NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SPORTS
ASSOCIATION MEETING
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
On Thursday, November 12, the European University Sports
Association held a successful online meeting with its members
associations, providing detailed updates of the year’s activities and
future plans.
The meeting was organised following a challenging 2020 in which
the current global pandemic resulted in the postponement of
several events, including the EUSA General Assembly, which would
have taken place in Yerevan, Armenia in October.
This online meeting thus enabled EUSA to check in with all its
member federations, before providing updates over the association’s
activities across various fields, and outlining the plans for 2021 and
beyond.
A total of 68 participants, representing 32 members across Europe
were present for the virtual meeting.
Following a welcome address from EUSA President Mr Adam
Roczek, EUSA Secretary General Mr Matjaz Pecovnik gave an
update regarding the governance and administration of the
association, highlighting various meetings which have still been
conducted and the continued progress being made by EUSA despite
the global crisis.
EUSA Treasurer Mr Lorenz Ursprung then gave a detailed update
regarding the association’s finances, outlining the various cutback
measures undertaken and way in which current finances will be
distributed and utilised.Mr Pecovnik then presented EUSA’s events and projects, noting
EUSA’s noteworthy achievement in being successful in the
application for nine different social responsibility projects funded by
the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The participants
were also informed of the status of all currently running EU-funded
projects and the main steps and activities connected to them until
the end of the year.EUSA’s Equal Opportunities Commission Chair Mr Bruno Barracosa
introduced the new and updated EUSA internal documents and
policies, following which Media and Communication Commission
Chair Mr Bill Thompson spoke about the association’s branding in
line with what was discussed at the most recent EUSA Executive
Committee meeting.A short question-and-answer session was held before the
conclusion of a productive and highly successful event.