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President Matytsin during the Opening Ceremony to the Taipei Summer Universiade 2017, an event that is already showing a strong sports legacy on the island As the President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), I am very happy to welcome you to this first edition of our new...

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Six Questions with the Krasnoyarsk Winter Universiade 2019 Director General, Maxim Urazov

The leader says hosting the Winter Universiade gives the entire region around Krasnoyarsk the opportunity to tell their story to a worldwide audience      The Krasnoyarsk Winter Universiade 2019 team is led by their Director General, Maxim Urazov  Earlier this year, you were in Almaty,...

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FISU Vice-President awarded Doctor Honoris Causa

    POLAND/UKRAINE - On 22 September FISU Vice-President Marian Dymalski was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa at Lvov State University of Physical Education (Ukraine) for his lasting contribution to the development of university sport and the promotion of bilateral relations between...

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FISU Declares Second International Day of University Sport A Great Success

Campus and community events across five continents focused on sport, physical activity and healthy living      Lausanne, 21 September: Following 24 hours packed with exciting and engaging activities around the world, FISU President Oleg Matytsin declared the second International Day of...

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A Universiade gold medalist asks: is IDUS simply a day or something more?

  Filippo Corti went from being a part of the Italian team that won gold at the Gwangju Summer Universiade in football to now working within sports. The University of Milan graduate wrote this article about what the International Day of University Sport means to him.    Filippo with his gold...

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MSSF celebrates IDUS 2017 with Forum

    ULAANBAATAR - On the occasion of the International Day of University Sport (IDUS), the Mongolian Student Sports Federation (MSSF) hosted a ‘University Sports and Volunteers’ Forum in a conference hall at the ‘Citi’ Institute in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia in collaboration with the...

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The International Day of University Sport gives a mighty spark to Estonia's academic world

The student capital of Estonia kicked off over a week of University Sport events with the International Day of University Sport     TARTU, ESTONIA – With UNESCO proclaiming September 20 the International Day of University Sport, festivities and sports activities took centre stage in the...

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AUSF celebrates IDUS 2017 with Asian Pacific Championships

      LINGWU - On 20 September, the 2017 Asian-Pacific University Futsal & Cheerleading Championship continued. It was a special day for everybody in the field of higher education and sports, that is, the International Day of University Sport, which was proclaimed by UNESCO and celebrated in...

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University Sport activities continue in Tartu alongside Estonia's Presidency of the Council of EU

TARTU, ESTONIA – FISU President Oleg Matytsin presented the FISU Global Strategy and expressed the hope that all continental associations and national university sports federations will follow up with creating their own strategic documents during day two of the University Sports conference that...

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Promotion of IDUS in Slovenia

  SLOVENIA - The Slovenian University Sports Association (SUSA) and its three members – Sports Association of University of Ljubljana (ŠZUL), University Sports Association of Maribor (UŠZM) and University Sports Association of Primorska (UŠZP) took part in the promotion of the International Day...

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IDUS 2017 celebrated in Africa

      AFRICA - As it celebrates the International Day of University Sport, FASU, the African University Sports Federation believes that sports is one of the major ways to promote peace, and bring empowerment to the African youth. With celebrations across the various countries that make up...

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IDUS 2017 celebrated in Lebanon

    LEBANON - In celebration of the International Day of University Sport, the Lebanese American University (LAU) where EduC member Sami Garabedian is the Director of Athletics, organized a series of activities for students, faculty and staff.  Close to about 250 of the LAU community...

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IDUS 2017 Celebration in Switzerland

      SWITZERLAND - Like in many other countries, #IDUS2017 was also celebrated in many Swiss Universities. The University Sports Organisations of Lucerne, Lausanne, Zurich, Bern and St. Gallen organised special activities for their students and University society, but also for the general...

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Costa Rican Universities celebrate IDUS2017

    COSTA RICA - On the International Day of University Sports, Costa Rica the Costa Rican universities celebrated the event throughout the country. Sports activities, art, recreation and healthy lifestyles were the scene of this great party where more than two thousand students...

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International Day of University Sport celebrated during China's National Student Games

 The Opening Ceremony to the National Student Games included inspiring performance art from students IDUS plays a central part to the 13th National Student Games as a way to inspire the University Sport Movement on a global scale, promoting health and wellbeing through physical activity at all...

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Argentina celebrated IDUS 2017 highlighting Dual Career Project

    ARGENTINA – On 20 September, the sports world celebrates the International Day University Sport which is promoted by FISU and proclaimed by UNESCO. As part of the celebrations of this important day and after the amazing experience at the 29th Summer Universiade of Taipei, FeDUA, the...

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French 2017 SU Medalists celebrated at the Ministry of Sports & MAIF

    PARIS - On Wednesday, 20 September, on the occasion of the International Day of University Sport, the French student-athletes who were medallists at the 29th Summer Universiade in Taipei last August were honoured at two receptions organized successively at the Ministry of Sports, the...

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Swiss Olympic unveil dual career plan with support of Swiss universities

 Top sports and university studies are better placed under one roof as Swiss Olympic and swissuniversities signed a declaration to assist elite athletes looking to combine studies and sport   Swiss Olympic President Jrg Stahl (right) and swissuniversities President Michael O. Hengartner are...

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2017 Asian-Pacific University Futsal & Cheerleading Championship successfully closed

    LINGWU - With the last whistle blown in the venue, the 2017 Asian-Pacific University Futsal & Cheerleading Championship finally concluded on 25 September. During 8 days, 4 cheerleading teams from Mongolia, Chinese Taipei and China, as well as 9 futsal teams from Iran, Kazakhstan,...

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