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 BOARD

The Executive Board 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

PCU NETWORK MEMBERS

Universities or University Colleges which participate in any of the PCU Committee initiatives and events are considered PCU Network Members. The PCU Network Member status is granted to a university (college) after registration for any of the PCU Committee initiatives and events by a student of the university (college), the university (college) sports office or any other service of the university (college). Besides the specific participation regulations applicable for any of the PCU Committee initiatives and events, no institutional or financial obligations are connected to the PCU Network Member status. The PCU Network Member advantages can be summarized as follows:

• Being a network member of an IOC recognised federation
• Access to a network of 300+ Panathlon Clubs worldwide and 150+ PCU Network Members

299 UNIVERSITIES IN 85 COUNTRIES

PCU MEMBER CLUBS 2019-2021

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, United Kingdom)

PCU University of Paris – Saclay (France)

PCU De Montfort University (England, United Kingdom)

PCU Moscow Financial University (Russia)

PCU Verona (Italy)

PCU University of Gjirokastër ‘Eqrem Cabej’ (Albania)

PCU University of Mostar (Bosnia Herzegovina)

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 MEMBERS 2020-2021

AAB College (Kosovo)

Academic Sports Association Zurich (Switzerland)

Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (Czech Republic)

Adriatic University Bar (Montenegro)

Airlangga University (Indonesia)

American College of Greece / Deree College (Greece)

American University of Afghanistan (Afghanistan)

American University of Beirut (Lebanon)

American University of Malta (Malta)

American University of Paris (France)

Anton de Kom University of Suriname (Suriname)

AP University College (Belgium)

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Ashoka University (India)

Australian College of Kuwait (Kuwait)

Ballsbridge University Cyprus (Cyprus)

Bandung Institute of Technology (Indonesia)

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Bangladesh)

Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia)

Bogdan Voda University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

Brunel University London (England, United Kingdom)

Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Romania)

Budapest University Association (Hungary)

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy)

Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome (Italy)

Cardiff University (Wales, United Kingdom)

Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

CY Cergy Paris University / ILEPS (France)

Cyprus Health and Social Sciences University (North-Cyprus)

Danubius University (Romania)

Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

Democritus University of Thrace (Greece)

Diego Portales University (Chile)

Distant Production House University (Rwanda)

Dublin City University DCU (Ireland)

EASD Ramón Falcón (Spain)

Edinburgh College of Art (Scotland)

EDUCONS University (Serbia)

ENS Rennes (France)

ESCP Business School (London Campus) (England, United Kingdom)

Esslingen University of Applied Science (Germany)

Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (Estonia)

Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade (Serbia)

FASTA University (Argentina)

Fiji National University (Fiji)

Foundation University Islamabad (Pakistan)

Foundation University Rawalpindi Campus (Pakistan)

Foundation University Sialkot Campus (Pakistan)

Franklin University Switzerland (Switzerland)

Free University of Berlin (Germany)

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (Germany)

Gambia College (The Gambia)

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport Poland (Poland)

Ghent University (Belgium)

Goce Delčev University of Štip (North Macedonia)

Grenoble Alpes University (France)

Haigazian University (Lebanon)

Harare Institute of Techonology (Zimbabwe)

Heidelberg University (Germany)

Heidelberg University of Education (Germany)

HOGENT University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)

Humboldt University Berlin (Germany)

Indian Institute of Public health, Hyderabad (India)

Instituto Politécnico de Santarém – Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior (Portugal)

International University of Monaco (Monaco)

IQS – Ramon Llull University (Spain)

ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon (Portugal)

Islamic Azad University (Iran)

Islamic Azad University, Ayatollah Amoli Branch (Iran)

Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch (Iran)

ISM University of Management and Economics (Lithuania)

IUT Henri Poindaré of Longwy (France)

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (Russia)

Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (Colombia)

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Germany)

JUNIA Graduate School of Engineering (France)

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (Croatia)

Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)

KdG University College (Belgium)

Keele University (England, United Kingdom)

Kharazmi University (Iran)

Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences (Bhutan)

Kozminski University (Poland)

KU Leuven (Belgium)

KU Leuven Campus Antwerp (Belgium)

Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (Ukraine)

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

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologiss (Latvia)

Lebanese American University (Lebanon)

Leibniz University Hannover (Germany)

