Over 150 participants from all five continents have gathered in Sweden to take part to the Östersund 2026 FISU World Forum. On the opening day, the focus was on healthy campuses as the key for wellbeing and excellence around the world. The Östersund 2026 FISU World Forum kicked off by diving straight in to a […]
Find out which countries and regions will be competing in team sports at the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade from15-25 January. The Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade, which will be held in the Chinese province of Jilin from 15-25 January next year have never seemed closer. The 18 teams selected for the ice hockey tournament and the […]
A FISU senior delegation visited China and Korea strengthening relationships, exploring new ideas, and keeping preparations on track for the Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade and the Chungcheong 2027 FISU World University Games. Led by Secretary General and CEO Matthias Remund, and joined by Chief Sports Officer Shen Zhen and Sustainability and FISU Master Director Delise […]
Five continents represented, five disciplines on the programme and dozens of beautiful medals awarded to so many inspirational student-athletes. Look back on a thrilling event. The combat sports fans were spoilt for choice last week with the best student-athletes in the world competing in ju-jitsu, karate, muaythai, wrestling and wushu right in Brazilia. Did you […]
When female students at Hanyang University, Republic of Korea, wanted a chance to play football themselves, they decided to create that opportunity. In March 2023, a group of students from the Department of Sports Science founded Hanyang FC Ladies, originally under the name HY-LION. What began as a small initiative by female sports science students […]
From the College League to the Republic of Korea National Team: mapping out a player’s – who is still a university student!- second act. Sitting behind a computer screen, reviewing match data and analysing tactics, Jihyeon Song of Kyung Hee University now serves the South Korean men’s national volleyball team as a statistician. Although he […]
After a five-day coordination visit, the FISU Delegation that travelled to Chungcheong was happy to see that the FISU Games Village construction was progressing faster than planned. The President of the The Chungcheong 2027 FISU World University Games Organising Committee Kang Chang-hee welcomed a FISU Delegation led by Chief Sports Officer Shen Zhen for the […]
The International University Sports Federation was represented at the recent Olympic Games in Italy by former participants competing on the ice and snow, but also by other young enthusiastic representatives… Matteo Malfer and Giulia Ercole from Italy, Brúnó Negyeliczky from Hungary, Gyurhee Kelly Kim from the Republic of Korea and Cazimir Geanta from Romania all […]
