Knowledge Transfer: the Observer Programme

TRENTINO – The Organizing Committees of Winter Universiade Granada 2015, Almaty 2017 and the recently selected Krasnoyarsk 2019 are taking part in the FISU Observer Programme Trentino 2013, which will allow them to check firsthand the key operations and main steps for the preparation of their respective events.

Nearly thirty people of the committees are visiting during 13 and 14 December the facilities where the Universiade is being organised, and receiving information from the managers of the functional areas of the event.

All the presentations have been developed in SanBa University Center, headquarters of the Trentino OC. At the first day of the programme, attention has focused on the FISU regulations, the job of the international departments, accreditation system, marketing, medical services and anti-doping. The second day will focus on facilities, television and volunteer management.

As Aleksandra Pilecka, International Relations Responsible of Granada OC explains: “The OP is very useful to know the steps and the problems we will face during the organization of the Universiade. We must highlight the hard work made by the Trentino team to prepare the programme.”

Ekaterina Peshkova, Vice-Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Region, shares Aleksandra’s opinion: “It is undoubtedly important. We do not yet have any experience – we do not know how to do certain things. So we can find out how to work in the right direction.”

For Sultanbek Syzdykov, Advisor to the Organising Committee Almaty 2017: “The quality of the Student Games should improve with every year and we will work towards this. We will use this experience.”

Javier Morales & Toby Fisher, FISU Young Reporters