European University Sports Association - First 10 years: 1999-2009

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first 10 years

1999-2009 EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION Celebrating the 10

th

Anniversary

Currently, AZS is the biggest association working in academic

society in Poland, with a total of 55,000 members registered

in 325 university clubs and intercollegiate system. For them,

AZS has been organizing university championships for over

50 years. Only last year, 260 universities and colleges en-

tered in such championships and competed in 42 different

sports disciplines. Members of AZS also participate in an in-

ternational ISIC program, which is manifested by a common

identity card.

AZS is supported by Polish state and local authorities. The

organization also gathers necessary assets from membership

fees and business activity. All of these are used in implemen-

tation of statutory objectives.

Since the early 1990s AZS has been actively involved in build-

ing European structures of university sports. First it was done

with close cooperation with partners from Germany, Belarus

and Ukraine through joint organization of international stu-

dents meetings and later in the framework of EUSA activities,

an organization of which Poland was one of the founders.

Taking into account 100 fruitful years of AZS history, it

must be said that its aims have remained the same. The most

important aims are still promoting physical activity among

students, creating necessary conditions for talented students

to develop their skills in sports, encouraging students to be

responsible for a club, university and association and pro-

moting sports as a good opportunity for youth integration.

Polish University Team

Polish medallists on EUC Rowing 2009

University of Vincent Pol Lublin - EUC Handball 2009 Champions