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EUSA Newsletter 04-2023, ISSN 1855-4571
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The registration for the European Universities Championships 2023 is happening in full swing. Most of the offered sports are reaching the capacity, so we have reopened the registration for several sports in order to be able to complete the competition format. This means that only one or two teams will be able to be additionally confirmed per sport, pending that the registration is submitted and the General Entry deposit is paid as soon as possible, but not later than April 15. The European University Sports Association (EUSA) reserves the right to close the registration immediately once the competition format is complete. We have opened the registration of the following sports: 3x3 Basketball, Badminton, Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball, Futsal, Golf, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Orienteering, Rowing, Rugby7s, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo*. There is an exeption in one of the sports, meaning that in all sports both male and female teams are open for registration, except in Water Polo, where EUSA and the Organising Committee had to cancel the women competition due to lack of entries. All the interested participants should see the event pages for details and contact the national university sports body in your country to register. Quantitative and Individual entries, as well as Travel plans for the Summer sports will open in the beginning of April; and in April we will also open the registration for the European Universities Winter Championships. The 2023 summer season of European Universities Championship will begin with the Championship in Football, taking place in Tirana from June 25 until July 4 and will be wrapped up with the Championship in Beach Sports from September 19-24. The preparations of all of the championships are going smootly, having the Organising Committees working hard to make sure all the competitions are on a great level, with great conditions and to ensure all the participants will take part of great championships with great standards. For more information about the European Universities Championships, please see EUSA Championships, for general overview, and specific event pages for details. We invite you to register the teams and recommend that the deposits are paid as soon as possible. More information...
Successful EUSA Webinar: Women Leaders and Role Models
02 March 2023
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The European University Sports Association hosted an inspiring and empowering webinar, on the topic of Women Leaders and Role Models, on Wednesday 1st of March.
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Madeira hosts important FADU events
06 March 2023
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The weekend between the 3-5 of March, in Madeira, few important FADU events took place, marking the 33 years anniversary of the Portugal University Sports Association.
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EUSA attends EGLSF events in Munich
06 March 2023
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European University Sports Association (EUSA) and the EUSA Institute was present at the Conference and General Assembly of the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF), as well as at the meeting for the Inclusion in Sport (iSport) project, held in Munich between March 3-5, 2023.
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Dedicated Erasmus+ webinar for Ukraine
07 March 2023
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On Tuesday, March 7, an online Erasmus+ webinar for Ukraine, focusing on funding and networking opportunities was held.
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iFLIPP project partners meet in Ljubljana
09 March 2023
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Partners of the Erasmus+ project Innovating Football Leadership through Practice and Policy (iFLIPP) gathered for a hybrid meeting on 7th and 8th of March, hosted by the European University Sports Association (EUSA) and the EUSA Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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iFLIPP Leadership Training held in Slovenia
13 March 2023
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The Erasmus+ project Innovating Football Leadership through Practice and Policy (iFLIPP) convened in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from March 8-11, 2023, for a European Leadership Training Programme co-hosted by the European University Sports Association (EUSA) and the EUSA Institute.
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MLEA concludes with a conference
14 March 2023
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After two years of consecutive and hard work on the analysis of athletes behaviour in the context of developing of entrepreneurial spirit, knowledge and competencies as well as creating an online tool for promoting it, the final conference and partners meeting of the Micro Learning Entrepreneurship for Athletes (MLEA) project took place on 13-14th of March at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, to mark the conclusion of the project.
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EUSA seminar on EUC 2023
17 March 2023
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On 16th of March, the European University Sports Association (EUSA) hosted an online seminar for representatives of the Organizing Committees of the European Universities Championships 2023.
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European Open University Powerlifting Cup 2023
21 March 2023
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Between March 16th and 18th of March, the 4th edition of the European University Cup in Classic Powerlifting was held in Albi, France. At the competition, 123 athletes representing their universities, forming a group of 64 male athletes and 59 female athletes, coming from 10 countries across Europe, took part in the event.
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Swiss University Sports meets in Bern
21 March 2023
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The Swiss University Sports held its General Assembly in the "House of Sports" of the Swiss Olympic Association in Ittigen, Bern.
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Youth Volunteering and European Mobility Conference
22 March 2023
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On March 21, a conference on the topic of Youth Volunteering and European Mobility, was held at the EU House in Ljubljana, Slovenia, organized by the collective for a European Civic Service with the collaboration of Slovenska Filantropija.
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K2S-GenZ project concludes in Budapest
24 March 2023
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On the 22nd of March, the partners of the Erasmus+ project Future volunteers - Key to success is Generation Z (K2S-GenZ) met in person for the project closing event in Budapest, Hungary organized by MEFS (Hungarian University Sports Federation).
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Successful EUSA-FISU seminar 2023
26 March 2023
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The second edition of the EUSA-FISU Seminar took place in the beautiful Val di Zoldo, Italy, from March 23-26. The event was attended mostly by secretary generals and office staff of the National Universities Sports Association from Europe, as well as European Universities Sports Association (EUSA) and Federation of International University Sport (FISU) representatives.
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BUCS Big Wednesday finals
28 March 2023
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The British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) on 23 of March, organized the National Championship Finals named Big Wednesday, which brought together months of planning to become one of the biggest one-day sporting events.
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EUSA Associated Members start rolling in
28 March 2023
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As we published earlier this year, the European University Sports Association (EUSA) besides having the national university sports bodies as its Members, also offers possibilities of Universities and other Organisations to join as Associated Members. This chance and all the granted benefits with it, was already taken by 19 Universities, coming from 6 countries.
