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FISU expands involvement in Erasmus+ with two new projects starting in 2025

Summer Games 27 August 2024

These projects – U-Media and YouRef – will bring FISU’s total involvement in Erasmus+ initiatives to five, engaging over 20 partners from various universities and sports organisations worldwide. The first project, U-Media, will be spearheaded by the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games Organising Committee. This initiative aims to transform the World University Games into […]

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So many Olympians are also student-athletes

Summer Games 15 August 2024

35 Paris 2024 medallists (47 medals in total!) took part at the Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games Summer last year. And many other former and current FISU athletes also shone on the world stage during the recent Olympic Games. The Olympic Games represent the ultimate goal for most athletes. Among these competitors are a […]

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Continental champion, lawyer-to-be and coach... all in a day’s work!

Summer Games 12 August 2024

A glance at Robert Summers’ daily calendar reveals a chock-a-block schedule for the South African badminton star. Studying, training, competing and coaching leaves very little free time. Yet there’s still more planned for the future. Introduced to badminton by his mother at the age of four, Robert Summers was already a member of his local […]

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A falcon named Wanda

Summer Games 8 August 2024

The mascot of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will accompany the world’s largest multi-sport event next year. She already made her first public appearance at the Olympic Games in Paris, causing a sensation. Why a falcon? The peregrine falcon is a true cosmopolitan and feels at home almost anywhere in the world. This […]

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A new concept for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Summer Games

Summer Games 16 July 2024

The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games Summer’s new plan was presented and accepted during a recent FISU Steering Committee Meeting in Düsseldorf. An important delegation from FISU travelled to Germany to hold a Steering Committee Meeting, but also to discuss next year’s FISU World University Games. They were warmly welcomed by the President German […]

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South African fencer books place for Paris 2024

Summer Games 25 June 2024

Student-athlete Harry Saner has fulfilled a lifelong dream, having secured his place in the fencing competition at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The 23 year old from Johannesburg, who took up fencing at age nine after “wanting to become a knight in shining armour”, came through a gruelling qualification process to eventually top the […]

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Sign up for the first Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Delegation Webinar

Summer Games 10 June 2024

The first National University Sports Federations (NUSF) delegation webinar will take place on Monday 1 July at 13:00 CET. The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Summer Games Organising Committee is excited to announce that the first National University Sports Federations (NUSF) delegation webinar will take place on Monday 1 July at 13:00 CET. This informative session will […]

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FISU Secretary General repeatedly impressed and moved by Chengdu

Summer Games 7 June 2024

Eric Saintrond and FISU Director of Summer Games Jing Zhao attended the FISU World University Games Museum Donation Ceremony. On the morning of 6 June, 2024, the FISU World University Games Museum Donation Ceremony took place at Dong’an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu. Attendees included Eric Saintrond, Secretary General and CEO of FISU; Jing Zhao, […]