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The General Assembly of FISU, composed of 164 National University Sport Federation members, establishes the organisation’s general policy and main lines of work. The 38th General Assembly took place on 17-18 November 2023.

More specifically, the objectives of the FISU General Assembly are to:

  • Meet every two years, and bring together FISU’s 165 national university sports member federations
  • Elect the FISU Executive Committee for a four-year period
  • Approve the budget and the programme proposed by the Executive Committee

FISU Executive Committee

Leonz Eder President
ch sui
Luciano Atayde Costa Cabral 1st Vice President
br bra
Jin Liu Vice-President
cn chn
Aligawesa Penninah Kabenge Vice-President
ug uga
Verena Burk Vice-President
de ger
Marian Dymalski Vice-President
pl pol
Bayasgalan Danzandorj Treasurer
mn mgl
Martin Doulton Senior EC Member
au aus
Hosung Chang EC Member
kr kor
Daichi Suzuki EC Member
jp jpn
Rosaura Mendez Gamboa EC Member
cr crc
Lorenzo Lentini EC Member
it ita
Marko Zunic EC Member
hr cro
Emiliano Ojea EC Member
ar arg
Delise O'Meally EC Member
us usa
Duarte Lopes EC Member
pt por
Ching-Yu Tseng EC Member
tw tpe
Sami A. Garabedian EC Member
lb lbn
Ali Massari Al Dhaheri EC Member
ae uae
Nomsa Mahlangu EC Member
za rsa
Mehmet Gûnay EC Member
tr tur
Cheng Fave See Tow EC Member
sg sgp
Ágnes Ančić-Valkai EC Member
hu hun

Continental Associations Delegates

David Schmude Continental Association Delegate FISU Oceania
au aus
Adam Roczek Continental Association Delegate EUSA
pl pol
LIU Lixin Continental Association Delegate AUSF
cn chn
Alim Rachid Maluf Neto Continental Association Delegate FISU America
br bra
Dr Sobhy Ashraf Continental Association Delegate FASU
eg egy

Committees

Student Committee

The Student Committee is responsible of 5 keys points:

  1. Increasing students participation in university sport activities
  2. Developing co-operation internally and with external partners
  3. Reinforcing the image of FISU and of the university sport movement
  4. Positively influencing changes in and the development of university sport
  5. Supporting the added value of students’ participation within FISU activities (e.g., events and committees)
Agnes Ancic-Valkai Chair
hu hun
Penninah Kabenge Aligawesa Vice-Chair
ug uga
Martina Alexandre Member
ar arg
Lara Chehayeb Member
lb lbn
Michal Cmelik Member
sk svk
Lari-Alexander Koskinen Member
fi fin
Adebayo Olatunde Member
ng ngr
Svea Thamsen Member
de ger
Sports Management Committee

The CGS is responsible for studying, preparing and submitting to the Executive Committee, the regulations for the sports events of FISU. The CGS will first submit any proposed modifications to the International Sports Federations concerned, through the FISU General Secretariat. If it appears desirable to adapt the regulations of the International Sports Federations for the sports events of FISU, the CGS will first submit any proposed modifications to the International Federations concerned, through the FISU General Secretariat.

Luciano Cabral Chair
br bra
Marian Dymalski Member
pl pol
Eric Saintrond Member
be bel
Jing Zhao Member
cn chn
Milan Augustin Member
sk svk
Media and Communication Committee

This committee is responsible for:

  • advising the FISU Executive Committee and the President on all matters related to the advertising and media coverage of FISU activities
  • cooperating with all international press associations, especially with the International Sports Press Association (AIPS)
  • collaborating with the organising committees of sports events to ensure the widest possible audience of Summer and Winter editions of the FISU World University Games, along with World University Championships and University World Cups
  • collaborating with organising committees of educational events to ensure the widest possible audience of these events
  • ensuring that organisers provide the appropriate services for the media
  • advising organisers on all matters concerning the press during FISU events, particularly on accreditation and media representatives
Chidiebere Ezeani Chair
ng ngr
Damien Bardot Vice-Chair
fr fra
Krayem Charbel Member
lb lbn
Mark Cooper Member
gb gbr
Padro Guilherme Pontes de Moura Member
br bra
Legal Committee

The Legal Committee is a non permanent commission with a role both consultative and operational on juridical issues.

