EUSA Year Magazine 2020-21

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

On an annual basis, the European Commission organises a number of

seminars, meetings and gatherings for stakeholders across Europe,

including EUSA, to discuss various aspects of sport on the continent.

Co-creating Erasmus+ and
the European Solidarity Corps

A stakeholders’ event Co-
creating Erasmus+ and the
European Solidarity Corps was
held in Brussels on January 28
and 29, 2020, organised by the
European Commission.

Over 600 participants had the
opportunity to experience a
mix of plenary and thematic
breakout sessions focused on
the main activities of Erasmus+
and the European Solidarity
Corps programmes, taking stock
of the achievements so far and
looking ahead with proposals for
improvement and best practices.

Information Day

The European Commission
and the Education, Audiovisual
and Culture Executive Agency
(EACEA) organised an
information day on Erasmus+
Sport and other EU funding
opportunities in Brussels,
Belgium on January 30, 2020,

followed by project coordinators’

meeting the following day.

Over 500 people representing

various organisations and

institutions from all over

Europe attended the 7th edition

of the Sport Info Day, where

information about the Erasmus+

sports chapter and other EU

funding opportunities related to

sports activities were presented.

EU Sport Seminar

With Croatia presiding the

Council of the European Union

over the first half of 2020, an

international two-day sports

seminar was held in Zagreb,

Croatia, on February 27 and 28,

2020, under the title “Why Does

European Sport Need Skilled

and Competent Coaches?”.

The event brought together

ministries, representatives

of international sports

organisations, representatives of

non-governmental organisations,

experts and key stakeholders

in the field of sport, and

focused on opportunities for the

education and lifelong learning

of coaches as well as fostering

the recognition of coaching as a

profession.

EWOS Webinar

Official partners, members and

key players of the European

Week of Sport and the #beactive

campaign engaged in two-day

2020 European Week of Sport

Key Players’ Webinar held on

June 9 and 10.

Outlines for the 2020 edition

of the European Week of Sport

were presented followed by a

number of presentations and

workshops, with special focus

given to the #BeActiveAtHome

communication plan, the

#BeActive Awards, new branding

and improved story telling.

ECEG Meeting

The European Commission’s

Expert Group on Skills and

Human Resources Development

in Sport met virtually on Friday,

June 19, 2020, which was the

final meeting of the group within

the EU Work Plan for Sport

(2017-2020).

In its mandate, the group

focused on three main fields

of work - coach education,

qualifications and skills, and

dual career. During this period,

the group exchanged good

practices and experiences, held

discussions on the main fields

of work, worked on preparing

publications and did study visits.

The main outcomes of the

working group were gaining

and sharing knowledge,

enhancing cooperation between

stakeholders, establishing a

network of experts in the field,

and publishing a document

on coach education entitled

“Guidelines regarding the

minimum requirements in skills

and competences for coaches”.

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