AISTS Study: Region scores big from Taipei hosting Universiade

The number one ranked sports management masters programme worldwide just published a economic impact study centred on findings from the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade.  The AISTS study was five-years in the making and demonstrates the strong economic impacts the regional benefited from hosting...

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Following two transcendent Universiades, another promising year in international university sports begins anew

In 2017, the cities of Almaty and Taipei pulled back the curtain and showed the world what they could do as hosts of the Winter and Summer Universiades. More than providing home field advantage for their athletes, inviting student-athletes from all corners of the globe to compete instilled a...

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FISU holds successful Strategic Dialogue with its Continental Association EUSA

  MADRID – Over the weekend and the day after the EUSA General Assembly 2018, members of the European University Sports Association met to attend the FISU-EUSA Strategic Dialogue event. The event provided invaluable insight into the shared strategy and vision of FISU and EUSA, the main...

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FISU makes first technical site visit to Lucerne 2021 Winter Universiade sports venues

The preparatory works for the 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne, Central-Switzerland is picking up speed; this week the International Technical Sub-Committee of the Winter Universiade (CTI-UH) visited the Winter Universiade 2021 host city and sports venues of the for the first time   LUCERNE,...

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Universiade stars shine at Gold Coast 2018

University Sports South Africa will look back proudly on their achievements at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, after seeing a number of Universiade stars take their talents to the next level, and shine.   Twelve former World Student Games athletes made the final 196-member South...

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Japan dominant, while Algeria, Germany and South Africa also golden at WUC Cross-Country

  ST.GALLEN, SWITZERLAND — The FISU 2018 World University Cross-Country Championship kicked off with a gutsy performance from German student-athlete Caterina Granz as the middle-distance running standout showed her ability to win a major long distance event for the first time the hard way— by...

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Visually-impaired Coetzee eager for world stage at WUC Cross-Country

Visually-impaired South African runner Louzanne Coetzee says she’s proud and excited to represent her country at the upcoming 2018 FISU World University Cross Country Championship in Switzerland, as she prepares to break new personal ground.   Coetzee was born visually-impaired, but gradually...

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FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy 2018 is coming up - and preparations are well underway

  With just two months to go before the start of FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy 2018, the event organizer reports on the preparation of the second edition.     As of the 10th of April, 96 countries had nominated their participants (a full list follows below this article). It is worth noting...

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