IFIUS

Last updated
International Federation for Interuniversity Sport
AbbreviationIFIUS
Formation1998
Dissolved2011
Headquarters Antwerp (Belgium)
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
Universities & Colleges
Official language
English
Dr. B. Ghadimi
(Islamic Azad University)
Main organ
General Assembly
Affiliations Panathlon International
Website www.ifius.com

IFIUS (International Federation for Interuniversity Sport) was a democratic non-profit organisation whose main objective was to organise the yearly World Interuniversity Games, in which teams of students from different universities and colleges worldwide competed in different sport competitions. In 2011, IFIUS was disbanded and integrated into Panathlon.

Contents

History

Until 2003 the games were held on weekends during the year. From 2004 they were held in a one-week period in October.

Competitions

Official competitions included:

 ● Competitions held ● Competitions expected
Sport199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Football Men
Football Women
Futsal Men
Basketball Men
Basketball Women
Volleyball Men
Volleyball Women
Golf and Pitch&Putt
Individual golf
Individual pitch and putt

Objectives

The main IFIUS objectives were:
(1) Offer each student in the world the opportunity to compete on an international interuniversity sports level.
(2) Protect the rights of interuniversity sports playing students and universities.
(3) Promote international interuniversity sports in every way it deems fit.

IFIUS Games

YearGamesHost CityHost UniversityRemarks
1999 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp, Belgium(none)Only Football Men competition
2000 2 Flag of France.svg Paris, France(none)Football Women competition added
2001 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, the Netherlands(none)
2002 4 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain Autonomous University of Barcelona
2003 5 Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy(none) Futsal Men competition added
2004 6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp, Belgium University of Antwerp
2005 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, the Netherlands INHolland university of applied sciences

co-hosts: Erasmus University;
Hogeschool Rotterdam

Basketball Men competition added
2006 8 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland University College Dublin

co-host: Dublin City University

Volleyball Men and Women competitions added
2007 9 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna (Austria) TU Wien
2008 10 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary BME Basketball Women competition added
2009 11 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Golf and Pitch & putt competition added
2010 12 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera
2011 13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, the Netherlands INHolland University of Applied Sciences Individual golf and individual pitch & putt added
2012 14 Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia University of Belgrade Golf and pitch & putt, individual golf and individual pitch & putt competitions dropped
2013 15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp, Belgium)University of Antwerp

Games council

Committee Panathlon Clubs of Universities Executive Board

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