Hans Bodmer Chair
ch sui
Rodrigo Arias Grillo Vice-Chair
cr crc
Renata Kopczyk Vice-Chair
pl pol
Nicolas Cottier Member
ch sui
Maria Luz Mendoza Member
ph phi
Etienne Vauthier Member
be bel
Zhiwei Zheng
cn chn
Gender Equality Committee

The Gender Equality Committee advises the FISU Executive Committee on suitable policies to be developed, to encourage, support and enhance the presence of women on and off the field (i.e., participation in sports competitions and representation in sports governing bodies), with a view to implement the principle of equality between men and women, thus fully representing the values of university sport and those of our modern society worldwide.

Rosaura Mendez Gamboa Chair
cr crc
Michelle Tanner Vice-Chair
ie irl
Mitat Koz Member
tr tur
Nobubele Phuza Member
za rsa
Adam Pratchett Member
gb gbr
Salma Slebrahim
sa ksa
Lina Zhang
cn chn
International Technical Committee – World University Championships & University World Cups

The ITC Championships and World Cups is responsible for : cooperating with the CGS (Sport Management Committee) in drawing up the technical regulations of the World University Championships and University World Cups; advising the EC concerning any general problem of a technical nature; controlling the technical conduct of the World University Championships and University World Cups.

Marian Dymalski Chair
pl pol
Zhen Shen Chair
cn chn
3x3Basketball Robert Rieblienger Technical Committee Chair
de ger
3x3Basketball Cia Trianti Substitute Technical Committee Chair
id ina
American Football Shigeyuki Watanabe Technical Committee Chair
jp jpn
Beach Volleyball Mario Ferro Technical Committee Chair
br bra
Beach Volleyball Ilka Niklaus Substitute Technical Committee Chair
de ger
Boxing Eduard Abdulmanov Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Boxing Adam Kusior Substitute Technical Committee Chair
pl pol
Bridge Geert Magerman Technical Committee Chair
be bel
Bridge Jakub Kasprzak Substitute Technical Committee Chair
pl pol
Canoe Sports Zeljko Rajkovic Technical Committee Chair
rs srb
Canoe Sports Cathy Wynne Substitute Technical Committee Chair
gb gbr
Cheerleading Karl Olson Technical Committee Chair
us usa
Cheerleading Evangelia Kritikou Substitute Technical Committee Chair
gr gre
Chess Lukasz Turlej Technical Committee Chair
pl pol
Chess Susan Namangale Substitute Technical Committee Chair
mw maw
Cross Country Carlos Cardoso Technical Committee Chair
pt por
Cross Country Thelma Wright Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ca can
Cycling Luis Loureiro Technical Committee Chair
pt por
Cycling Nienke Vos Substitute Technical Committee Chair
nl ned
Finswimming Michel Gaunard Technical Committee Chair
fr fra
Finswimming Qing Liu Substitute Technical Committee Chair
cn chn
Floorball Carlos Lopez Technical Committee Chair
es esp
Floorball Meelike Terasmaa Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ee est
Futsal Samantha Tina Lovse Technical Committee Chair
si slo
Futsal Alim Rachid Malufneto Substitute Technical Committee Chair
br bra
Golf Dominic Wall Technical Committee Chair
au aus
Golf Barbara Albisetti Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ch sui
Handball Jeongho Hong Technical Committee Chair
kr kor
Handball Serdar Eler Substitute Technical Committee Chair
tr tur
Karate Soulemane Gaye Technical Committee Chair
sn sen
Karate Ana Maria Stratu Substitute Technical Committee Chair
md mda
Modern Pentathlon Philipp Waeffler Technical Committee Chair
ch sui
Modern Pentathlon Ana Ruth Orellana Substitute Technical Committee Chair
gt gua
Muaythai Dmitry Putilin Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Muaythai Charissa Tynan Substitute Technical Committee Chair
th tha
Orienteering Ola Kaberg Technical Committee Chair
se swe
Orienteering Szava Zsigmond Substitute Technical Committee Chair
hu hun
Powerlifting Emanuel Scheiber Technical Committee Chair
at aut
Powerlifting Vicki Botha Substitute Technical Committee Chair
za rsa
Rowing Matthew Draper Technical Committee Chair
ch sui
Rowing Christine Jacobsen Substitute Technical Committee Chair
de ger
Rugby Sevens Deidre O'Sullivan Technical Committee Chair
ie irl
Rugby Sevens Julien Candelon Technical Committee Chair
fr fra
Sailing Anderson Fethers Technical Committee Chair
au aus
Sailing Anastasia Weinberger Substitute Technical Committee Chair
at aut
Sambo Patrick Drid Technical Committee Chair
rs srb
Sambo Cécile Cazalet Substitute Technical Committee Chair
fr fra
Shooting Sport Ivana Ertlova Technical Committee Chair
cz cze
Shooting Sport Ilhwan Kim Substitute Technical Committee Chair
kr kor
Ski Orienteering Markku Vauhkonen Technical Committee Chair
fi fin
Ski Orienteering Valentin Garkov Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Speed Skating Ivan Dyakov Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Speed Skating Moyca Stoffel Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ca can
Sport Climbing Alessandro Dicato Technical Committee Chair
it ita
Sport Climbing Julia Pinggera Substitute Technical Committee Chair
at aut
Squash Cyrus Poncha Technical Committee Chair
in ind
Squash Zena Wooldridge Substitute Technical Committee Chair
gb gbr
Triathlon Dirk Bogaert Technical Committee Chair
be bel
Triathlon Janice Turner Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ca can
Waterski & Wakeboard Phil Chase Technical Committee Chair
us usa
Waterski & Wakeboard Maria Bulgakova Technical Committee Chair
ua ukr
Weightlifting Aniko Nemeth-Mora Technical Committee Chair
hu hun
Weightlifting Milan Mihajlovic Substitute Technical Committee Chair
rs srb
Wrestling Ibrahim Cicioglu Technical Committee Chair
tr tur
Wrestling Noravard Arustamyan Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Wushu Iwan Kwok Technical Committee Chair
id ina
Wushu Iraida Grebneva Substitute Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Football Alan Snoddy Technical Committee Chair
gb gbr
Football Emily Lau Technical Committee Chair
hk hkg
Finance Committee

