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2010 FISU Forum Update: Sub-Theme 4: ‘University Sport and Academic Recognition’

World Forum 25 June 2010

 

 

VIGO – Today, June 25th, the 6th day of the 10th FISU Forum in Vigo, Spain, the plenary session was moderated by CESU member Gyöngyi Földesi (HUN). Mrs. Földesi invited Mr. Jang-Ya Hong (KOR) and Mrs. Rosaura Méndez (CRC) Jang-Ya Hong(English resp. Spanish workshop), the moderators of yesterday’s workshops on sub-theme 3 of the Forum ‘Women’s Leadership in University Sport’ to report their findings to the Forum participants.

Rosaura MéndezAfter both presentations, Mrs. Földesi gave the floor to the keynote speakers of the 4th Plenary Session, i.e. CESU Member Nico Sperle (GER), Director of the Sport Department at Aachen University of Technology and Xurxo Dopico (ESP), Full Professor Department of Physical Sciences and Physical Education at the University of A Coruña.

Mr. Sperle elaborated on the Chances and Challenges through Educational Nico SperleValues of University Sport. His ideas on the subject can be downloaded here.

Xurxo DopicoMr. Dopico held forth on the organization and management model of University Sport in Europe, the US, Central America, South America, Australia, and Canada. His main findings can be downloaded here.

In the afternoon session the Forum participants mixed again in different workshops to dwell on sub-theme 4. During the late session, a separate workshop was organized for the officials and students respectively.

Christian Pierre, FISU Press Officer

 

 

 Mrs. Foldesi (HUN)

 

 

Stan Brassie (USA) presides one of the Workshops

 

An attentive bunch during the Student Workshop