TRENTO – A new crowdfunding project has been launched to support the next edition of the Winter Universiade (Trentino 2013). It aims to raise funds internationally for a 12 side projects to the sporting event later this year in Italy. It is a world first, with no sporting event of similar size, (4,000 […]
TRENTINO – The environment will be the first medal winner at the 26th Winter Universiade in Trentino next December since the WU Organising Committee is putting in a lot of effort to label the 26th edition a zero emission event. Therefore, the WU Organising Committee has carefully planned a ‘Zero Emission Universiade Project’. […]
Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae with the FISU flag GWANGJU – The 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organising Committee pledged to hold a successful games at the ‘D-680 Success Pledge Event’. Since the handover of the FISU flag to the next host city in Kazan at the Closing Ceremony of the 2013 Summer Universiade, the city […]
Young Leadership Programme GWANGJU – The 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organising Committee (GUOC 2015), in collaboration with the UN Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP), held the International Youth Mentoring Programme, the EPICS Forum, on August 23rd in Gwangju. This forum was held in order to contribute to the development of youths […]
TRENTINO – There is still one month and a half left to participate in the call for the official song of Trentino Winter Universiade 2013. Musicians and singers coming from all FISU member countries can join the competition and be actively part of this huge sports event. The call is open to individual artists or […]
CBDU delegation present the Minister of Sport with a Team Jersey BRASILIA – On August 8th, Brazilian Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo met with athletes Rochele Nunes (judo), Amanda Francis (volleyball) and Barbara Barbosa (football) together with CBDU President and FISU Vice-President Luciano Cabral. The Brazilian athletes were medalists at the 27th Summer Universiade in […]
GWANGJU – The participation of youths from both the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea at the Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), which will be held in Gwangju, Korea from August 22nd for 10 days, has been officially confirmed. On August 19th, 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC 2015) informed […]
Gwangju representatives receive the FISU flag at the Kazan Universiade Closing Ceremony GWANGJU – After receiving the Universiade flag at the closing of the 2013 Kazan Universiade, Gwangju has officially started its countdown as the next host city. Gwangju Universiade is putting its efforts to host a successful and exemplary competition by forming a joint […]
