.0, being a part of the Health

CoP, contributed to discussions

on promoting physical activity

for better health and longer life,

and addressing youth mental

health. By contributing to these

sessions, EUSA is helping shape

the overall recommendations of

the initiative, emphasizing the

importance and positive impact

of sports on health and well-

being.

As SHARE 2.0 progresses, the

initiative remains committed

to fostering cross-sector

collaboration, sharing knowledge,

and driving sustainable

development in the field of sports

and physical activity across

Europe. Through its Communities

of Practice, SHARE 2.0 aims to

create lasing change that will

benefit communities at the local,

regional, national, and European

level.

MORE INFO:

sport.ec.europa.eu/

initiatives/share-20

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2024-2025^111