EUSA Magazine 2019-20

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2019-20^66

4. EUSA CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

EUSA GALA

AVEIRO, PORTUGAL

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Following the culmination of the 2019 EUSA

Extraordinary General Assembly, the magnificent

Teatro Aveirense in the picturesque city of Aveiro,

Portugal played host to an entertaining annual EUSA

Awards Ceremony on Friday, September 27.

Organised by EUSA in

conjunction with hosts FADU –

the Portuguese University Sport

Federation – the prestigious

event served to recognise the

stand-out achievements of

individuals, universities and

associations who excelled in

EUSA events over 2018.

With the occasion marking the

20 th anniversary of EUSA, there

were also special awards given

to those who had particularly

excelled over the past decade.

Over 150 participants were

present at the beautifully-

decorated Teatro Aveirense

including EUSA’s member

associations, partners, invited

guests and local university

authorities, many of whom

had been part of the EUSA

Extraordinary General Assembly

earlier in the day.

The first award of the evening

was the most successful

National University Sports

Association (NUSA) award,

which was handed to the French

University Sport Federation

for the results achieved by

their universities at the 2018

European Universities Games.

Mr Jean-Francois Sautereau,

French University Sport

Federation President, was in

attendance to receive the award.

The next award was handed to

FADU, the Portuguese Academic

Federation of University Sport,

who were recognised as the

Most Active NUSA for 2018

following their organisation of

the 2018 European Universities

Games in Coimbra, with FADU

Portugal President Mr Daniel

Monteiro receiving the award.

Based on the sports

achievements and results

achieved at the 2018 European

Universities Games, the

University of Coimbra from

Portugal won the Best

University Award for 2018, with

the vice-rector of the University

of Coimbra Mr Antonio