2015
CONFERENCE
The 2015 Conference “Advancing University Sport”, organised by
EUSA in cooperation with the Croatian Academic Sports Federation
and partners, took place in Zagreb, Croatia in March.
The first plenary session was focused on
the European Universities Games, where
the concept and history of EUSA and the
sports events were introduced, before the
second plenary session which focused on
creating legacies after university sport
events.
Parallel sessions were then carried out
in forms of workshops, with one focusing
on Opportunities for Students towards
Increasing Employability, which gave an
overview of several successful projects
and initiatives, while the second workshop
focused on Equality and Ethics in Sport,
where panellists presented projects and
activities which aim to raise awareness
about diversity in sport.An interactive plenary session on Dual
Careers and Education through Sport then
followed, before a presentation on the
29 th Winter Universiade, taking place in
Krasnoyarsk in 2019, was made.Parallel workshops continued the follow-
ing day, with one entitled “Engaging Stu-
dents – Good Practices” where panellists
presented various activities for the promo-
tion of healthy lifestyle, while a second
workshop focused on funding opportuni-
ties, with concrete initiatives, opportunities
and positive examples presented. A thirdworkshop focused on New Media and the
importance of media coverage and vis-
ibility at different events.The final plenary session was dedicated
to the topic of Activating Europe and the
presentation of the European Week of
Sport, #BeActive campaign and related
planned activities.