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Rectors Conference

The European Universities Games are being organized by the European University Sport Association and national university sport associations every two years in different European cities, with the goal of promoting friendly competition through multi-sports events, facilitating friendship and companionship between students and universities, promoting unity and tolerance, as well as promoting the quality of students’ standard of life.

Rijeka’s multicultural Mediterranean style and Zagreb’s cultural and sports tradition will serve as a frame for the 3rd European Universities Games in 2016. In the period between July 12 and July 25 in 2016, universities of Rijeka and Zagreb will host over 5000 participants, students of more than 300 universities from 45 European countries. Competitions will be held in the highest ever number of sports – 21, to be exact: badminton, bridge, futsal, golf, judo, karate, basketball and basketball 3v3, football, chess, sport climbing, table tennis, para – table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, beach volleyball, swimming and para-swimming, rugby 7, handball, waterpolo and rowing. We are especially proud to announce that, for the first time, sport competitions for students with disabilities, will be held.

As a part of the European Universities Games, a Rectors’ Conference will be held from July 12 to July 13 at the University of Rijeka, primarily focused on university sports, with special emphasis on dual careers for student athletes. With this Rectors’ Conference we would like to gather the heads of European universities in order to discuss the state of, as well as options for the development of sports at the universities and the status of student athletes in higher education. Our aim is to exchange ideas, experiences and examples of good practice in various European and Northern American universities which have a developed system of dual careers for student athletes. It is our hope that the participants will adopt a joint Memorandum of understanding, by which they will declare a common stance to serve as a foundation for future action on the question of dual careers for student athletes and university sports.

Programme

Monday 11th July 2016

Arrivals – Opatija (Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta)
20:30 – 21:00 Receptions at Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta (Room Oleander)
21:00 – 21:30 Welcome speech: Chairman: Zrinko Čustonja, Ph. D., President of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation and 3rd European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka 2016
o Mr. Damir Boras, Ph. D. / President of the Croatian Rectors’ Conference and Rector of the University of Zagreb
o Mr. Pero Lučin, Ph. D. / Rector of the University of Rijeka
o Mr. Haris Pavletić / Vice- President of the EUG 2016, President of the Rijeka University Sports Association
o Mr. Ivo Dujmić / Mayor of the City of Opatija
o Mr. Vojko Obersnel / Mayor of the City of Rijeka
o Mr. Zlatko Komadina / President of the Primorsko-Goranska County
21:30 – 23:00 Dinner at Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta (Room Oleander)

July 12th 2016

9:00 – 9:30 Reception at Grand Hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta (Room Lavanda)
9:30 – 10:30 Welcome speeches: Chairman: Marko Žunić, Secretary General of European Universities Games Zagreb – Rijeka 2016
o Pero Lučin, Ph. D. / Rector of the University of Rijeka
o Mr. Damir Boras, Ph. D. / President of the Croatian Rectors’ Conference and Rector of the University of Zagreb
o Mr. Zrinko Čustonja, Ph. D. / President of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation and 3rd European Universities Games Zagreb-Rijeka 2016
o Mrs. Lea Meister / President of the European Students’ Union
o Mr. Oleg Matytsin / President of The International University Sports Federation
o Mr. Adam Roczek / President of the European University Sports Association President
o Mrs. Martine Rahier, Ph. D. /Vice-President of the European University Association
o Mr. Krešo Zadro, Ph. D. / Assistant Minister, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 13:15 Lectures and discussions
Keynote speakers:
Chairman: Vice – Rector Snježana Prijić – Samaržija, Ph. D. / President of Academic Activities Department
o Mr. Mark Emmert / President of The National Collegiate Athletic Association
o Mr. Adam Roczek / President of European University Sports Association
o Mr. Joao Gabriel Silva, Ph. D / Rector of the University of Coimbra
o Mr. Zrinko Čustonja, Ph. D. / President of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch and University of Rijeka Campus tour
15:00 – 17:30 Round table at Faculty of Civil Engineering
Chairman: Gordan Kožulj, Organizing Committee EUG 2016
Participants:
o Damir Knjaz, Ph. D. / Dean Faculty of Kinesiology
o Ana Znaor / World champion in Kickboxing
o Mihovil Španja / Swimming champion
o Dalibor Krpan / Founder of Taekwondo Academy, University of Rijeka
17:30 – 18:00 Adoption of conclusions and closing of the Conference
18:30 – 20:00 Social Activities (sport games)
20:00 – 22:30 Official dinner at Hotel NAVIS
Presentation: Rijeka 2020 European Capital of Culture Project

July 13th 2016

9:30 Departure for Zagreb (Hotel Sheraton or Hotel West In)
11:30 – 12:15 Meeting with the Rector of the University of Zagreb (Rectors office)
14:00 – 15:30 EUSA Reception (Hotel Panorama, Zagreb)
18:00 – 20:00 Reception hosted by the Rector of the University of Zagreb and the President of the
3rd European Universities Games (Botanic Garden)
21:00 – 23:00 Opening Ceremony of the 3rd European Universities Games (Athletic Stadium Sports
Park Mladost, Zagreb)

Thursday 14th July 2016.

Departure

General information for participants

Programm of EUG 2016 Rectors Conference

Contact

Mail: [email protected]

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