An international conference “Student Sport in Professional Sport” was held on 20 January morning. The conference featured presentations by leaders of student sport federations from countries around Estonia, as well as by representatives of FISU and EUSA. The aim of the conference was to exchange experiences of integrating student sport in a single sport system and to find new opportunities for development of student sport and, through this, the sport in Estonia in general.

 

 

The presentations included those made by Mr Ants Veetõusme, the President of the Estonian Academic Sports Federation (EASF); Mr Eric Saintrond, FISU Secretary General, Mr Matjaz Pečovnik, EUSA Secretary General, Mr Sergey Ponomarev, the Vice-President of the Russian Student Sport Union (RSSA); Mr Česlovas Garbaliuskas, the President of the Lithuanian Students’ Sports Association (LSSA); Mr Josef Åhman, the Secretary General of the Swedish University Sports Federation (SAIF) and Mr Mrt Israel, the Universiade champion and World Championships' 4th place winner in discus throw 2011, Master degree student of the Tallinn Technical University.

 

 

A reception dedicated to the anniversary was held on the evening same day, on January 20. President of EASF Mr Veetõusme gave a speech and made an interesting summary about the past 20 years of student sports in Estonia. All the best volunteers, sportsmen, partners and friends from other countries were awarded by Letter of Appreciation.

 

 

On behalf of EUSA, Mr Matjaz Pečovnik, Secretary General congratulated the EASF on the remarkable anniversary and their contribution to the development of university sports during last years and presented its president the EUSA plaquette and special edition of EUSA Book.