STRATEGIC DIALOGUE 2025
The event will be held as a cooperation initiative of the European University Sports Association (EUSA) and the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and will be held at the occasion of the EUSA General Assembly. The Strategic Dialogue aims to connect, motivate, and enable university sport stakeholders in Europe to gain better insights of their needs and realities, and how to effectively work together towards the development of university sport.
GENERAL DRAFT PROGRAMME
Thursday, October 09, 2025
In the morning, Arrivals
09:00 – 22:00 Accreditation
09:30 – 11:00 Executive Committee Meeting – Part I.
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:45 Executive Committee Meeting – Part II.
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Strategic Dialogue – Opening & Pannel I.
- Panel I: University Sport in Europe: Past, Present and Future
Speakers:
- Leonz Eder, President, International University Sports Federation
- Haris Pavletic, 1 st Vice-President, European University Sports Association
- Milan Zvan, Education Commission Chair, European University Sports Association
- Amalie Husby, President, Norwegian Association of University Sports
- Moderator: Sara Rozman, Director Education & Operations, European University
Sports Association
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 18:30 Strategic Dialogue – Panel II. & Conclusions
- Panel II: FISU and the Continental Federations: Connecting Ideas, Creating Impact
Speakers:
- Matthias Remund, Secretary General & CEO, International University Sports
Federation
- Matjaz Pecovnik, Secretary General & CEO, European University Sports
Association
- Peninnah Kabenge Aligawesa, Vice-President & Secretary General, Federation of
Africa University Sports
- Luciano Atayde Costa Cabral, Executive Vice President, Brazilian University
Sports Federation
- Moderator: Stefan Berg, Development Committee Chair, International University
Sports Federation
19:30 – 22:00 Dinner