Liceo Experimental Artístico (Chile)

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (Lithuania)

London South Bank University (England, United Kingdom)

M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia)

Maastricht University (Netherlands)

Macromedia University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Campus Hamburg (Germany)

MARA University of Technology (Malaysia)

Marbella International University Centre (Spain)

Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (Poland)

Maritime Academy Antwerp (Belgium)

Maynooth University (Ireland)

Medical University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Middlesex University London (England, United Kingdom)

Middlesex University Mauritius (Mauritius)

Modern University for Business and Science (Lebanon)

Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Russia)

Mother Theresa University (North Macedonia)

Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Russia)

National University of Science and Technology (Oman)

Neapolis University Paphos (Cyprus)

Netaji Subhas University of Technology (India)

Norbuling Rigter College (Bhutan)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)

Nottingham Trent University (England, United Kingdom)

Ovidius University of Constanta (Romania)

Oxford University (England, United Kingdom)

Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece)

Payame Noor University (Iran)

Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (Russia)

Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (Portugal)

Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (Argentina)

Public University of Navarre (Spain)

Pyatigorsk State University (Russia)

Queen Mary University of London (England, United Kingdom)

Radboud University (Netherlands)

Reutlingen University ESB Business School (Germany)

Riga Technical University (Latvia)

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (Bahrain)

Royal University for Women (Bahrain)

Ruhr University Bochum (Germany)

Russian New University (Russia)

Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (Russia)

RWTH Aachen University (Germany)

Saarland University (Germany)

Sacred Heart University (United States of America)

Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University (Russia)

Sakhalin State University (Russia)

Sam Ratulangi University (Indonesia)

Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)

School of Visual Arts, New York (United States of America)

Sergo Ordzhonikidze Russian State University for Geological Prospecting (Russia)

Sheffield Hallam University (England, United Kingdom)

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

Solent University (England, United Kingdom)

South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)

St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)

St. Mary’s Moscow (Russia)

Syddansk Universiteit (Denmark)

Technical University of Berlin (Germany)

Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany)

Technological University Dublin (Ireland)

Tel Aviv University (Israel)

the One Academy of Communication Design (Malaysia)

Thomas More University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)

Tilburg University (Netherlands)

Toulouse Business School (France)

Tribhuvan University (Nepal)

Trinity College (Ireland)

Trinity Western University (Canada)

TTK University of Applied Sciences (Estonia)

UIC Barcelona (Spain)

Ukshin Hoti University of Prizren (Kosovo)

UNED Distance State University (Costa Rica)

UNEM Business University (Costa Rica)

Universidad Abierta Interamericana (Argentina)

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Universidad del Salvador (Argentina)

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University College Dublin (Ireland)

University for Business and Technology (Kosovo)

University of Adelaide (Australia)

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University of Minho (Portugal)

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University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Austria)

University of Nîmes (France)

University of Novi Sad (Serbia)

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University of Potsdam (Germany)

University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Studies (Slovenia)

University of Rijeka (Croatia)

University of San Andrés (Argentina)

University of Sannio (Italy)

University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene (Algeria)

University of Shkodra “Luigj Gurakuqi” (Albania)

University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College (Sierra Leone)

University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

University of Stirling (Scotland)

University of Strathclyde (Scotland)

University of Sussex (England, United Kingdom)

University of Technology of Compiègne (France)

University of Technology of Troyes (France)

University of Technology, Mauritius (Mauritius)

University of the West Indies – Mona Campus (Jamaica)

University of the West Indies at Cave Hill (Barbados)

University of the West Indies Open Campus Trinidad (Trinidad & Tobago)

University of Tirana (Albania)

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University of Twente (Netherlands)

University of Utrecht (Netherlands)

University of Vigo (Spain)

University of Wolverhampton (England, United Kingdom)

University of Zadar (Croatia)

University of Zagreb (Croatia)

University of Ziane Achour (Algeria)

UPA University Panamericana (Costa Rica)

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

Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands)

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (Poland)

Whitefield Business School (Mauritius)

World Maritime University (Sweden)

York St. John University (England, United Kingdom)

Zagreb School of Economics and Management (Croatia)

Zanzibar School of Health (Tanzania)

Zeppelin University (Germany)

Zone – Metropolia / Haaga-Helia / Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland)