Why together
Sports constitute a significant part of our lives. Both cities have outstanding sports infrastructure, and both can boast of individual athletes and teams achieving excellent results.
Accordingly, both Debrecen and Miskolc are cities of sports. In terms of the infrastructure, sports facilities and the commitment to sports, everything is in place serve as the joint venue for the European Universities Games. The exemplary cooperation of the two major cities will have advantages for the whole of Hungary.
Two Universities, One Aim
The combined population of 850 thousand people in the two cities and their agglomerations represent a centre of gravity in the country, with the support of the Government of Hungary, as well as the majority of the country’s population also supporting the successful implementation of the tasks undertaken.
The organisation of the European Universities Games will have a significant effect on the two settlements along with on their broader environments, in the areas of tourism, development of smart settlements and investment promotion.
“We consciously build sport cities, because we believe that sport is not only the foundation of a healthy society, but also contributes to the development of the infrastructure and the economy, advances the reputation of the settlement and promotes tourism”.
Two Universities, One Aim
With a history of over four and a half centuries, the University of Debrecen is Hungary’s oldest institute of higher education continuously operating in the same town. The predecessor of the University of Miskolc is the educational institution of mining and metallurgy, founded in Selmecbánya (today’s Banská Štiavnica) in 1735, where advanced technical knowledge was first educated in the world.
Nowadays 40 thousand students study at the two universities, at 14 faculties in Debrecen and at 8 faculties in Miskolc. Both universities have outstanding education, research, and innovation capacities, as well as academic results recognised also in international terms, on the basis of which they play an important role in achieving objectives of national strategy as well.
They also undertake roles in the development of the economic and sports life of Hungary. The continuous development of the two universities and the meeting of challenges brought along a marked presence in economic and sport developments, in innovation and on the market as service providers.
With their experiences and network of relationships, the two universities are well prepared to undertake the tasks of organising and hosting the European Universities Games, and to accommodate the best Games ever.
Why Together?
- Education and sports are the two major foundations of human and social development. The cities of Debrecen and Miskolc, as well as their respective universities, lead the way in both areas.
- While Miskolc is one of the most important Hungarian centres of fine arts and theatre, Debrecen was a school town of Protestant roots, where literature and contemporary arts dominate.
- The academic structures of the two universities cover fundamentally different areas of life, with engineering and law dominating in Miskolc and natural sciences and humanities in Debrecen.
- Both cities and universities have successful individual athletes and teams with outstanding results, and devote much attention and resources to the education of the next generation of athletes in every area.
- EUG 2024 will provide strong support for further development of both cities and enhance the significance and popularity of Hungarian and international university sports, while emphasising sustainability, as well as spectacular and novel elements.
- Through identifying the differences and building upon the synergies of the two cities, they undertake to organise the best European Universities Games ever.
Importance of EUSA events
Year by year the Hungarian University Sports Federation (MEFS) is committed to promoting European Universities Championships and European Universities Games, to delegate the best possible student-athletes to participate, as well as to promote the educational events to involve students in the work and the various projects related to university sports and sports in general. Having the possibility to host the EUSA European Universities Games in 2024, in the next years, MEFS will work on promoting the participation and the engagement of students intensively in university sports in Hungary to organize the biggest and the best Games ever.
