Today, June 3rd, Donald Leas, the FISU Technical Chair for Diving visited the FISU Headquarters for a working session. On his way to Belgrade for his last inspection visit before the Summer Universiade Mr. Leas had a work meeting with Mark Vandeplas, Director for the Summer Universiade and Michal Buchel, Sports Manager in the Brussels […]
Over the weekend, the Universiade volunteers were guests at the air show that is traditionally held at the sports airport “Cenej” near Novi Sad. Friends of the Universiade from the sports club “Galeb” showed volunteers their planes that will carry the Universiade mascot, Srba, the sparrow, on their wings in honor of this year’s […]
The Jury An agreement was made between the OC of the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade and the OC of the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, regarding the organization of a volunteers exchange program for 150 volunteers from the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. From May 26th to 27th, 2009 the Second Selection Contest was held […]
Between June 24th and the opening of the Universiade on July 1st, some 13,000 athletes, international sport organizations officials and media representatives will come to Belgrade. Accommodation for all of them is ready in the Universiade Village and nine Belgrade hotels. The accommodation of the Universiade Belgrade 2009 participants and guests has been the […]
Serbian Minister of Youth and Sport, Snezana Samardzic-Markovic, together with ambassadors and consuls from 31 countries, whose athletes will compete at the Universiade Belgrade 2009 visited the Universiade Village. This Athletes’ Village, a modern, new residential block of buildings (14 buildings with 1,858 apartments) in New Belgrade will become the temporary home to […]
In the City Assembly of Belgrade, at the annual prize awarding ceremony of the Serbian Public Relations Society, the Universiade PR sector was awarded the prestigious award for public relations, for the project and campaign for rallying volunteers. The 12-member panel of expert judges awarded the prize in category ‘Public and Non-Profit Sector’ to the […]
There are only 42 days left until the 25thSummer Universiade kicks off. Company Universiade Belgrade 2009 team: PR sector director Tamara Kostro, volunteer sector director Damir Stajner, deputy CEO for volunteers Natasa Jankovic and Easy Travel Card coordinator Danijela Sunjarevic announced at today’s press conference that final preparations are underway for this year’s biggest […]
May 16th, distinguished guests and media representatives sampled the menus that will be prepared for athletes in the Belgrade Universiade Village. The biggest restaurant in the Balkans, with a seating capacity of over 1,500, will be serving 45,000 meals from four cuisines (national, vegetarian, halal and oriental) every day during the Games. The meals […]
