We are happy to announce that European Athlete as Student (EAS) - the Dual Career Network and European University Sports Association (EUSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to strengthen the cooperation between the organisations.

The signing took place at the EUSA Office in Ljubljana on December 8, prior to the start of the Youth Sport Conference 2016, which will be held in Ljubljana on December 9 and 10. Present at the signing were EAS President Mrs Laura Capranica, EAS Treasurer Mrs Mojca Doupona Topic and EUSA Secretary General Mr Matjaz Pecovnik and Ms Sara Rozman, responsible in EUSA for the education and development. Joint also by EUSA Communications and Projects Manager Mr Andrej Pisl, the participants also discussed cooperation in projects and educational events.



The objectives of cooperation include working together on activities, educational events and social responsibilities projects, with a special focus on higher education students and dual career systems for athlete students preforming at elite level in sport and studying, as well as distribution and dissemination of knowledge and examples of good practice about dual career development to athletes, educational institutions and sport organizations.

The topic of dual careers, supporting academic and sports careers, is very important not only for EAS and EUSA, but has been recognised as one of priority themes by the European Union, also enabling funding opportunities for projects and partnerships on the topic.

For more information about EAS, please see www.dualcareer.eu.