The Finance Committee assists the Executive Committee of FISU in managing its financial resources and in setting its budgets in order to ensure continuity and development of its activities.

Leonz Eder Chair
ch sui
Danzandorj Bayasgalan Vice-Chair
mn mgl
Luciano Cabral Member
br bra
Eric Saintrond Member
be bel
FISU World University Games Winter International Technical Committee

The FISU Games Winter ITC is responsible for: cooperating with the CGS (Sport Management Committee) in drawing up the technical regulations of the FISU World University Games Winter; advising the Executive Committee concerning any general problem of a technical nature; controlling the technical conduct of the FISU World University Games Winter.

Alpine Skiing Matjaz Kranjc Technical Committee Chair
si slo
Biathlon Ondrej Rybar Technical Committee Chair
cz cze
Cross Country Skiing Zofia Kielpinska Technical Committee Chair
pl pol
Curling Scott Arnold Technical Committee Chair
ca can
Figure Skating Dingding Liu Technical Committee Chair
cn chn
Ice Hockey Reto Bertolotti Technical Committee Chair
ch sui
Ice Hockey Igor Nemecek Technical Committee Chair
sk svk
Short Track Speed Skating Sohee Kim Technical Committee Chair
kr kor
Snowboard Ola Sundekvist Technical Committee Chair
se swe
Freestyle & Freeski Magnus Ferry Technical Committee Chair
se swe
Nordic Combined Technical Committee Chair
Ski Jumping Paul Ganzenhuber Technical Committee Chair
at aut
FISU World University Games Summer International Technical Committee

The FISU Games ITC is responsible for : cooperating with the CGS (Sport Management Committee) in drawing up the technical regulations of the FISU World University Games Summer; advising the EC concerning any general problem of a technical nature; controlling the technical conduct of the FISU World University Games Summer.

Archery Thomas Aubert Technical Committee Chair
fr fra
Artistic Gymnastics Donatella Sacchi Technical Committee Chair
it ita
Athletics Chunde Shen Technical Committee Chair
cn chn
Badminton Bastian Kruse Technical Committee Chair
de ger
Basketball Kosta Iliev Technical Committee Chair
bg bul
Basketball Ulf Ohrman Technical Committee Chair
se swe
Diving Technical Committee Chair
Fencing Julius Kralik Technical Committee Chair
sk svk
Judo Sergey Tabakov Technical Committee Chair
ru rus
Rhythmic Gymnastics Josef Zellweger Technical Committee Chair
ch sui
Swimming Tom Baster Technical Committee Chair
gb gbr
Table Tennis Andrzej Hrehorowicz Technical Committee Chair
pl pol
Taekwondo Russel Ahn Technical Committee Chair
us usa
Tennis Naohiro Kawatei Technical Committee Chair
jp jpn
Melanie Sanford Volleyball
ca can
Waterpolo Patricia Fontanillas Technical Committee Chair
fr fra
Waterpolo Nikolaos Vasileiou Technical Committee Chair
gr gre
International Medical Committee

The tasks of the CMI are the following: a) to ensure obedience to the technical rules, in force, of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Sports Federations on a medical field, for international sporting events (anti-doping control, medical supervision of competitions, etc.). b) to cooperate especially with the Medical Committee of the IOC, the FIMS (International Sports Medicine Federation), the Medical Committee of the FSI and the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency). c) to help the organisers of the sporting events of F.I.S.U. to ensure the obedience to regulations concerning the appropriate medical controls. d) in cooperation with the CESU, to promote the scientific study of the university sport by all appropriate measures and to support mass physical and sports activity among students.

