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On April 15, 2025, more than 40 representatives from 23 countries attended the online EUSA-NUSA meeting to be updated on EUSA activities and the advancement of the ERASMUS+Sport project DiscoverU project. The EUSA President Adam Roczek, the Secretary General Matjaz Pecovnik, the Sports Coordinator Eszter Gulyas welcomed the participants and presented recent EUSA university sport initiatives.

Before moderating the presentations, Andrej Pisl, EUSA Director of Projects and Policy, highlighted the Runners4All – European Students Run, to be held in October 2025 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, offering an important opportunity for university student participation.

Then, Marja Panijan illustrated the new sports activities and the UniSport Health programme introduced by Croatian Academic Sport Federation (CASF/HASS). Marianna Pikul, University Sports Association of Poland (AZS), presented the introduction of new university championships and grassroots events developed through DiscoverU support. Francis Cirianni anticipated the activities carried out in preparation of the EUSA Games in 2026 at the University of Salerno, Italy. Agnes Ancic-Valkai, Hungarian University Sports Federation (HUSF/MEFS), delineated the combination of competitive and recreational elements of the new format of the multisport MEFOB Festival, which was aligned with the DiscoverU vision. Laura Capranica, EAS President, summarized the efforts of the Network to support dual career development through awareness campaigns, stakeholder dialogue, and online engagement, including the popular EAS Cafés and the annual EAS Conference.

The next in-person meeting of DiscoverU partners will be organized in October 2025 during the Ljubljana Marathon and European Students Run, accompanied by a dedicated project conference.

The DiscoverU project is funded by the European Union coordinated by EUSA. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.