EUSA Magazine 2019-20

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2019-20^72

4. EUSA CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

EUSA EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The elected EUSA Executive Committee, who are responsible for the good

governance of the organisation and implementation of decisions taken by the

General Assembly, met on four separate occasions over 2019 to discuss and

review the work done by the association while ensuring its continued progression.

Antalya, Turkey
March 29-30, 2019

EUSA’s Executive Committee
members and invited guests
met in Antalya, Turkey in March
for the first official meeting of
the year, hosted by the Turkish
University Sports Federation
(TUSF).

The participants were welcomed
on behalf of the local hosts
by TUSF President Mr Kemal
Tamer, Vice-President Mr
Mehmet Gunay, Secretary
General Erdogan Celebi and their
team. On behalf of the Executive
Committee, EUSA President Mr
Adam Roczek thanked the hosts
for the hospitality and warm
welcome and presented them a
commemorative plaque.

Executive Committee members
first acquainted themselves
with the reports of the EUSA
Office and Institute, presented
by EUSA Secretary General Mr
Matjaz Pecovnik and financial
report by EUSA Treasurer Mr
Lorenz Ursprung.

The past and future editions
of the EUSA Sports events –
Championships and Games –
were discussed next. The
Organising Committee of the
upcoming European Universities
Games Belgrade attended
the meeting, presented the
progress report and upcoming

plans. Their delegation was led

by Director of the EUG2020

Mr Predrag Juskovic, and the

meeting was also attended by

the new President of the Serbian

University Sport Federation

(USSS) Mr Dejan Madic, Rector

of the University of Belgrade Ms

Ivanka Popovic and supporting

staff.

Executive Committee members

were then acquainted with

the progress report of the

2019 European Universities

Championships, while EUSA

endorsed events and FISU

University Cups were also

discussed.

Participants then received an

update on the preparations for

the year’s educational events

and meetings, including the

FISU-EUSA Seminar, EUSA

Conference, General Assembly

and Anniversary Gala, as well as

the 2020 General Assembly.

Projects and initiatives

supported by the International

University Sports Federation

(FISU) and the European Union

through Erasmus+ programme

were then presented, as well

as several other projects in the

field of promotion of education

in and through sport with special

focus on skills development,

dual career, social inclusion and

equal opportunities in sport.

Reports of the EUSA

commissions were then

presented by their chairs

and secretaries – Student,

Technical, Equal Opportunities,

Education, Media and

Communications, Finance and

Marketing; reflecting also on

the measurements of the EUSA

development strategy and

internal regulations. Updates

from member federations, FISU

and continental federations,

as well as partner and other

organisations were also given to

conclude the two-day meeting

before a sightseeing trip of

Antalya, where participants had

the opportunity to experience

traditional Turkish hospitality,

culture and cuisine.

Naples, Italy

July 4, 2019

At the occasion of the 30th FISU

Summer Universiade which

took place in Italy, the EUSA

Executive Committee convened

an extraordinary meeting on

July 4, 2019 in Naples.

The Executive Committee

members discussed the

proposals for modification of the

EUSA Statutes to be in line with

the EUSA Development Strategy

adopted the previous year.

The proposals, together with

various other decisions taken in

connection with the operation

of the association, were then

presented during the EUSA

Extraordinary General Assembly

in September, where the

year’s third EUSA Executive

Committee meeting was held in

Aveiro, Portugal.

Aveiro, Portugal

September 26, 2019

At the occasion of EUSA’s

20 th anniversary celebrations

in Aveiro, Portugal, a brief

Executive Committee meeting

was held prior to the following

day’s EUSA Conference and

General Assembly.

The Executive Committee

discussed a number of internal

matters while finalising points

of discussion ahead of the

Extraordinary General Assembly

taking place in Aveiro.

Ljubljana, Slovenia

November 29-30, 2019

The EUSA Executive Committee’s

final meeting of 2019 was held in

Ljubljana, Slovenia on November

29 and 30.

Apart from the members of the

Executive Committee and EUSA

staff, representatives from the

European Universities Games

Belgrade Organising Committee

were also invited to the meeting.

The meeting started with a

welcome address from EUSA

President Mr Adam Roczek and

EUSA Secretary General Mr

Matjaz Pecovnik, followed by a

general report of activities from

the previous meeting.

The very successful season of

the 2019 European Universities

Championships was presented

next, with the evaluation of

each event, presentation of

the statistics, discussing also

disciplinary matters, as well

as awards. A presentation of

FISU World University Leagues

and Cups was made, reporting

on the successful 3x3 event in

Xiamen, as well as the Football

event in Jiniang. Other EUSA

endorsed events, held under the

patronage of the organisation,

were also discussed.

FISU-supported projects

and projects supported by

the European Union were

presented as well. EUSA and

its Institute are very active

also in the fields where social