Dual-Career, Healthy
Campus and a
consultative partnership
with UNESCO
One month before Morocco, the
FISU focus was on education
at the Zagreb 2024 FISU
World Forum. A total of 156
students, speakers, officials, and
volunteers from 47 countries
all gathered in Croatia for five
days of exchanges on the
topics of inclusion, diversity and
diplomacy. One other topic high
on the agenda – in Zagreb but of
course also all over the world – is
dual career. And FISU is proud to
now share on its official website
a really useful Dual Career Toolkit
for student-athletes, universities,
and national university sports
federations.One other FISU programme
that focuses on students is
of course Healthy Campus.
Born in 2020, the FISU Healthy
Campus programme aims to
enhance all aspects of well-
being for students and the
campus community at large.
Looking to reverse the well-
established trend of young
adults compromising their
health during their academic
careers, the initiative is already
having a positive impact on the
lives and lifestyles of university
students around the world.
Today, 164 universities from
around the globe have joined the
programme!Another great achievement in
2024 is that UNESCO (United
Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation) and
FISU signed a consultative
partnership, marking a significant
step in their long-standing
relationship. This partnership
will expand joint efforts to
promote sport, physical activity,
and healthy living in university
communities around the world.Back to the sports action
As in all even years, 2024 was
a year of FISU World University
Championships. A total of 22
of them took place, from Ski
Orienteering in Lenzerheide
(Switzerland) in January to
Shooting Sport in New Delhi(India) in November, where Paris
Olympic Games 10m air rifle
bronze medallist, Switzerland’s
22-year-old Audrey Gogniat,
claimed the gold, saying she
loved competing amongst
other student-athletes. A brand
new format was also tested in
Brazil: the very first FISU World
University Championship Beach
Sports, which included beach
volleyball, beach soccer, beach
handball and beach wrestling on
the sand of beautiful Botafogo
Beach in Rio de Janeiro.The sporting year closed with the
FISU University World Cup 3x3
basketball in Xiamen (China),
which is always an immensely
popular event.132
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