The second edition of the European Uni-
versities Games took place in Rotterdam,
Netherlands, involving over 2800 partici-
pants from 174 different universities and 34
countries, taking part in 10 different sports.
The European Universities Games received
funding from the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union as one of three key
non-profit events ever to receive this finan-
cial support.
EUSA became a patron of the “Way of
Knowledge” Half Marathon in Budapest,
Hungary while also cooperating with the
Turkish University Sports Federation in the
organisation of the European Universities
Cross Country Skiing Cup in Ilgaz, Turkey.
2 014
- The EUSA Conference and General
Assembly took place in Denizli, Turkey,
where the hosts for the 2018 European
Universities Games were announced,
with the Portuguese city of Coimbra
chosen ahead of Finland’s Tampere. - During the European Universities
Games in Rotterdam, EUSA launched
its travelling EUSA Exhibition, which
highlights the association’s history,
activities, responsibilities, partners and
events. - At the European Fair Play Movement
Congress and General Assembly
held in Riga, Latvia, EUSA received the
European Fair Play Order of Merit “for
continued and remarkable contribution
to the implementation of the ethical
values and fair play principles in sports”.- A Memorandum of Understanding
was signed between EUSA and the
European Non-Governmental Sports
Organisation (ENGSO). - The European Paralympic
Committee (EPC) and EUSA signed a
Memorandum of Understanding, with
events for athletes with disabilities
scheduled to take place at the European
Universities Games in 2016. - Long-term cooperation between EUSA
and the European Bridge League
(EBL) was formalised following
the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding between the two
entities.- EUSA also signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the International
Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)
ahead of the first European Universities
Sport Climbing Championships the
following year.
- EUSA also signed a Memorandum of
European Universities Games, Rotterdam (NED)Memorandum of Understanding was
officially signed with ENGSO