EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

The final day of the seminar
was marked by a #BeActive
sport activity along the coast
of Salerno, which provided a
healthy and energizing start
to the day. On this day the
discussions turned to the future
of EUSA and FISU Games.
Tarmo Jaakson, presented
the Winter World University
Games Torino 2025, and Joerg
Foerster, President of the German
University Sports Federation
(ADH), presented the Summer
World University Games Rhine
Ruhr 2025.

Lorenzo Lentini and Francis M.
M. Cirianni, EUSA Treasurer,
presented the next edition of the
European Universities Games,
taking place in Salerno in 2026.

Representatives from the Split
2028 and Granada 2030 editions
of the European Universities

Games, Jelena Matesic and Jordi

Mercade Torres, gave us the first

insights into what is planned for

the future of the Games.

The panel discussion on the

topic of universities and their

placement in EUSA and FISU

was the part that concluded the

official programme of these two

events.

The seminar culminated with a

panel discussion on the role of

universities in EUSA and FISU

programs, moderated by Filipa

Godinho, Pro-Rector of the

University of Coimbra, Bruno

Barracosa, EUSA Vice President,

and Fernando Parente, FISU

Development & Healthy Campus

Director, discussed initiatives that

aim to strengthen the relationship

between universities, EUSA,

and FISU, including the EUSA

Associated Members program

and FISU’s Healthy Campus

initiative.

EUSA President Adam Roczek

and FISU President Leonz Eder

concluded the EUSA Convention

and EUSA-FISU Seminar,

emphasizing their continuous

collaboration in shaping the

future of university sport.

At the EUSA Convention and

EUSA – FISU Seminar, EUSA

Office was represented by

Matjaz Pecovnik, EUSA Secretary

General; Miha Zvan, Sports

Manager; Eszter Gulyas, Sports

Coordinator; Liam Smith, Events

Manager; Aleksandra Andreeva,

Sports Administrator; Andrej Pisl,

Projects and Policy Manager,

Sara Rozman, Education and

Development Manager; Marta

Studzinska, Education Officer;

Salvatore Sisca, Head of

Media and Communications;

and Hristina Hristova,

Communications Officer.

The events concluded with

the official dinner held on

the rooftop of the Grand

Hotel Salerno, serving as the

occasion for the final moments

of gratitude expressed towards

the hosts, EUSA family, FISU

representatives, NUSA, and

partners. Expressions of gratitude

were given both from EUSA and

FISU to each other as a sign of

a great EUSA-FISU seminar and

great collaboration.

The EUSA events in Salerno

were hosted by the University

of Salerno and CUS Salerno,

supported by FISU, and co-

funded by the European Union.

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2024-2025^89