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A PLACE TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND BEST PRACTICES

 

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.

Latest edition: 2022 COSTA RICA FISU WORLD FORUM 

THE EVENT'S DRIVING THEME:

 “University Sport as a Driver for Sustainable Development”

 

SUB-THEMES:

  • Good health and well-being

  • Quality education

  • Gender equality

  • Reduction of inequalities

FISU WORLD FORUM - FACTS & FIGURES

  • 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

 

PAST IS PROLOGUE: THE FISU WORLD FORUM ARCHIVES

No.

Place

Date

Themes

1

PARALIMNI, CYPRUS

7-13 Sept 1992

  • Should University Sport be directed by student associations or professional directors?

  • Should financial resources go-to sport for the masses or high-level sport?

  • Should university athletes benefit from free education and repayment of competition expenses?

  • Should sport be compulsory or optional in higher learning? 

2

 CATANIA, ITALY

25 Sept - 1 Oct 1994

  • Student Democracy

  • Sport for all (beginner to elite) and the need for a fair distribution of resources

  • The need to raise the profile of student sport

  • The need to exchange information about student sport at an international level

3

MADRID, SPAIN

4-9 Jul 1996

  • The presentation of FISU politics and goals through its principal activities

  • A reflection on certain national aspects of university sports

  • The place of university sport in national competitions, relations with academic and public authorities

  • The advantages for a national federation of university sport to organize a FISU event

4

 LULEA, SWEDEN

22-27 Jun 1998

Main Theme

University Sport; a healthy activity based on equality and democracy

 

Sub-Themes

  • Sport for All

  • Equality in University Sports

  • Democracy in University Sports

5

MONTERREY, MEXICO

28 Jun-1 Jul 2000

Main Theme

The place that sport and physical education occupies within the University

 

Sub-Themes

  • University Sport: Recreation or Education? Community life and responsible citizenship

  • The Administration of Physical and University Sport – motivation of the student and/or teacher supervision

  • Success in University and finding a competitive sport

6

CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 

9-14 Sept 2002

Main Theme

Challenges facing student sport at the beginning of the millennium

 

Sub-Themes

  • Student sport as a means of contributing to a healthy, successful society

  • Student sport as a means of contributing to a non-discriminatory society

  • Development of student sport - financing, new trends, major issues, technology

  • Impact of professional sports on university sport

7

LISBON, PORTUGAL

 21-27 Jul 2004

Main Theme

Education through University Sport

Sub-Themes

  • Educational values of University Sport

  • The social importance of University Sport

  • The unity and mobility of the University Sport System

  • The importance of new technologies in the promotion and development of University Sport

8

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

25-30 Mar 2006

Main Theme

University Sport, a Tool for Individual Development Understanding Diversity

Sub-Themes

  • Sport & Extra Curricular Activities as a way of life at Universities

  • Role of Sport among Women in different societies and culture

  • Promotion of University Sport

  • Leadership and University Sport

9

KRAKOW, POLAND

1-6 Jul 2008

Main Theme

University Sport: Roots, Strengths and Challenges

Sub-Themes

  • The WHY of University Sport and its different models

  • Volunteering Philosophy as a force in University Sport

  • Funding of University Sport

  • Marketing and Communication of University Sport

10

VIGO, SPAIN

 21-26 Jun 2010

Main theme

University Sport: A Platform for Change

 

Sub-Themes

  • Development of Strategic Plans in University Sport at the National Level

  • Education and Environmental Awareness through University Sport

  • Women’s Leadership in University Sport

  • University Sport and Academic Recognition

11

TAIPEI, CHINESE TAIPEI

26-31 Mar 2012

Main Theme

University Sport: a Platform for Sustainable Development

 

Sub-Themes

  • University sport as fertile ground for leadership development

  • University Sport – A platform for change and for women’s engagement

  • Sportsmanship as a platform for lifelong development

  • Strategic planning for “eco-friendly” university sport

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

  • Ethics: Individual Social Responsibility and/vs University Sport Responsibility

  • Social Media in University Sport: New Challenges

  • University Sport: a Fair Culture for Sustainable Development from gender studies perspective

  • Leadership in Large Scale University Sports Events

13

MONTPELLIER, FRANCE

4-9 Jul 2016

Main Theme

From the origins to the future of University Sport

 

Sub-Themes

  • Values, Ethics and Integrity
  • Anti-doping
  • Leadership
  • Volunteers
  • Gender equality & Equal Opportunities
  • Dual Career

14

KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA

6-10 Aug 2018 

Main Theme

Student Sport: Springboard for Innovative Leadership

 

Sub-Themes

  • Values, Ethics, Integrity

  • Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Access

  • Volunteers

  • Dual Career

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

  • Health and University Sports


  • Inclusion and University Sport


  • Challenges for University Sports, including Digitalisation, University Rankings, University Sports during COVID-19

16

CARTAGO, COSTA RICA

5-9 Dec 2022

Main Theme

University Sport as a Driver for Sustainable Development

 

Sub-themes

  • Good health and well-being

  • Quality education

  • Gender equality

  • Reduction of inequalities

 

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