27 February 2020

The first two months of 2020 have already flashed past and here we are, almost in March. For university sports, this means the excitement picks up as the World University Championship season kicks off in a few days. Dotted throughout an action-packed year are 29 FISU World University Championship events, starting with the WUC Cross Country on 7 March, in Marrakech, Morocco. Here's what to expect...

Stage set at outdoor ice rink for fantastic battle at WUC Speed Skating

The FISU World University Speed Skating Championship in Amsterdam, Netherlands, will be hosted at the stunning outdoor Jaap Eden ice rink. It is an open ice rink and the weather can be extremely unpredictable; sunny and pleasant, very cold, windy or even a lot of rain. This means that weather conditions may play an important role in the results and that makes for an exciting event! Read more...

Executive Committee charts the path ahead

The new FISU Executive Committee members, elected in November 2019, met on 21-22 February, to set the agenda for 2020 and beyond.

Masters scholarship at RIOU now open

The prestigious MSA scholarship at the Russian International Olympic University, Sochi is now open.

Universiade athlete turns pro rugby player

Springboks captain Babalwa Latsha made history when she became the first female South African rugby player to turn professional.

IOC President welcomed at FISU HQ

IOC President Thomas Bach made his first visit to FISU’s offices on the University of Lausanne campus

WATCH! Meet the team of the Ekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games. Wait for the surprise!

FISU Young Reporters - where they are now

Check out our Twitter thread profiling some of the FISU Young Reporter Programme alumni. They're up to some cool stuff!

Since its founding in 1949, the International University Sports Federation is the governing body of university sport worldwide. Through its 174 members, FISU offers opportunity and inspiration to students around the world to be active and participate in sport.