UNIVERSITY SPORT MOVEMENT

University Sport constitutes undoubtedly a necessity for all students who wish the improvement of their health and seek at the same time a better quality of life. University Sport through its foundations and its member federations also carries great significance for the integration of student athletes in the athletic movement and the promotion of the idea of "exercise for life”. The involvement of students with sport constitutes a basic objective and should become a pole of attraction, in order to overcome very important issues concerning social adaptability and social contact. For these reasons, all stakeholders need to understand that University Sport has to offer incalculable benefits for the students in terms of mental reserves and mental balance, while at the same time it contributes in the optimization of the health of sport participants.

The University Sport Movement should shift its attention in two very significant directions: Recreational sport and sport for all, aiming the increase of student’s involvement and general interest around sport and competitive sport, having as basic objectives the international recognition and the establishment of a sound global fun base, through the achievement of high level athletic performance.

 MESSAGE TO THE FISU FAMILY

University Sport beyond the spectacle and its recreational value, constitutes a social phenomenon of major importance. The evolution of these qualities establishes University Sport as a powerful mean for the creation of useful citizens. We all need to work with consistency and determination, in order to turn student athletes towards the right direction, stressing to them the importance of completing their studies concurrently with their athletic carriers. This is the most important message of University Sport, which needs to be spread to all five continents.
With the contribution of a more aggressive marketing and promotional policy, along with the development of media and public relations, with the right set of organizations representing the international athletic movement, University Sport must evolve to a whole new entity, acquiring its distinct share of optimized prestige.
University Sport involves thousands of athletes, while at the same time there is a very large fun base which needs to be approached and brought close to the University Sport Movement.
University Sport accomplishes an educational purpose of which the main objective was and will be a higher form of academic and athletic achievement, in constant service of human truth and dignity.
University Sport ought to educate young people by the fundamental values of fair play, creating at the same time people who respect and honour the effort of the winner as well as the defeated.
University Sport should aim to the improvement of stamina and the maintenance of health but mainly it should entertain and recreate all participants and fans. We must not forget that sport is a universal language connecting people around the globe. Our goal is to upgrade University Sport to a global promotional agent of education, socialization, athletic achievement and health.