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EUG2024 local partners meeting in Budapest
28 March 2023
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On March 23, 2023, in Budapest, at the University of Physical Education, in connection with the European Universities Games 2024, a meeting between the Hungarian University Sports Federation (MEFS) and the national associations of the sports participating in the Games, took place.
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EUSA meets EPF in Ljubljana
29 March 2023
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On March 29, 2023 the European University Sports Association (EUSA) Secretary General, Mr Matjaz Pecovnik and Sports Manager, Mr Miha Zvan held a working meeting at the EUSA Headquarters in Ljubljana with the representatives of the European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) Mr Emanuel Scheiber, General Manager and Mr Xavier De Puytorac, Treasurer.
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Invitation to St Duje Rowing Regatta 2023
30 March 2023
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We invite university eights team to the 21st International Rowing Regatta St Duje, taking place in Split from 12-14 of May 2023 in Split, Croatia, organized under the patronage of the European University Sports Association (EUSA).
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55th ASA Championship concluded
30 March 2023
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The 55th ASA International Championship, took place from 19-22 of March in the Israeli city of Eilat, organized under the patronage of the European University Sports Association (EUSA).
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Reflecting on March as Gender Equality Month
31 March 2023
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Gender Equality Month is celebrated every year in March. It is the whole month that is dedicated to celebrating the social, political, cultural, and academic achievements of women in the world.
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Announcing FISU Young Reporters Programme 2023
02 March 2023
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The International University Sports Association (FISU), in partnership with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) and the Organizing Committee of the World University Games Chengdu, is announcing the call for FISU Young Reporters Programme which will be held end of July - beginning of August 2023 during the World University Games in Chengdu.
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FISU Gender Equality Committee webinar
10 March 2023
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On the 9th of March, the Gender Equality Committee of the International University Sports Federation - FISU, organized an online webinar on the topic of Gender Equality for Sustainable University Sports.
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FISU holds Extraordinary General Assembly online
16 March 2023
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International University Sports Federation (FISU) held its Extraordinary General Assembly on March 15 in a virtual form..
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Successful EUSA-FISU seminar 2023
26 March 2023
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The second edition of the EUSA-FISU Seminar took place in the beautiful Val di Zoldo, Italy, from March 23-26. The event was attended mostly by secretary generals and office staff of the National Universities Sports Association from Europe, as well as European Universities Sports Association (EUSA) and Federation of International University Sport (FISU) representatives.
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FISU Head of Delegation meeting held in China
31 March 2023
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Delegations from around the world arrived in the Chinese city of Chengdu, to participate in the Head of Delegations meeting (HoD) from 28-31 March, in advance of the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games, planned to take place from 28th of July to 8th of August.
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Iwona Neroj
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Organising Committee of EUG2022
Lodz, Poland
Most of those that participated in the European Universities Games last summer have crossed paths with Iwona Neroj, one of the most visible faces of the EUG Lodz 2022 Organizing Committee.
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| What's up! - Student Column |
Women in Sports
 This month’s What’s up student Column examines the topic of Women in sports from the point of a current EUSA volunteer, Cristina Kenely, also marking the occation of March being the Gender Equality Month.
The professionalism of female sports has increased dramatically in recent years – from 20% of the total in Montreal in 1976 to a new record of 48% in Tokyo 2020, and there is a commitment to reach full gender equality for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
Women’s sports did not begin until after Title IX was established in 1972, which was part of the education reform that prohibited sex discrimination in sponsored education programs. As a result, women began to participate in sports in unprecedented numbers, as the act helped to create more opportunities for women and female gender preconceptions began to rise, resulting in the reduction of barriers to female sports participation.
Football became one of the world's fastest-growing sports for women in the 1990s, and global governing organizations encouraged the growth of women's football through regional and world championships. The women's movement changed views and advocated for equal chances, money, and facilities for female athletes.This increased female participation in sports demonstrates their capability to reduce discriminatory hurdles and restrict ideas about women's physical appearance, athletic ability, and participation in sports.
Sports play an essential role in defining women and placing them at a level comparable to men. However, there are still many challenges that female athletes face, including gender stereotypes, economic challenges and opportunities, a lack of media coverage and sponsorship, and biological and personal factors. Sports have traditionally been associated with masculinity, and they continue to be a problematic discursive area in which socially conservative gender politics contend with progressive gender politics.
Diverting sports along masculine and feminine lines promotes girls' perception and feeling that sports are only a male pastime and discourages females from participating in sports. Women will continue to be overlooked and underrepresented in sports unless this issue is addressed.
Despite these challenges, women have fought and continue to fight to be seen as equals in their athletic capabilities. As a result, promoting women’s sports will encourage more young girls to be more motivated and inspired to become more involved in starting a sport, thus, closing the discrimination gap. This may be accomplished by giving women’s sports the same recognition and notoriety as men’s sports receive.
Women need greater opportunities in sports, including sponsorship, access to coverage and live broadcasts, and more funding since this will allow them to express their dedication to a more positive and inclusive society while also delivering messages of female empowerment, equality, and diversity. The future of the sports industry is never definite, but one thing is certain: women’s sports will play a greater role.
The author of this article Cristina Kenely holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Malta. She is currently a volunteer with the European University Sports Association as part of the European Solidarity Corps.
Success in life comes to those who just refuse to give up, to those who have a clear vision that barriers, challenges, and losses serve merely as learning experiences. It is our challenge to achieve gender equality in sports and enable sports to empower all people.
Are you a student with an opinion? We are looking for new contributors for our student column every month. Feel free to contact stc@eusa.eu to offer a piece or propose a topic.
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