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EUSA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGThe Executive Committee met on its first meeting, which was organised in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Febru-ary 3, 2006. The members of the board were welcomed by the Rector of the Technical University of Eindhoven (Tue), which will host the European University Champion-ships in Football, Tennis and Volleyball in July and is cel-ebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Following a renewed spirit of collaboration between EUSA and National University Sports Associations, the Executive Committee has decided to invite two Presi-dents of the associated member federations to each meeting. This time, Mr. Angel Ivanov, the President of the Bulgarian University Sports Association and Mr. Ceslovas Garbaliauskas, the President of the Lithuanian Students Sports Association, were present at the meeting.

EUSA EVENTS 2007The Executive Committee attributed the organisation of the following EUSA Events for 2007:European Universities Championships 2007:Volleyball: Rijeka / CRO Basketball: Geneve / SUIRowing: Girona / ESPFutsal: Koper / SLOFootball: Rome / ITABeach Volleyball: Protaras / CYPHandball: Lodz / POL Badminton: St. Petersburg / RUS Karate: Podgorica / SCG Tennis: Moscow / RUS

EUSA Symposium 2007: Moscow / RUSGeneral Assembly 2007: Belgrade / SCG

The Executive Committee also decided to put Table Ten-nis on the EUC 2007 programme. The member federa-tions are asked to send in the candidatures for the organi-sation to the EUSA office by April 30, 2006.

The title of the championships will from 2007 onwards be European Universities Championships.

STUDENT COMMISSIONEUSA received 8 candidatures for the membership in the Student Commission. The following candidates were nominated for the next two year period: Zoltan Rakaczki (HUN), Elena Starkova (RUS), Thomas Gualtieri (ITA) and Florence Beuchamps (FRA). TECHNICAL COMMISSIONEUSA decided to create the position of the Chairman of the Technical Commission. All members are asked to send in the candidatures for the post until April 30, 2006.Alison Odell was nominated as the new Technical Del-egate for Badminton.

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EUSA SEMINAR FOR THE EUC 2006 ORGANISERSThe first EUSA Seminar for the Organisers of the Euro-pean Universities Championships 2006 was organised in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on February 4, 2006. 45 participants were present at the Seminar, among them the representatives of the EUC Organising Committees, EUSA Technical Delegates and Members of the EUSA Executive Committee.

The participants were welcomed by, Mr. Gualtieri, the EUSA President and Mr. De Mooij, Student Sport Centre Eindhoven Manager-Director.Matjaz Pecovnik, EUSA Secretary General, presented the history of EUC, made general briefing on the terms and conditions of organisation, and provided examples for best practice. Subsequently the Technical Delegates and the EC representatives met with the Organising Commit-tees of their respective sport in order to check all details of the organisation and discuss the progress reports.

At the end of the seminar the representatives from the Netherlands prepared the presentations on the sport in the Netherlands and EUC 2006 in Eindhoven.

MEMBER NEWSBULGARIAThe representatives of the Bulgarian National University Sports Federa-tion, Mr. Angel Ivanov, President and Mr. Martin Petrou, Secretary-General were present at the EUSA Executive Committee meeting to present the new structures of their federation. At the NUSF’s General Assembly held on January 11th, 2006 a new Executive Committee was elected, the structure was changed and the new name of the federation became: Bulgarian Association for University Sports ‘Academic’. ‘Academic’ also boasts the strong support of the National Sports Academy and the Ministry of Sports. An internet site will soon be launched. The new e-mail of federation is: [email protected]

FINLANDThe Student Sports Federation of Finland (Opiskelijoiden Liikuntali-itto) elected the new President for the next two years term (2006-2007). The President be-came Mr. Jussi Ansala. Mr. Henri Latonen continues as a Secretary General of the Federation.

GREAT BRITAINThe British Universities Sports As-sociation (BUSA) is delighted to an-nounce Ian Randell as its new Chief Executive. Randell, 33, is the former Chief Executive of the Ladies Europe-

an Tour (the govern-ing body for ladies professional tourna-ment golf in Europe) and is a graduate of The University of Warwick with a degree in Management Sciences where he also captained the University Golf Team. The experience gained in all aspects of his career in pro-



fessional sport means that he is well equipped to develop the status of BUSA as an important element within the national sporting framework.

IRELANDCUSAI, the National University Sports Federation of Ireland, has new contact numbers:CUSAI, Sport HQUnit 13, Joyce WayPark West Business Park, Dublin 12Telephone: +353 1 625 1173Fax: +353 1 625 1174E-mail: [email protected]: www.cusai.ie

ISRAELThe University Sports federation of Israel informed us, that the new representative of the federation to the EUSA General assembly will be Mr. Yaron Prager, who replaced the retired Mr. Moshe Sasson.

RUSSIAMr. Oleg V. Matytsin, the President of the Russian Stu-dent Sports Union and the Member of the EUSA Execu-tive Committee was awarded with the Honorary Doctor Degree of Beijing Sport University. The awarding ceremo-ny was held in Beijing Sport University (Beijing, China). Congratulations!

