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The sun has set on a fantastic edition of the FISU Beach Sports Championships

Championships 25 September 2026

The Figueira da Foz Buarcos Beach has seen the best beach soccer, handball, wrestling and volleyball student-athletes from the world compete on its sand over the last seven days. What a great way to say goodbye to the Portuguese summer! Almost from sunrise until sunset, student-athletes from all over the world jumped, kicked, ran and […]

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Brazil and Moldova lead the medal table as beach wrestling crowns first champions

Championships 21 September 2026

The Beach Wrestling competition concluded on 18 September in Figueira da Foz, with eight athletes crowned champions across the men’s and women’s categories. Brazil and Moldova claimed the largest number of gold medals, with three titles each. In the men’s competition, Moldova won the 70 kg, 80 kg and 90 kg categories, through Ion Berghi, […]

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"We are heading home reassured and excited about coming back!"

AUSF 18 September 2026

After four intensive days of presentations and visits, the heads of delegations leave the Jilin Province with everything they need for an optimal preparation of the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade. The Heads of Delegation Meetings are organised a few months before the Universiades to provide all participating delegations with the possibility to dive deep into […]

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The heads of delegations arrived in the Jilin province for a first immersion

AUSF 15 September 2026

The Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade Heads of Delegation meeting kicked off on Monday 14 September in China. After a an information-filled meeting, the representatives of 23 countries and regions started their first onsite venue visits. “This is the first time we welcome the world to a Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade event and I am sure […]

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The students take the stage and the future into their hands

World Forum 28 August 2026

160 participants from 40 countries and regions from all five continents will be leaving Östersund as the FISU World Forum closed with great student projects presentations and the promise to grow even further in Brasilia in two years. On the last day of the Forum, the students swapped places with the professionals and took the […]

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"AI is not a tool students pick up, it's the water they swim in"

World Forum 27 August 2026

On the second to last day of the Östersund 2026 FISU World Forum, the discussions and presentations evolved around governance and sports events. From student presence on campus to artificial intelligence, no stone was left unturned. “University Sport Events: driving change through inclusivity and good governance” was the theme of the day. A vast one […]

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"You are our inspiration"

World Forum 26 August 2026

More than 30 FISU Student Ambassadors travelled to Sweden. On Wednesday, they made sure to attend the “Meet the FISU President” session, which they love as much as Leonz Eder does. They are the future of university sport as well as crucial links between the International University Sport Federation (FISU) and their respective countries and […]

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"Dual Career is a human right"

World Forum 25 August 2026

Student-athlete pathways were the main focus of the second day of the Östersund 2026 FISU World Forum. Top specialists and researchers from Spain and Sweden gave keynotes before joining a really inspirational panel in the afternoon. Dual Career was first mentioned during the official press conference on the first day of the Forum, by two […]