International University Sports Federation Vice-President and Education Committee Chair Verena Burk attended an international conference in Goa.
The conference “Fit for Life: Empowering Youth trough Physical Education, Sports, and Traditional Sports”, was organised by the National Sports University, Imphal and Goa University with Don Bosco Goa as a partner institution from 18 to 20 February 2025.
A total of 16 countries were represented by delegates, academics, students and PhDs. International University Sports Federation Vice-President and Education Committee Chair Verena Burk gave a presentation entitled “Shaping the future: FISU’s Educational activities for Students and Student-Athletes”.
She presented FISU and many of the organisation’s activities, like the FISU World Forums, the FISU Student Ambassadors Programme, the Springboard Programme with its 21 pairs of mentor-mentees, the Dual Career concept and toolkit and finally the FISU Young Reporters Programme, all of which are aimed at empowering student-athletes to shape their future and the future of society.
Indian representation in Germany
After the FISU Dehli 2024 FISU World University Championship Shooting Sport, and this high level conference, the collaboration between FISU and India continues as 20 students from the National Sports University (Imphal, Manipur) who attended the conference will travel to Germany in July to take part to the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games as volunteers.
And last but not least, Verena Burk also had the opportunity to meet with Kshama Bangera (middle), an Indian student-athlete who will participate to the diving competition in Berlin during the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.
Written by Thérèse Courvoisier with information and pictures provided by Verena Burk.
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