During the last weekend of April, the 40th Batavierenrace, an annual student relay race over 172 km, was organized in the Netherlands. Wageningen University Team was the overall winner, completing the whole track in 10 hours and 29 minutes, followed by the teams of the University of Eindhoven and the University of Twente. The Impalas from England were the fastest international team. This ...

British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the BUCS Conference, to take place at the University of Exeter July 10-13, 2012. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Enhancing the Student Experience through Sport’ and will consider the importance of sport in enhancing the student experience and satisfaction, the health ...

From 14 to April 22, Braga and Guimaraes hosted the final stages of the Portuguese University Championships 2012, organised by FADU and the University of Minho Students Union. This is the biggest university sports event in Portugal that involved more than 2500 participants, including athletes, coaches, officials, volunteers and organization. Under the event slogan 'Break the limits,' Handball, ...

We would like to inform you that due to the International Workers' Day (also known as May Day) and national holidays in Slovenia, where the secretariat of the European University Sports Association is located, the EUSA Office will be closed between April 27 and May 2, 2012. Please allow some additional time in responding to the incoming correspondence due to the holidays. We thank you for your ...

The 24th National General Assembly of the Polish University Sports Association (AZS) was held between April 20 and 22 in Wilkasy near Gizycko, in AZS sports and recreation centre. 165 delegates participated in the convention and they represented 17 regional associations, nearly 300 clubs and almost 50 thousand AZS members from all over Poland. Polish state authorities were represented by Mr ...

Mr Leonz Eder, EUSA Vice President, Mr Olaf Tabor, Treasurer and Mr Matjaz Pecovnik, Secretary General met on April 23, 2012 on a working meeting in Zurich, the city of the EUSA legal seat. Mr Eder, who was the EUSA Treasurer in the previous mandate, made a handover of the financial matters to the recently elected new EUSA Treasurer, Mr Tabor. The participants also discussed several ...

On the invitation of FADU - the national university sports association of Portugal, the Student Commission of the European University Sports Association (EUSA STC) met in Braga, Portugal, on April 20 and 21, 2012. EUSA STC members discussed several items within the scope of the meeting; with emphasis on the existing and new projects in which the STC is directly involved in; namely the Volunteer ...

At the General Assembly of the Montenegrin national university sports association, held end of January in Podgorica, some important changes were made. The association legally changed its name to Students Sport Association of Montenegro. Elections and a new structure, according to the new Law on sport, have been put in place. Mr Boris Sekulic, former CEO/Secretary General, has been elected as ...

Apart from the local contingent of volunteers that will be present at the 1st European Universities Games in Cordoba this summer, European University Sports Association and its Student Committee, with close cooperation with the local Organising Committee of the Games, is now busy selecting the volunteers. 173 volunteers from 19 countries accross Europe properly submitted their application in ...

The 11th FISU Forum concluded on Saturday, March 31 with a closing ceremony, started with a welcome speech by CESU Chair Mrs Alison Odell, followed by presentations of the Forum evaluation results, followed by a cultural performance. Mr Yoon-Suk Kim, Secretary General of the 2015 Summer Universiade and at the same time of the 2014 FISU Forum that will also take place in Gwangju, Korea presented the ...