CUS Bologna is an amateur sports association founded in 1946. It is part of the Italian University Sports Center (C.U.S.I.) which is in turn associated to the F.I.S.U. (International University Sport Federation), of which it is a founder member, and to the E.U.S.A. (European University Sport Association).
The main mission of the CUSB is to disseminate and enhance motor activity through basic and competitive sports within all the schools of the University of Bologna and the local territory, addressing a wide range of targets transversally: children, the elderly, amateurs and competitive players, the CUS Bologna is a point of reference and valid support for all.
The objectives of the CUSB include:
"A new academic year begins and, as always, CUS Bologna is alongside to students who want to practice sports activities during their studies. Courses, tournaments, championships and projects aimed at promoting motor skill and physical well-being are just some of the possibilities that the CUSB offers to students and its members; in addition to these are the training and activities carried out by our competitive sections, participation in the National University Championships and the European Championships (the main university sports competitions at Italian and continental level, which have seen the University of Bologna at the top for performance and results for several years), the special initiatives undertaken together with the Alma Mater. Among the high-level projects with the greatest potential there is undoubtedly the path “dual career” and the recognition of student-athlete status, created with the aim of allowing young people to better reconcile study during their university period with their competitive sports career, and to obtain a level of training that guarantees a solid professional future even post-athlete. There were many initiatives that the CUSB carried out during the lockdown imposed by the COVID-19 health emergency: even remotely, there was no shortage of projects, videos and events to involve our community, always putting the fundamental role of physical activity and good living practices at the center. For CUS Bologna, sport is education, training, culture, competitive spirit and social aggregation. Values on which the strategy of the University of Bologna is built to encourage student sporting activity and improve the quality of life of its members. "
