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FISU Executive Committee attributes 2026 FISU Championships to host cities worldwide

Championships 10 February 2025

The FISU Executive Committee, under the leadership of Secretary General and CEO Matthias Remund, has officially assigned the host cities for the 2026 FISU World University Championships. The announcement took place during a key meeting on 12 January 2025, marking an important milestone in the preparation for these university sports competitions. The following cities, countries […]

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“So special to win as a team”

Winter Games 20 January 2025

Bardonecchia was the site of a sensational alpine skiing showdown on Monday, 20 January as 16 countries competed in the mixed team parallel event. As is the case in all competitions, however, there can only be one winner, and in this case it was Sweden that emerged victorious, clinching gold after a fierce battle against […]

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Cowbells contribute to alpine combined gold

Winter Games 16 January 2025

Fan culture is a huge part of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games and at the men’s alpine skiing combined on Thursday, 16 January, enthusiastic supporters showed up in large numbers at Bardonecchia. A characteristic feature of alpine skiing competitions is the distinct, percussive metallic tone produced by Swiss afficionados using their world-famous cowbells. […]

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YouRef Erasmus+ Sport project kicks off in Lausanne

Switzerland 9 December 2024

On 4-5 December, the International University Sports Federation hosted the first meeting for YouRef, a two-year Erasmus+ Sport project co-funded by the European Union aimed at bridging the gap between educational institutions and sports organisations by training young people to become competent sports officials. Held in Lausanne, Switzerland at FISU headquarters, the kick-off meeting brought […]

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"To succeed in your Dual Career, you need to be solutions-oriented"

FISU Webinars 3 December 2024

Andreas Küttel, Louis van Zyl and Samin Abedkhojasteh all offered inspiring insights into their dual career paths and their studies around combining academics and sport. Over 70 people – students, professors, athletes and many more – attended the first FISU Dual Career Webinar, that started the series off really strongly with heartfelt and truthful testimonies […]

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"Let's develop university sports and have fun!" says Matthias Remund

Cross-country Skiing 3 December 2024

FISU’s new Secretary General and CEO has now taken over from Eric Saintrond, who will enjoy a well-deserved retirement after serving university sports for almost 40 years. His successor talks about endurance, friends and working as a team. “I would like to warmly thank Eric Saintrond for his immense legacy to the International University Sports […]

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A new Collaboration Convention to advance volleyball in university sports 

Beach Volleyball 22 November 2024

The FISU and FIVB convention will commence on 1 January 2025 for four years and builds on an already successful history between the organisations. The global sporting community celebrates a significant milestone today as the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) signed the Volleyball Collaboration Convention, extending the success of their […]