Welcome to the FISU event Organising Committee portal and those looking to organise a FISU event. Here you will find all the information needed to host one of our events.
FISU events provide practical development opportunities and experiences for you as an organiser, as well as for your city’s students. Hosting a FISU event will position your city and region as a new destination for young people to study, visit and work, generating revenues and boosting your international sporting profile. Make the smartest choice and bring a FISU event to your city!
Our sport competitions attract student-athletes aged 17-25 from all five continents, in events ranging from smaller one-sport Championships and World Cups, to major multi-sport Games. As an organising committee, you will be sure to find the right size event to meet your needs, you budget, and your experience.
By choosing to host a FISU event, you will be given access to an experienced FISU team, our guidelines, and our network so that we can accompany you though the whole process of creating, holding, and communicating an international sports event. Feel free to explore this page further to get a better idea of the type of event you are looking to host.
FISU Events
In a Nutshell
With more than 150 countries and 10,000 participants, the FISU Summer World University Games are the largest global multi-sport event for student athletes and is a FISU flagship event.
This 12-day long event has at least 18 sports (15 compulsory sports, and 3 optional sports).
This event requires a large Organising Committee, with good experience and a strong budget.
TV production is a minimum requirement
Visit the FISU Summer Games page for more information.
With more than 50 countries and 2,500 participants, the FISU Winter World University Games are the largest global winter multi-sport event for student athletes and is a FISU flagship event.
This 11-day long event has 9 compulsory sports and, in addition, up to 3 optional sports.
Although smaller in size and cost compared to the summer edition, this event still requires a reasonably large Organising Committee, with good experience and a strong budget.
TV coverage is a minimum requirement
Visit the FISU Winter Games page for more information.
FISU has two major World Cups; Football and 3X3 Basketball.
This special format sees university teams from all five continents come together for the final stage in one location, following a series of qualifying matches that take place in each continent during the year leading up to the event.
These two events are accessible to organisers with a reasonably good experience and requires a medium size Organising Committee, with an moderate budget.
Livestream coverage is a minimum requirement.
Visit the FISU World Cups page for more information.
FISU Championships are smaller one-sport competitions that are accessible to smaller organising committees with a limited budget and experience.
There are 29 sports available to choose from if you would like to organise a FISU Championship.
This country vs country format is an ideal stepping stone for organisers who are looking to gain valuable experience in the world of international sports, while creating a opportunity to showcase the city to students from around the world.
Livestream coverage is strongly encouraged, but not a minimum requirement.
Visit the FISU Championships page for more information.
The first edition of the FISU World Forum was organised in 1992. Since then the FISU World Forum is held every two years and attracts an average of 200 attendees from over 60 countries.
The five-day event, typically focuses on one main theme and several sub-themes, each of which is moderated by a speaker specialised in the subject area. Workshops/ seminars on each sub-theme are held every day. The FISU World Forum is also a platform for the member National University Sports Federations (NUSF) to share and promote projects and programmes that they have developed, which contribute to the University Sports Movement.
Livestream coverage is strongly encouraged, but not a minimum requirement.
Visit the FISU World Forum page for more information.