At the same time we would like to inform you, that FISU will move its Headquarters to new premises. The new co-ordinates of FISU will be:FISU Château de la Solitude54, avenue Charles Schaller1160 Brussels, Belgium

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006

EUC Beach Volleyball Place: Latina / ITA Competition date: 22.06. - 25.06.E-mail: [email protected].: +39 06 3331961Fax: +39 06 3340989Entry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EUC HandballPlace: Besancon / FRA Competition date: 26.06. - 01.07.E-mail: [email protected].: +333 81 66 61 16Fax: +333 81 66 58 42Entry fee: 20 € per personParticiation fee: 45 € person/day

LATINA 2006

BESANÇON 2006

FISUThe FISU Executive Committee met in Bangkok, Thailand, the host city of the 2007 Summer Universiade. Among the others, a number of progress reports for World University Championships (WUC) 2006 were presented as well as the organisers of the WUC in 2008 were chosen. The Organising Committees of past and future Universiades also presented their reports. You can read more details on the meeting www.fisu.net



EUC Futsal Place: Novi Sad / SCG Competition date: 18.07. – 23.07.E-mail: [email protected]., fax: +381 21 450 670Website:www.ussns.org.yu/ championshipEntry fee: 20€ per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EUC Rowing Place: Brive / FRA Competition date: 02.09. – 03.09. Entry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EUC Volleyball Place: Eindhoven / NEDCompetition date: 03.07. – 08.07.E-mail: [email protected].: +31 40 247 5877Fax: +31 40 247 4437Website: www.tue.nl/euc2006Entry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EUC BasketballPlace: Guimaraes / POR Competition date: 11.07. – 16.07.Tel.: +351 253 604 120Mobile +351 91 762 6747Fax: +351 253 678 956 E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.eubc.2006.aaum.ptEntry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 40 € person/day

EUC Badminton Place: Lisbon / POR Competition date: 13.07. – 16.07. E-mail: [email protected].: +351 21 780 39 81Mobile: +351 91 661 45 49Fax: +351 21 780 39 89Website: www.eubc-lisbon2006.comEntry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EUC Football Place: Eindhoven / NEDCompetition date: 03.07. – 08.07.E-mail: [email protected].: +31 40 247 5877Fax: +31 40 247 4437Website: www.tue.nl/euc2006Entry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EUC Tennis Place: Eindhoven / NEDCompetition date: 03.07. – 08.07.E-mail: [email protected].: +31 40 247 5877Fax: +31 40 247 4437Website: www.tue.nl/euc2006Entry fee: 20 € per personParticipation fee: 45 € person/day

EINDHOVEN 2006

EINDHOVEN 2006

EINDHOVEN 2006

GUIMARAES 2006

LISBON 2006

NOVI SAD 2006



The first EUC Handball will take place in Besancon, France from June 26 to July 1, 2006.

matches were played also in Besançon. The EUC will be played in seven sports halls, which are situated around the Student Campus.

CITYBesancon is the capital of Franche-Comté, on the river Doubs. The city is especially famous for its clock and watch manufactures; its watch school is world renowned. The city has also a lot of old monuments: Roman ruins, a cathedral (12 th -16 th century), and numerous buildings in Spanish Renaissance style, notably the Palais Granvelle and the imposing town hall. The city has 127000 inhabitants.

UNIVERSITYAn intellectual center, Besançon is the seat of a university (founded 1422 in Dôle and moved to Besançon in 1691) and a music academy (founded 1726). The University of Besançon has 18000 students. The University will be a partner in the project. Students will be accommodated in the Student Campus, where also the breakfast, lunch ad dinner will be served.

TRANSPORTBesançon is easily accessible by car, train, bus or plane. The nearest airport is Bale-Mulhouse, from where the Organising Committee will organise the transportation to the city.

SPORTBesançon has 120 sports clubs and hosts 4200 sports events a year. The women handball club of Besançon has been a champion of France for several times, while there are many players also involved in the national team. During the World handball Championship in 2001

1ST EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – BESANÇON 2006

PROPOSED PROGRAMME26 / 06 - Monday Arrivals Technical meeting.27 / 06 - Tuesday Competitions Opening ceremony28 / 06 - Wednesday Competitions Social Programme Reception with the Mayor29 / 06 - Thursday 1/4 finals Sightseeing30 / 06 - Friday 1/2 finals Cultural Programme01 / 01 - Saturday Finals Closing ceremony 02 /07 - Sunday Departures

MORE INFORMATION:CRSport U BesanconTel.: +333 81 66 61 16Fax: +333 81 66 58 42Website: http://eurohandball2006.univ-fcomte.frE-mail: [email protected]



2006

EUSA-Event Calendar

For more events please see: www.eusa-unisport.org / Event Calendarwww.fisu.net

www.fisu.net

EUSA events &FISU events, organised by member federations of EUSA

22.06. - 25.06. EUC Beach Volleyball Latina / ITA

26.06. - 01.07. EUC Handball Besancon / FRA

02.07. – 09.07. EUC Volleyball Eindhoven / NED

02.07. – 09.07. EUC Football Eindhoven / NED

02.07. – 09.07. EUC Tennis Eindhoven / NED

11.07. – 16.07. EUC Basketball Guimaraes / POR

13.07. – 16.07. EUC Badminton Lisbon / POR

18.07. – 23.07. EUC Futsal Novi Sad / SCG

02.09. – 03.09. EUC Rowing Brive / FRA

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