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Join the conversation: call for World Conference abstracts open

World Conferences 7 July 2026

The FISU World Conference, the academic centrepiece of every FISU World University Games, is set to bring together researchers, educators and university sport experts from around the world in Changchun, from 16 to 18 January 2027. Organised by the Executive Committee of the Changchun 2027 FISU Winter Universiade in partnership with Jilin Sport University, the […]

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Parallel to play: Inclusivity next to competition

World Conferences 19 July 2025

At Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, sports conversation and competition take place side-by-side. Wheelchair and 3×3 basketball student-athletes battle at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in front of vibrant crowds inside of cool industrial gyms. While, in the venue next-door, world-renowned sports academics and professionals fill tables and presentation rooms for discussions about sport and […]

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"Healthy Campus is a journey"

World Conferences 19 July 2025

The 2025 FISU World Conference opened with nine more certificates being awarded and on the second day of the event, an inspiring panel talked about the many concrete positive aspects of joining the programme. The FISU Healthy Campus Programme was created five years ago and is aiming at reaching 200 certified universities around the world […]

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Young elite athletes need to be farmed, not harvested

World Conferences 17 July 2025

The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games’ thought-provoking World Conference saw a grand opening from Down Under on Thursday, 17 July at Jahrhunderthalle Bochum, an events centre forged into an old, industrial site in Bochum. Key-note speakers dove into physical and mental health on day one, including Dr. Rosemary Purcell, an Australian professor from the […]

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Participation of neutral athletes in the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games

Summer Games 4 July 2025

FISU continues to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee and of the respective International Federations. FISU would like to clarify its position regarding the participation of Russian and Belarusian student-athletes in its events and activities. For sporting events, FISU will continue to follow the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the […]