Executive Committee of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), elected at the General Assembly in Shenzhen this August, had its first official meeting in Brussels on November 28 and 29, 2011. During the first session of the meeting FISU President Mr Claude-Louis Gallien, Treasurer Mr Bayasgalan Danzandorj and Secretary-General/CEO Mr Eric Saintrond presented their reports. Mrs ...

The 14th ENAS Conference was organised in Antwerp, Belgium November 9-12, 2011. Over 100 participants took part in the conference, including EUSA representative Mr Ceslovas Garbaliauskas, EC member. The guests were welcomed by the Organising Committee and ENAS President Mr Neil Mosley. The first day of the 14th ENAS Conference was kicked off with a welcoming speech by Francis baron Van Loon, ...

The second edition of the City Events was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, between November 16 and 18, 2011. The event represents an annual conference and a networking platform that connects ambitious sports cities from around the world with international sports federations and private event owners, and is organised by GL Events and FISU. The conference was opened by Mr Leonz Eder, FISU Vice-President, ...

In November the Polish universities organized a competition for freshmen students. The Games are dedicated especially for them – Students of the First Years Championships. This year, the games were held in seven cities: Gdansk, Poznan, Warszawa, Katowice, Krakow and Lublin. In each city students rivalled to get right to start in the finals, organized by the Polish University Sports Association ...

On November 27th, the President of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) Mr Alberto Gualtieri and the President of European Bridge League (EBL) Mr Yves Aubry met in Brussels in presence of the EUSA delegate Mr Geert Magerman. Bridge was recognized by EUSA in 2008. After two successful EUSA bridge Championships, both presidents expressed their willing to develop Bridge more at the universities ...

The last Executive Committee Meeting in 2011, which took place in Cordoba, Spain on November 25 and 26, concluded with the presentation of the bids for the European Universities Games 2014 and its attribution. Members of the Executive Committee were presented the reports of the inspection visits of the evaluation committee, performed in October by Mr Alberto Gualtieri, Mr Kemal Tamer and Mr Matjaz ...

The final meeting of the Executive Committee of EUSA in 2011 is taking place on November 25 and 26 in Cordoba, Spain. The meeting is being held at the Rectorate of the University of Cordoba. The members were met by the Rector of the University prof. dr Jose Manuel Roldan Nogueras and Vice-Rector of the University prof. dr. Manuel Torres Aguilar, welcoming them in the city and at their University. ...

EUSA Representatives made an inspection visit to Cordoba, and had several working meetings with the Organisers of the 1st European Universities Games, to take place in Cordoba, Spain between July 13 and 23, 2012. The games will feature 10 sports on the programme of EUSA events: basketball, handball, football, futsal, rugby 7s, volleyball, badminton, beach-volleyball, table tennis and tennis. EUSA ...

The partners in the European Anti-Doping Initiative (EADIn) met at a coordination working meeting on November 17 in Frankfurt, Germany. At the meeting several representatives of the partner organisations, including the European University Sports Association - EUSA, which is one of the core partners in the project, were present. The participants discussed the implementation of the EADIn programme ...

The President of the Russian Federation Mr Dmitry Medvedev awarded the Order of Friendship to FISU Honorary President George Killian for his contribution to the development of university sports in the Russian Federation, the strengthening of the cooperation with the Russian Federation in the field of sports and humanity. The corresponding Executive Order was signed by the Russian President on November ...