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FISU and Xinhua News Agency reinforce their collaboration

China 26 February 2026

President Leonz Eder and President Fu Hua signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 25 February at the FISU headquarters in Lausanne, reinforcing the coverage of university sports in China and the world. An important delegation from Xinhua News Agency, one of the leading media agencies in the world, visited the Synathlon building on Lausanne University […]

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FISU student-athletes take 54 medals home from the Milano Cortina Games

Winter Games 24 February 2026

With podiums – and 19 Olympic golds – in biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, freestyle & freeski, short track speed skating, snowboard and speed skating, current and past FISU World University Games and Universiade participants made us proud it Italy. Biathlon Suvi Minkkinen from Finland claimed the only FISU student-athlete medal in biathlon by […]

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Advancing baseball and softball in the university sports movement

Summer Games 24 February 2026

FISU President Leonz Eder welcomed Riccardo Fraccari, President, Michael Schmidt, Executive Director, and Marco Ienna, Chief Operating Officer of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) at the World University Sports Federation’s headquarters in Lausanne. On the morning of 24 February 24, WBSC leadership joined FISU leadership on the Lausanne University Campus in Switzerland for constructive […]

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FISU Secretary General meets with World Triathlon Secretary General in Lausanne

Championships 19 December 2025

On the afternoon of 18 December 2025, FISU Secretary General Matthias Remund met with Jon Wyatt, Secretary General of World Triathlon at the FISU headquarters. The two sides reviewed the long-standing collaboration and fruitful cooperation between the two federations in the field of university triathlon competitions. Both parties highly commended each other’s remarkable contributions to […]

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FISU and FIBA deepen partnership to advance university basketball globally

Summer Games 23 October 2025

International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Secretary General Andreas Zagklis met with International University Sports Federation’s Secretary General and CEO Matthias Remund at FISU Headquarters in Lausanne. International University Sports Federation (FISU) and International Basketball Federation (FIBA), as close strategic partners, have jointly hosted top level events including FISU World University Games and FISU University World Cups […]

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FISU delegation meets with International Ice Hockey Federation Director General and Deputy Director General

Ice Hockey 8 October 2025

FISU Marketing Director Jukka-Pekka Vuori, Winter Games Director Milan Augustin, Senior Sports Manager Paola Matringe and Junior Sports Manager Luca Valenza made the short trip from Lausanne to Zurich to discuss further ice hockey collaboration with university sports. The FISU delegation travelled to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) headquarters in Zurich to meet with […]

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How they celebrated IDUS 2025

International Day of University Sport 2 October 2025

Every year since 2016, the 20 September is the International Day of University Sport proclaimed by UNESCO. Here is a sample of how several National University Sport Federations from around the world celebrated sport, education and culture. “Let’s IDUS!”, is the hashtag, “Happy International Day of University Sport” is the message, On 20 September, the […]

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126 new FISU Student Ambassadors join the programme!

FISU Webinars 15 September 2025

From 12 to 13 September 2025, 126 students representing 75 National University Sport Federations (NUSFs) and 3 Continental University Sport Federations (CUSFs) were officially trained to become the new FISU Student Ambassadors. The event opened with a warm welcome from FISU President Leonz Eder, who reminded the participants of the importance of dreaming big. That […]