BAKU – The bidding committee for the FISU Summer Universiade Bid Baku 2019 has decided to postpone its bid for the leading sporting event in the world of student sport for at least two years, leaving Brasilia and Budapest to battle it out on 9 November when the games will be attributed by the […]
GWANGJU – The 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC 2015), together with FISU and the 2013 Kazan Universiade Organizing Committee (Kazan 2013), is hosting a debriefing meeting in Gwangju on 24 and 25 October, under the theme ‘From Kazan to Gwangju’ where members of both OCs are gathering for the Universiade Transfer of […]
BRASILIA – 18 October, the 3rd day of the inspection visit in Brasília, 2019 SU Host City candidate, by FISU delegates Claude-Louis Gallien, FISU President; Eric Saintrond, Secretary-General/CEO and Natalya Kosterna, Executive Assistant, was dedicated to the presentation of the Master Plan and sports facilities for training and competition. Luciano Cabral The delegation participated […]
Audience with the President of Brazil BRASILIA – On 17 October, 2013 FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien and FISU Secretary-General/CEO Eric Saintrond were received in audience by the President of Brazil, Mrs Dilma Rousseff. Present also were the Governor of the Federal District Agnelo Queiroz, the Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo and CBDU President and […]
GWANGJU – “There are only 21 months remaining until the 2015 Gwangju Universiade. Now, Gwangju OC needs to make practical preparations for the Games. Gwangju needs more cooperation and communication with FISU as well as between organizing members to ensure a smooth preparation.” During the 3-day FISU inspection visit of the preparations for […]
GWANGJU – A FISU delegation is in Gwangju at the moment conducting a comprehensive inspection of the preparations by the Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC). As this is the first official inspection from FISU since the city of Gwangju received the Universiade flag from Kazan as the next host city, it will be the […]
KAZAN – The collections of two museums of Tatarstan have been concurrently replenished by exclusive exhibits from the history of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan. From now on, one of the central places in the exhibitions dedicated to the Kazan Universiade will be occupied by a set of Universiade medals. The official […]
TAIPEI CITY – From 25 to 29 September, the FISU Summer Universiade Director, Mr. Marc Vandenplas together with the CTI-SU Chair, Mr. John Warnock, the Director of Media and Communication, Mr. Dejan Susovic, the Summer Universiade Manager, Ms. Jing Zhao, and the Sport Assistant to the Summer Universiade, Ms. Melanie Stallecker paid their […]
