On November 12, the ENGSO members and partners gathered online for its 28th General Assembly and on November 14 also the ENGSO Youth General Assembly was held. The events were supposed to be held in June 2020 in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, but due to the current Covid-19 situation it was moved online.

After the welcoming words of ENGSO President Mr Stefan Bergh, representatives of partner organisations addressed the Assembly, including the Vice-President of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) Mr Haris Pavletic.



After accepting the minutes of the previous General Assembly, a presentation on ENGSO’s Annual Report of the past year was done. The participants were introduced to ENGSO’s work in Erasmus+ co-funded projects, and informed about ENGSO’s representation in a number of events.

The Assembly welcomed a new member - the Slovak Olympic and Sport Committee (SOSC), and elected their new Secretary General - Ms Sara Massini, Head of the International Department at OPES Italia and previously ENGSO Executive Committee member. Ms Edina Andrejko from Hungary was elected on the vacant Executive Committee member position.



The General Assembly participants also received updates on the ENGSO Action Plan 2020–2021 and from the three ENGSO committees: ENGSO Youth, Equality Within Sport (EWS) Committee and the EU Advisory Committee. The Assembly also confirmed revision of the Statutes.

The ENGSO Youth General Assembly celebrated 18th anniversary of the youth section of ENGSO. The event started with welcome words of its Chair Ms Ugne Chmeliauskaite, who together with the Vice-Chair Mr Filip Filipic presented the report for the past year. Special reports were done also by the working groups on social inclusion, education & employability, health, sport diplomacy and sustainable development.



The ENGSO Youth Assembly delegates then confirmed the reports, strategy for the future and modification of the Statutes. They also elected a new ENGSO Youth Committee member - Ms Anett Fodor from Hungary. Anett is very active in the field of sport, and has previously served as EVS volunteer in EUSA, and later coordinated the Erasmus+-supported project Empowered Nation on gender equality and volunteering.

The Youth assembly concluded with educational mini seminar on youth leadership, highlighting the activities of the UNESCO Youth and Sport Task Force and Design thinking methods.



European University Sports Association (EUSA) was represented in both events. The next ENGSO General Assembly in 2021 is planned to be held on June 11-13 in Torshavn, Faroe Islands.

For more information, please see www.engso.eu and www.youth-sport.net.