ANECAFYDE selects URJC to hold its national student congress

Ramon Machuca Vicente/Editor

The presidency of ANECAFYDE selected the Rey Juan Carlos University from among all the Spanish universities that teach the degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences to carry it out.

The congress was organised around five round tables on the main current areas of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences: profession and society, education, physical activity and health, management and physical preparation/performance, where the latest advances and topics of interest were presented and discussed by the best professionals.

The objectives of the conference include promoting the degree and its professional opportunities, both for students and future students, as well as encouraging the exchange of knowledge, promoting research and enhancing students' sporting skills.

Diana Amado, the event organiser, says that the event “was a huge success, with 300 students from all Spanish universities attending and registrations had to be closed because the reserved facilities on the Fuenlabrada campus were full. Amado highlights that on 6 and 7 November “the sessions were broadcast via streaming with the charitable aim of supporting those affected by the DANA in Valencia”, and a minute of silence was also held in memory of all those affected by the catastrophe.

At the same time, a competition was held among all Spanish universities for the best Final Degree Projects and Final Master's Projects in the different areas of Sports Science, as well as the holding of sports days to encourage socialisation among all the congressmen and to spread the values ​​of sport.

The event was organized by Diana Amado, Vice-Dean of Students and Mobility of the Faculty of Education and Sport and Interdisciplinary Studies of the URJC, with the collaboration of the Vice-Rectorate of Students and the Student House of the URJC, the Vice-Rectorate of Sports of the URJC, the Higher Council of Sports, the COLEF Council, the Spanish Conference of Deans of Sports Sciences, the Spanish Association of Sports Sciences and the URJC Sports Science Research Centre.