EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

The EUSA Convention, an
annual training program,
gathers organizers of upcoming
European Universities
Championships and Games,
along with Technical Delegates
and the EUSA Sports
Department, to discuss all facets
of event organization.

This year, EUSA and FISU
representatives, EUSA
Technical Delegates, future
Organizing Committees of the
upcoming European Universities
Championships 2025, and other
delegates gathered in Salerno,
Italy for a joint event, including
EUSA Convention and EUSA-

FISU Seminar. These two events

were organised simultaneously

for the very first time in the city

of the next European Universities

Games 2026.

On the first day, the official

opening of the Convention

started with the welcome

remarks by Lorenzo Lentini, CUS

Salerno President and President

of the European Universities

Games Salerno 2026. The

opening was also addressed by

Adam Roczek, EUSA President,

and Leonz Eder, FISU President,

who emphasized the great

growth of university sport across

Europe and highlighted the

importance of these events for

university sport communities.

The first part of the day was

dedicated to EUSA-FISU Seminar,

and the Convention official

program started with a panel

discussion moderated by Eszter

Gulyas, EUSA Sports Coordinator,

focusing on the “Lessons

Learned” from the EUSA

Games in 2024 and European

Universities Championships in

2023.

The speakers of the panel

included Haris Pavletic, EUSA 1st

Vice President, Bruno Barracosa,

EUSA Vice President, Marianna

Pikul, AZS International Relations

Department, and Peter Juhasz,

MEFS Secretary General, who

shared their perspectives on the

topics including legacy of these

events, the roles of volunteers

and officials, and the meaning

of the European Universities

Games as one of the university

sports events on European level.

The discussion also delved into

the organizational elements

of the European Universities

Championships, examining

successful case studies and

challenges faced, as well as the

possibility of implementation of

new sports on the EUSA sports

programme.

EUSA CONVENTION

OCTOBER 10-13

SALERNO

The beautiful coastal city of Salerno, Italy, welcomed delegates

to the EUSA Convention from October 10-13, 2024, as part of the

preparations for the 2025 European Universities Championships.

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