Dusan Hamar Chair
sk svk
Tapio Kallio Vice-Chair
fi fin
Tom Crisp Member
gb gbr
Walter O. Frey Member
ch sui
Jose Angel Garza Member
mx mex
Patricia Gomez Member
ar arg
Peter Katzmaier Member
de ger
Carlos Magalhaes Member
pt por
Abdul Halim Bin Mokhtar Member
my mas
Ian Murphy Member
nz nzl
Pawel Reichert Member
pl pol
Pietro Rettagliata Member
it ita
Kadirhan Sunguroglu Member
tr tur
Tracy Viola Member
us usa
Koichi Watanabe Member
jp jpn
Monica Yhasmin Member
br bra
Robert Zavuga Member
ug uga
Hong Zhang Member
cn chn
International Control Committee

The CIC is responsible for controlling the qualifications of competitors at the Universiades and World University Championships; and for proposing any measure which could improve the system of control.

Duarte Lopes Chair
pt por
Franglan Lee Vice-Chair
tw tpe
Jargalsaikhan Dorjsuren Vice-Chair
mn mgl
Xiaohua Dong Secretary
cn chn
Indre Celkiene Secretary
lt ltu
Tatiana Alonso Camos Member
ar arg
Ema Duric Member
hr cro
Jim Ellis Member
nz nzl
Ian Fitzpatrick Member
au aus
Woong Young Ha Member
kr kor
Senji Ishikawa Member
jp jpn
Karla Karch Member
ca can
Dmitry Kiselev Member
ru rus
Gyorgy Kovacs Member
hu hun
Gulbaram Kulakhmetova
kz kaz
Marissa Langeni Member
za rsa
Piotr Marszal Member
pl pol
Ney de Luca Mecking Member
br bra
Sarita Morales Brenes Member
cr crc
Asli Ozdendir Member
tr tur
Marisol Pedraza Luevano
mx mex
Andre Reis Member
pt por
Vincenzo Sabatini Member
it ita
Baljit Singh Sekhon Member
in ind
Karl Tereping Member
ee est
Cedric Terret Member
fr fra
Committee for the Development of University Sport

The main objectives and responsibilities of CDSU are as follows: -examine and submit policies and objectives for the different Development areas to the decision of the FISU Executive Committee; 1-develop appropriate tools to structure the administrative work and develop external and internal communication in the area of Development; 2-analyse and work out recommendations for the FISU Executive Committee for: a. projects presented by Continental Federations; b. projects presented by National Unversity Sports Federations (NUSF); c. special projects that FISU wants to initiate; 3-allocate financial resources and carry out monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes approved by the FISU Executive Committee.

Stefan Bergh Chair
se swe
Denise O'Meally Vice-Chair
us usa
Ashraf Sobhy Mohamed Hussein Member
eg egy
Lixin Liu Member
cn chn
Alim Rachid Maluf Neto Member
br bra
Adam Roczek Member
pl pol
David Schmude Member
au aus
Eric Saintrond Member
be bel
Education Committee

The mains tasks of the Education Committee is to

  • Promote the scientific study of university sport through conferences, forums, reports, publications, lectures and all other appropriate measures (Article 138)
  • Gather knowledge about university sport and to establish knowledge management for/about university sport
  • Support the continual improvement of the quality of national and local university sport through sharing of its outputs
  • Engage with and/or support through partnerships both internal FISU Committees in educational matters, and external organisations which promote similar educational objectives to those of FISU
  • Advise on the management and support of contracted relationships between FISU and other agencies (universities, foundations, external agencies) through which FISU aims to benefit its members through the education-sport mix
  • Take an active part in educational events (conferences, congresses, seminars,…) organised by national or international agencies in order to present and promote FISU aims and goals
Verena Burk Chair
de ger
Daniel Studer Vice-Chair
ch sui
Abdelhamid Ait Bihi Member
ma mar
Renata Bojczuk Member
pl pol
Mariia Bulatova Member
ua ukr
Maria Inés Gomez Member
ar arg
Mohd Ruslim Mohamed Member
my mas
Aku Nikander Member
fi fin
Donna Spethman Member
au aus
Bill Thompson Member
gb gbr