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Road to Torino 2025: Amélie Klopfenstein and her mentor Johan Clarey

Winter Games 5 November 2024

The first Eurosport Mentoring before the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games Winter brings together French 2022 Olympic Games silver medallist Johan Clarey and Swiss Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games double gold medallist Amélie Klopfenstein. She is Swiss, young, talented and full of dreams. He is French, experienced and full of good advice. What they […]

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Leonz Eder honoured with the Lifetime Award

Switzerland 28 October 2024

The Swiss University Sports Federation held its annual awards ceremony evening in Lucerne on 25 October. FISU President’s outstanding services to university sport were celebrated.   The annual Swiss Students Sports Award from Swiss University Sports took place at the Lucerne Exhibition Center. An event full of music, honours and inspiring speeches. Numerous guests, including […]

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The FISU headquarters in Lausanne welcome the Torino 2025 Flame Relay

Winter Games 22 October 2024

The last step of the international journey of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games Winter Torch coincided with its visit to the International University Sport Federation’s Synathlon building on the Université de Lausanne campus. The Flame Relay of the Torino 2025 FISU World University Games Winter has reached its last international stage, closing this […]

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Inclusion at the heart of sport practice

Switzerland 9 October 2024

From 2-4 October, an INTERACT + conference and training programme was hosted by FISU at their Lausanne headquarters, with a focus on “Sport for All as a key to achieve sustainable development goals”. Everyone and anyone should be able to have access to sport and physical activity and to enjoy it without suffering any prejudice. […]

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Students play a crucial role in the growth of university sport

Volunteer Leaders Academy 17 September 2024

75 National University Sport Federations, 3 Continental University Sport Federations and a total of 120 participants joined the FISU Student Ambassadors programme during the September 2024 online event. September isn’t only the month of the International Day of University Sport (IDUS, on 20 September), it is also a key month in the FISU Student Ambassadors […]

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FISU staff invited to FOSPO by future CEO Matthias Remund

Switzerland 19 July 2024

During the International University Sports Federation’s summer activity, the staff visited Switzerland’s Federal Office of Sports headquarters in Magglingen, including it’s brand new “Place des Mélèzes” building, before making the most of sporting infrastructures. As announced, FISU’s Secretary General and CEO Eric Saintrond will step down on 1 December after more than 40 years spent […]

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EHL Lausanne receives FISU Healthy Campus Platinum Certification

Switzerland 14 June 2024

Hospitality Business School – Lausanne (EHL), widely regarded as one of the best hospitality management higher education institutions globally, held a ceremony to celebrate the school’s successful fulfillment of 98 out of 100 criteria set by the Healthy Campus Program. The ceremony took place on 10 June in one of the school’s beautiful outdoor spaces […]

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FISU secures live coverage on Eurosport for its flagship World University Games

Summer Games 18 April 2024

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has secured a live coverage agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery that will see its flagship events broadcast live across 60 international markets in Europe and Asia on Eurosport with streaming on discovery+ and Max*. The deal includes live action from the 2025 Winter World University Games taking place in […]