On an annual basis, the European Commission organizes several seminars,
meetings and different types of gatherings for sports stakeholders across Europe,
including EUSA, to discuss various aspects of sport on the continent.
At the beginning of the year, the
European Education and Culture
Executive Agency (EACEA)
organised a hybrid info day
on Erasmus+ Sport and other
EU funding opportunities on
January 30, 2024 for the current
year. The event gathered over
500 participants including the
representatives of the European
University Sports Association
(EUSA) and the EUSA Institute
Secretary General Matjaz
Pecovnik, with Projects and
Policy Manager Andrej Pisl.
On December 16, EACEA
organised an additional edition of
the Erasmus+ Sport Info Day, for
the 2025 call.
The Erasmus+ Sport Info Days
have several sessions in plenary
form including introduction to the
Erasmus+ Sport Programme and
sharing practical experiences
from existing projects and
activities, co-funded by the
European Union through the
Erasmus+ sport actions in the
field of sport; Erasmus+ Sport
Policy priorities; parallel sessions
on how to apply for Erasmus+
КА2 sport actions, how to
present project proposals, on
capacity building proposals and
Erasmus+ KA1 mobility of sport
staff.The plenary session during the
Info Day in December covered
many important topics, among
which was on Erasmus+ sport
programme, opportunities
and experiences. Among the
speakers and experts presenting
different characteristics and
funding experiences from project
management, implementation
and practical experiences, was
Andrej Pisl, Project and Policy
Manager of EUSA.Continuously, around the middle
of 2024, representatives of the
national coordinating bodies and
partners of the European Week
of Sport and the #BEACTIVE
campaign met online on June
6 for the 2024 Key Players’
Webinar. The European
University Sports Association(EUSA) was also represented
during the streaming event by
Salvatore Sisca, EUSA Head of
Media and Communications.In November, EUSA was
represented at the #BeActive
Awards ceremony on November
26, celebrated as a hybrid event,
with in-person attendance
in Brussels, and via online
streaming.The awards were created to
support projects and individuals
dedicated to promotion of
sport and physical activity
across Europe. The awards
have 4 categories: Education,
Workplace, Local Hero and
Across Generation Award.
From the submitted initiatives,
12 finalists were presented at
the awards ceremony – 3 per
category.Besides the awards,
representatives of the national
coordinating bodies and official
partners of the European Week
of Sport and the #BeActivecampaign met in Brussels.
The meeting then focused
on the highlights of the 2024
campaign, which engaged
over 15 million participants in
over 50.000 events, organised
in 39 participating countries.
The participants reviewed this
year’s activities, showcasing
good practice examples of
the European and national
campaigns. Participants also
contributed to making plans
for next year’s anniversary 10th
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