Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World University Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | Men: 1963 Women: 1994 |
| Founder | International University Sports Federation |
| First season | Men: 1963 Women: 1994 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continents | 5 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men:  Spain (1st title)Women: Spain (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Men:  Romania (7 titles)Women:  Russia (2 titles) Spain (2 titles) |
The World University Handball Championship is the World University Championship (WUC) in handball competition contested by the men's and women's university's national teams of the member federations/associations of International University Sports Federation (FISU).
The men's tournament which was established in 1963 is the oldest World University Championship in 1994 there was established a women's tournament. Since 2006 both the men's and women's tournaments are held at the same place every two years.[1]
- ^ "Handball". FISU. Archived from the original on 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.