2017 SU Torch Relay: on the Road Again!

    TAIPEI CITY – The Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade will kick-off on 19 August. In the meantime, the Universiade Flame continues its itinerary around the island with the torch relay that began overseas when the mother flame was lit at a ceremony in Turin, Italy on 20 June. After a busy...

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2017 SU Flame arrives on Taipei Soil for Domestic Torch Relay

    TAIPEI CITY – After the Universiade Torch was lit with the Universiade Flame on 20 June in Torino, the host city of the first Universiade, its relay proceeded to Naples, Italy (2019 SU), and Bangkok, Thailand (2007 SU). The Flame team then travelled to Taipei’s sister city, Daegu, Korea...

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1st Stop Domestic Torch Relay: Lighting up Taipei from the Top of Mt. Jade

    TAIPEI CITY - The first leg of the Universiade Torch Relay ascended to the top of lofty Mt. Jade on 7 July. Mt. Jade, at 3,952 meters tall, is the highest mountain in Chinese Taipei. For the Mt. Jade torch relay, TUOC selected 10 young people who have climbing experience, are physically...

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2018 FISU WUC Online Accreditation System is open

   LAUSANNE - FISU has the pleasure to announce that its Online Accreditation System (FISU-OAS) is now officially open for the 2018 FISU World University Championships. FISU developed its own accreditation system and inaugurated it successfully for the 2016 WUC season. Our IT experts used that...

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Dates 30th Winter Universiade confirmed

  LAUSANNE - The dates of the 30th Winter Universiade are known. The FISU major winter sport event hosted by Lucerne, Switzerland will be organized from 21 to 31 January, 2021. The dates proposed by the Organising Committee of Lucerne have been confirmed by FISU after close collaboration with...

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WADA experts teach courses at FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy

  Day three of the Academy was dedicated to anti-doping protocol lectures and workshops for major event championship volunteers and workers Kazan, July 5 – FISU’s vision is for a world where university sport positively influences the leaders of society.   Working in tandem with the World...

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FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy focus on Olympic Movement

The IOC's head of sport partnerships and coordination spoke to Academy attendees about how to take their event management skills to the next level    Kazan, July 6 2017 – On day four of the FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy delegates learned about volunteer management at global events. The day’s...

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FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy intrigued by Krasnoyarsk WU 2019 presentation

 Academy attendees look to volunteer opportunities and helping execute the vision for the Krasnoyarsk Winter Universiade 2019     Kazan, July 7 2017 – Day five of the inaugural FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy provided participants a look ahead to future events, with a particular focus on the...

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FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy celebrates future of sport

Day seven of the Academy focused on individual contributions to the event's successful debut   KAZAN, RUSSIA – FISU President Oleg Matytsin reflected on the importance of the student movement as the inaugural Volunteer Leaders Academy concluded in Kazan.    As part of the closing ceremony...

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