Students Rowing Flanders
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Flemish Region
The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...
of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. It is envisaged that it will become an association
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
in the near future. Below is a list of any student club or institution of higher education that operates as a students rowing club in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
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Limburg County
Xios Rowing Team of XIOS University College Limburg, the Rowing Club of the University of Hasselt, the team of Catholic University College Limburg and the Provincial University College Limburg are active since 2004 on the Albert Canal connectingLiège (city), and Antwerp near Hasselt
Hasselt
Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg...
in the Belgian province of Limburg
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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In 2005, they bought their own boats and the rowers have their own home in the Royal Yachting Club of Hasselt.
Each year the Student Regatta Hasselt (HSR) has massive and still growing public interest.
The University of Hasselt also works closely together across borders with the University of Maastricht.
Ghent Students Rowing
In East FlandersEast Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
the association
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing is a rowing club for students in the Belgian city of Ghent.This association is the first official student rowing club of Flanders...
, builds a network with the University .
In Ghent, the non-profit organization got any subsidy and therefore it works together with host clubs. Although they introduce many Erasmus Students to rowing and they cooperate well will the Dutch Federation even any support from the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
or the Benelux
Benelux
The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe comprising three neighbouring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries are located in northwestern Europe between France and Germany...
is helping them until today.
They were established in 2004 at the Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand
Royal Club Nautique de Gand...
with the mayor support of Akhenaton Rowing School Foundation from Brussels and there are still regular extra - sporting activities of S.R.G. at Club de Gand. The second and main host club and sponsor today is the Veterans Rowers Association
Veterans Rowers Association
Veterans Rowers Association is a Belgian rowing club in the city of Ghent. They have an extensive international track record....
.
Royal Club Nautique de Gand
This club offers students rowing since the 1960s.They promote the sport at four local colleges, including the School of Arts and Architecture, the Catholic University College Saint-Lieven, the Ghent University College, the Artevelde University College, the University of Ghent, Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing
Ghent Students Rowing is a rowing club for students in the Belgian city of Ghent.This association is the first official student rowing club of Flanders...
and Leuven
Leuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, the MBA institute and all the Alumni associations. They row
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
on the local urban rowing race court Watersportbaan and also in the many adjoining rivers and canals such as the Coupure, Portus Ganda
Portus Ganda
Portus Ganda is the yachting port of the city of Ghent in Belgium. Located at the former confluence of the rivers Scheldt and Leie, it opened in 2005....
and Graslei, which has urban features.
Neighboring Countries
What Western EuropeWestern Europe
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is concerned, especially Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
have a long tradition of studentsrowing.
A upcoming country is Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. In the Netherlands, the Dutch Students Rowing Federation (Member of the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation) NSRF is supplier of 80% of the international top athletes. But with the northern neighbors of Flanders, there is also much attention to the so-called 'non fanatical' - fun - competition of the National Discussion Organ Competition Rowing (NOOC) with its annual Opening Contest by TSR Vidar on the Rowing race Court Watersportbaan in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
end of March. End of June is the Orca Students Competition Final Races and Company Eights Regatta ]] on the Bosbaan
Bosbaan
The Bosbaan is a rowing lake situated in the Amsterdamse Bos in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. Amstelveen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands and is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. Confusingly, all built structures at the north-eastern end of the course fall under...
. Another important association is close to Belgium MSRV Saurus from Maastricht. There is also the classic Varsity.
In England you have massively many students regatta. Temple Challenge Cup
Temple Challenge Cup
The Temple Challenge Cup is one of the eights races at Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames on the River Thames in England. It is open to male crews from universities, colleges or schools. Combined entries from two colleges of the same university, or from different schools, are allowed...
is the absolute top for student associations in England and on the European continent. There is every year prime time
Prime time
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news and international prestige with the famous Boat Race.