Some encouraging news has reached the FISU HQ from our Haitian Member Association. After the terrible earthquake that shattered the country, University activity has returned in Haiti. The State University of Haiti (UEH), the country’s most important educational institution with 25,000 students of which 15,000 in the state capital Port-au-Prince, has announced it will resume activities from May 3rd onwards.
In the meanwhile, the students of the two biggest private universities, Notre Dame de Haiti (UNDH) and Université Quisquéya (UniQ), already have resumed academic activities since the beginning of this month. Other institutions are starting up as well.
The National Stadium of the capital, where normally the majority of the matches of National University Football Championship are played, has been used as a shelter for the homeless earthquake victims since January 12th but is now being vacated.
Slowly life returns to normal and Erby Beralte, Secretary-General of the NUSF is confident university sport activities might start again soon.
