Opening ceremony
Opening Ceremony will be held University of Łódź, Faculty of Philology on Thursday, July 24th , starting at 18.00, lasting about 1,5 hour.
Closing and Award Ceremony will be held AZS Łódź Stadium on Sunday, July 27th , starting at 16.30, lasting about 2,5 hour.
All participating teams are invited to attend the opening ceremony.
To participate in the procession, teams will assemble on the entrance of AZS Łódź Stadium (side of the stadium) from 18:30. There, OC staff and volunteers will be waiting for them with exciting activities and information.
Participants are arranged in columns in the order of their arrival, coordinated by volunteers. The march will be led by EUOC Łódź 2025 flag bearer volunteers. At least one team member from each participating university must be represented at the march.
Once the teams have entered, they will take their designated seats in the auditorium, guided by our volunteers, from where they can watch the opening ceremony from a seated position. The dress code for the teams participating in the entry ceremony will be the university uniform (team jersey or t-shirt).
Please bring your accreditation card with you when entering the AZS Łódź Stadium . Only allowed to enter the building and attend the opening ceremonies just wearing the accreditation cards!
EUOC Łódź 2025 partners, competition staff, EUSA Office and VIP guests will be seated in the auditorium during the opening ceremony.
Transportation will be provided for EUSA Representatives from the accommodations to the event area and OC also provide transfers back to the hotels due to the distance from the Opening Ceremony Center.
For athletes, no transportation will be provided as the distance from the Center is 150m.
After each race there will be flower ceremony held in the competitions venues.
Award ceremony
Medals will be awarded in the following categories:
Women Sprint, Middle Distance
Men Sprint, Middle Distance
Men/Men MM sprint relay
Women/Women WW sprint relay
Men/Women MW sprint relay
Each team member will receive one (1) gold, one (1) silver and one (1) bronze medal, depending on the placing. The top three teams per category will receive a trophy.
Competitors are not allowed to place national/regional flags or symbols of their country/region, culture or religion on the podium. The winners are allowed to wear their sports uniform Athletes must remove their caps when receiving their medals and keep them on during the ceremony (i.e. the playing of the EUSA anthem and the raising of the flags).