The biggest edition of the European
Universities Games to date was
organised in the Croatian cities of
Zagreb and Rijeka, which involved
5410 participants in total from 388
universities and 40 different countries.
Sports for student-athletes with
disabilities were included in the
European Universities Games for the
first time, with events in Para Table
Tennis and Para Swimming.
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- Opening
Ceremony of the
European Universities
Games 2016, Zagreb
(CRO) - Para Table
Tennis competition
during the European
Universities Games
2016
- During the European Universities
Games, a Rectors’ Conference
was organised for the first time,
with representatives from various
universities and institutions present to
discuss university sport. - A new Executive Committee was
elected at the annual General
Assembly which took place in Wroclaw,
Poland, with Mr Adam Roczek re-
elected as the President of EUSA. - The EUSA Institute was established
to manage projects and support
development. - EUSA became an official partner to
FISU’s newly launched International
Day of University Sport. - EUSA and the European Students’
Union (ESU) officially signed a
Memorandum of Understanding to
formalise a common line of action,
binding the two organisations. - EUSA formalised its official cooperation
with the European branch of the
Sports Journalist Association (AIPS
Europe) by signing a Memorandum of
Understanding. - EUSA strengthened ties with the
European Athlete as Student (EAS) –
the Dual Career Network by signing a
Memorandum of Understanding. - A Memorandum of Understanding
was signed to increase cooperation
between EUSA and the International
Orienteering Federation (IOF). - During the annual General Assembly,
it was announced that Serbia’s
capital Belgrade will host the 2020
European Universities Games, edging
out the Finnish city of Tampere.
Rectors’ Conference 2016