About Us

PANATHLON INTERNATIONAL (PI)

Panathlon International was established in 1951 in Venice (Italy) and associates 300 Panathlon Clubs worldwide. Panathlon International is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (resolution 11/6/1982), is a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), of the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) and of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE). It also has systematic contacts with UNESCO. The main aim of Panathlon International is the achievement of the sporting ideal and the establishment of its cultural and moral values as a means towards the development and advancement of the individual and solidarity between men and people. Among many initiatives the “Panathlon Charter on Rights of Children in Sport” is the most known, adapted by almost all sport federations worldwide. The PCU Committee is the university sport oriented platform of Panathlon International. The President of Panathlon International is Pierre Zappelli, member of the International Olympic Committee Cultural Commission. The most important Panathlon International Charters and Declarations:

PANATHLETE CHARTER

FAIR PLAY CHARTER

CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD IN SPORT

PANATHLON DECLARATION ON ETHICS IN YOUTH SPORT

CHARTER OF DUTIES OF PARENTS IN SPORT

More information on www.panathlon-international.org.

PCU COMMITTEE

The PCU Committee is the university sport oriented platform of Panathlon International which organizes and endorses university sport events with the focus on fair play and ethics in student sport. With resolution n° 21/11/CI dated 29/9/2011, Panathlon International authorized the establishment of the Committee of Panathlon Clubs of Universities (PCU Committee). In 1999 the basis of the PCU Committee was established as an independent initiative of Belgian and Dutch students, the “European Student Football Championship”. Over the years the number of sports was extended and the initiative was incorporated in the non-profit association IFIUS. In 2011, the association became part of Panathlon International and the initiative was welcomed by the 2011 President of the International Olympic Committee J. Rogge as expressed in this letter. The PCU Committee unites all Panathlon Clubs of Universities, supervises their sports and cultural initiatives, organizes the PCU Games, the PCU Drawing and Photo Contests and endorses – co-organizes – the PIUTT Tennis, the PCU Bridge Trophy and the PCU Chess Cup. A Panathlon Club of a University is a Panathlon Club connected to and named after a university or university college.

Statutes and Regulations PCU Committee, click here. The 2015 Amendments to the Statutes and Regulations PCU Committee, click here.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee is elected each 4 years by the General Assembly of all Panathlon Clubs of Universities and is completed with the Secretary General of Panathlon International and the President of the PCU Games Council. The 2017 elections offered the following composition:

• President, Peter Verboven (Belgium)
• Secretary General, His Excellency Prof. Dr. A. G. Kotchofa (Russia)
• Treasurer, Prof. Dr. Francis baron Van Loon (Belgium)
• President PCU Games Council, Prof. Dr. Bahram Ghadimi (Iran)
• Secretary General Panathlon International, Simona Callo (Italy)

PCU CLUBS (Panathlon Clubs of Universities)

Universities and University Colleges that consider ethics in sport and Fair Play an added value for the development of their students are welcome to create a Panathlon Club connected to the university. Participants of the PCU Games are automatically granted Panathlon International membership as a PCU Club. The establishment and working modalities of a PCU Club are simple and are explained in detail upon request at info@pcucommittee.com. The PCU Club advantages can be summarized as follows:

• Member of an IOC recognized association with emphasis on ethics in sport
• Representation and voting right Panathlon International General Assembly
• Representation and voting right PCU Committee General Assembly
• Network of more than 300 Panathlon Clubs worldwide
• Each member receives the Panathlon Magazine a number of times per year
• Free participation in the PCU Games

67 UNIVERSITIES IN 28 COUNTRIES

PCU MEMBER CLUBS 2019-2020

PCU Antwerp (Belgium)

PCU Hamburg Helmut Schmidt (Germany)

PCU Teheran (Iran)

PCU Dubna State University (Russia)

PCU Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic))

PCU Edinburgh (Scotland/UK)

PCU University of Paris – Saclay (France)

PCU De Montford University (England)

PCU Moscow Financial University (Russia)

PCU Verona (Italy)

PCU University of Gjirokastër ‘EQrem Cabej’ (Albania)

PCU University of Mostar (Bosnia Herz.)

PCU Clausthal University of Technology (Germany)

PCU Aalto University (Finland)

PCU University of Kaiserlautern (Germany)

PCU University of Luzern (Switzerland)

PCU Catalan National University Students (CAT/ESP)

PCU Rome Tor Vergata (Italy)

PCU NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES 2019-2020

Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain) – YERUN

Universitat Autonoma de Madrid (Spain) – YERUN

Universität Bremen (Germany) – YERUN

Brunel University London (England) – YERUN

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) – YERUN

Dublin City University DCU (Ireland) – YERUN

University of Essex (England) – YERUN

University of Eastern Finland (Finland) – YERUN

Universität Konstanz (Germany) – YERUN

Universiteit Maastricht (Netherlands) – YERUN

Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) – YERUN

Université Paris Dauphine (France) – YERUN

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) – YERUN

Syddansk Universiteit (Denmark) – YERUN

Universität Ulm (Germany) – YERUN

Distant Production House University (Rwanda) – PIUTT

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russia) – PIUTT

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (Russia) – PIUTT

University of Maribor (Slovenia) – PIUTT

Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism (Russia) – PIUTT

AP University College (Belgium) – PCU GAMES

KdG University College (Belgium) – PCU GAMES

Maritime Academy Antwerp (Belgium) – PCU GAMES

University of Leipzig (Germany) – PCU BRIDGE

University of Leiden (Netherlands) – PCU BRIDGE

University of Utrecht (Netherlands) – PCU BRIDGE

Budapest University Association (Hungary) – PCU BRIDGE

Catholic University Leuven (Belgium) – PCU BRIDGE

Université Libre Bruxelles (Belgium) – PCU BRIDGE

Université Cathlique Louvain La Neuve (Belgium) – PCU BRIDGE

University of Nijmegem (Netherlands) – PCU BRIDGE

University of Leeds (England, UK) – PCU CHESS

Ghent University (Belgium) – PCU CHESS

Liceo experimental artístico (Chile) – DRAWING CONTEST

St. Mary’s Moscow (Russia) – DRAWING CONTEST

Ashoka University (India) – DRAWING CONTEST

University of California, Irvine (USA) – DRAWING CONTEST

Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design (Ukraine) – DRAWING CONTEST

School of Visual Arts, New York (USA) – DRAWING CONTEST

Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Ukraine)

Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (Czech Republic) – DRAWING CONTEST

Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade (Serbia) – DRAWING CONTEST

Shri Guru Gobind Singhji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Nanded (India) – DRAWING CONTEST

University of Arts in Belgrade (Serbia) – DRAWING CONTEST

Indian Institute of Public health, Hyderabad (India) – DRAWING CONTEST

Edinburgh College of Art (Scotland) – DRAWING CONTEST

Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia) – DRAWING CONTEST

EASD Ramón Falcón (Spain) – DRAWING CONTEST

the One Academy of Communication Design (Malasia) – DRAWING CONTEST