Every two years and alternating with the FISU World University Games event years, the FISU World Forum brings together students, officials and other key partners involved in the University Sport Movement with FISU Member Associations. Combining academic sessions with cultural, educational and sporting activities, it is a powerful communication platform for the various university sports communities. This combination gives the FISU World Forum an educational value in the broadest sense of the term.
The FISU World Forum is held over five days. It usually focuses on one main theme and several sub-themes, each of which is moderated by a speaker specialised in the subject area. Workshops/ seminars on each sub-theme are held every day. The FISU World Forum is also a platform for the member National University Sports Federations (NUSF) to share and promote projects and programmes that they have developed, which contribute to the University Sports Movement. With a constantly evolving format, the FISU Forum aims at providing a marketplace for discussions on ideas and projects for its participants.
The first edition of the FISU World Forum was organised in 1992, which gathered 89 participants from 21 countries. Through 14 editions, the FISU World Forum has been organised on 4 continents and reached around 2500 participants. Participants also had opportunities to practice different sports - from curling to handball, badminton to archery among many others.
“University Sport as a Driver for Sustainable Development”
Good health and well-being
Quality education
Gender equality
Reduction of inequalities
Duration: 5 days
Numbers: an average of 200 participants (but not limited)
Reach: over 60 countries
Frequency: every two years in even-numbered years
Participants: students, junior and senior university sports managers, representatives of international sports and non-sports federations, organisers of major FISU events and renowned academic speakers, FISU Family members
Held biennially since 1992
Next edition: 27-31 August 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia
No. |
Place |
Date |
Themes |
1 |
PARALIMNI, CYPRUS |
7-13 Sept 1992 |
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2 |
CATANIA, ITALY |
25 Sept - 1 Oct 1994 |
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3 |
MADRID, SPAIN |
4-9 Jul 1996 |
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4 |
LULEA, SWEDEN |
22-27 Jun 1998 |
Main Theme University Sport; a healthy activity based on equality and democracy
Sub-Themes
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5 |
MONTERREY, MEXICO |
28 Jun-1 Jul 2000 |
Main Theme The place that sport and physical education occupies within the University
Sub-Themes
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6 |
CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA |
9-14 Sept 2002 |
Main Theme Challenges facing student sport at the beginning of the millennium
Sub-Themes
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7 |
LISBON, PORTUGAL |
21-27 Jul 2004 |
Main Theme Education through University Sport Sub-Themes
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8 |
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
25-30 Mar 2006 |
Main Theme University Sport, a Tool for Individual Development Understanding Diversity Sub-Themes
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9 |
KRAKOW, POLAND |
1-6 Jul 2008 |
Main Theme University Sport: Roots, Strengths and Challenges Sub-Themes
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10 |
VIGO, SPAIN |
21-26 Jun 2010 |
Main theme University Sport: A Platform for Change
Sub-Themes
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11 |
TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI |
26-31 Mar 2012 |
Main Theme University Sport: a Platform for Sustainable Development
Sub-Themes
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12 |
GWANGJU, KOREA |
17-22 Mar 2014 |
Main Theme University Sport: A Networking Platform to advance the technical, social and cultural skills of young leaders
Sub-Themes
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13 |
MONTPELLIER, FRANCE |
4-9 Jul 2016 |
Main Theme From the origins to the future of University Sport
Sub-Themes
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14 |
KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA |
6-10 Aug 2018 |
Main Theme Student Sport: Springboard for Innovative Leadership
Sub-Themes
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15 |
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY |
12-14 Aug 2020 |
Main Theme Seventy years onward and still going strong: how can FISU continue sustaining the legacy of the university sports movement?
Sub-Themes
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16 |
CARTAGO, COSTA RICA
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5-9 Dec 2022
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Main Theme University Sport as a Driver for Sustainable Development
Sub-themes
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