Dear Participants!
Claude-Louis Gallien FISU President
The Universiade and the FISU Conference in Kazan 2013 will coincide with the 90th anniversary of the First World University Games in Paris 1923, linked with the First International Scientific Conference on University Sport with the main topic: “Sportsmanship, a direct heritage of the new Olympic spirit”.
Today’s youth represents the largest cohort of young people in human history. This generation has access to the greatest opportunities as well as unprecedented risks, in a world which is currently facing multiple challenges. Now more than ever, we need to prepare tomorrow’s decision makers:
- FISU firmly believes that, as part of higher education, sportsmanship fosters and enlightens student-athletes, helps them perform at the highest level of sporting and academic excellence, and provides them with emotion and inspiration for the joy of life;
- FISU re-affirms with force that University Sport can play a major role in promoting active citizenship engagement, social integration, a healthy way of life and global consciousness among the youth;
- FISU considers that through highly-competitive sporting activities, young people tend to acquire sharply trained minds and strong wills to overcome difficulties
A powerful international multisport event, the Kazan 2013 Universiade should provide an excellent opportunity to foster the outstanding world leaders of the future.
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Dear friends!
Rustam Minnikhanov President of the Republic of Tatarstan
I am delighted to welcome you in the historical capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, the thousand years old city of Kazan.
The first sport competitions of the 27th Summer Universiade will start in less than a year. At the moment Kazan is preparing to welcome all participants of the most important youth sports’ festival with our traditional hospitality and respect.
It is a great honour to host the Universiade in Kazan and at the same time a big responsibility for us. We believe that it will become an important milestone in the modern history of the Republic of Tatarstan and will place sport in Tatarstan to a new level.
This conference is a notable event in the process of preparation for the Universiade 2013 and it is a unique opportunity both for athletes and scholars to exchange knowledge, ideas and other achievements in the field of sports.
The significance and importance of the conference is further underlined by its participants represented by members of International University Sports Federation Executive Committee, Russian Olympic Committee, Presidents of National and Continental Student Sports Federations, Rectors of leading international educational institutions for professional sports, scientists, athletes and students.
I am confident, that the Conference will greatly contribute into development of modern sport and will help the young generation to understand the overall importance of sport for every person.
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