International University Sports Federation

International University Sports Federation
Fédération internationale du sport universitaire (FISU)
Formation1 January 1949; 75 years ago (1949-01-01)
TypeSports federation
Headquarters
Membership
165 member associations
Official language
French and English
President
Leonz Eder (Switzerland)
Regional Vice-Presidents
Luciano Cabral (BRA) (1st Vp),
Penninah Aligawesa Kabenge (UGA)
Marian Dymalski (POL)
Liu Jin (CHN)
Websitewww.fisu.net

The International University Sports Federation (FISU; French: Fédération internationale du sport universitaire) is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 25. It was founded in 1949[1] as the world governing body of national university sports organizations and currently has 165[2] member associations (National University Sport Federations) from five continents. Between 1949 and 2011, it was based in Brussels (Belgium); it was relocated to Lausanne (Switzerland) since 2011.

The FISU stages its events every two years. They currently include three World University Games (beach,summer and winter) and 34[3] World University Championships. It also organizes conferences, forums and seminars to promote sport as a component of the educational system.[4] FISU sanctions other competitions open to university students, such as the biennial World University Bridge Championships in contract bridge, "played under the auspices of the FISU".[5]

  1. ^ FISU Statutes Archived 2011-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  2. ^ "Current structure". www.fisu.net. Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  3. ^ "World University Championships". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  4. ^ Ferreira, P. (2010) Strategy Assessment of International Sports Federations – Case study of the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Executive Masters in Sports Organisation Management, University of Poitiers, France.
  5. ^ World University Team Cup Archived 2011-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. World Bridge Federation. 5th World University Bridge Championship Archived 2011-08-13 at the Wayback Machine Event website (2010). Chinese Taipei University Sports Federation. Retrieved 2011-08-12.