EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

transportation, accommodations,
and volunteering, as the OC
prepared to welcome over 5,000
participants competing in 17
sports.

The first meeting included site
visits across both host cities. In
Miskolc, representatives toured
the University campus, including
dormitories, catering facilities,
and the DVTK Arena, designated
for the Opening Ceremony. On
May 23, the delegation travelled
to Debrecen for further site
inspections, covering sporting
venues, accommodation areas,
and spaces allocated for NUSA
offices, allowing them to inspect
key competition areas firsthand.

The second coordination
meeting, held in a hybrid
setting on July 11, marked a
final checkpoint just before
the Games’ opening. EUSA
First Vice-President Haris
Pavletic and Secretary General
Matjaz Pecovnik welcomed
representatives and commended
the collaborative efforts to bring
the event to life.

They reassured participants

that the OC and EUSA were

committed to resolving any

last-minute issues. MEFS

representatives Peter Juhász and

Gyorgy Kovacs also expressed

their excitement, noting that over

4,700 participants had registered,

underscoring the scale of EUG

2024.

This final gathering focused

on the logistics of the Opening

Ceremony, with organizational

leaders reviewing the schedule,

transportation, march-past,

and ceremonial protocol.

NUSA representatives were

invited to encourage full athlete

participation.

EUG 2024 is organized under

EUSA’s license, with collaboration

from the Hungarian University

Sports Federation (MEFS), the

Universities of Debrecen and

Miskolc, local municipalities, and

supported by Erasmus+. Both

coordination meetings provided

an essential framework for a

smooth and successful event,

showing the significance of

international cooperation in large-

scale university sports events.

NUSA Coordination

Webinars

Besides the in person NUSA

Coordination meetings,

EUSA organised two NUSA

coordination webinars online,

as well. One was held in March

and the other in June, both prior

to the Games and in different

organisational phases.

Each webinar had approximately

60 participants from 25

countries, representing National

University Sports Associations

(NUSAs) across Europe. The

main objective of the webinars

was to provide NUSAs with

essential information to help

them prepare for the EUG 2024

and to inform them about other

important events and projects

that EUSA has on-going.

NUSA representatives received

reports about the Games,

underlying the constant and

fruitful communication with

NUSAs and participating

Universities, the central role of

the weekly meeting with the

Organising Committee, together

with all the important on-site

meetings, supervision and

inspection visits. Report

NUSA representatives also

received information about the

events that followed after the

European Universities Games,

such as Championships and the

25 th EUSA Anniversary Gala,

ongoing EUSA projects, and the

possibility of becoming an EUSA

Associate Member.

EUSA values these webinars as

an important opportunity and

platform to share key updates with

member federations, ensuring

continuous communication

and the exchange of valuable

information.

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