EUSA Year Magazine 2024-2025

Our Green Path

This year, FISU Oceania further
signified our commitment to
environmental sustainability
by releasing Our Green Path, a
practical approach to reducing
our impact on the environment.
As a signatory to the United
Nation’s Sport for Climate Action,
FISU Oceania developed this
sustainability strategy to not
only reduce our impact on
the environment, but to also
engage our client groups and
stakeholders in climate action
and promote climate change
action within university sport
communities. Our Green Path
reinforces the importance we
place on this topic and outlines
an achievable action plan that
underpins our sustainability goals.

New Associate Member –

French Polynesia

FISU Oceania welcomed a new
Associate Member in 2024,
Union du Sport Universitaire
Polynesien from the pacific
country of French Polynesia.
FISU Oceania remains the
smallest of the Continental
University Sport Federations but
we aim to continue to service
our members to ensure they can
reach their strategic outcomes.

Events

National university sport

events

University Games,

championships and intervarsity

events were held in Australia, Fiji,

Guam, New Caledonia, Northern

Mariana Islands and Papua New

Guinea. Tournaments ranged

from head to head events to

large university games events.

University teams also competed

in local leagues in a wide variety

of sports.

Over 12,000 students participated

in university sport competitions

across the region with the

following countries awarding

overall champions for university

sport in their specific country: The

University of Sydney (Australia),

University of Canterbury (New

Zealand) and University of the

South Pacific (Fiji).

International Day of

University Sport (IDUS)

IDUS activities continue to

increase as more students in the

region become aware of the day.

Held annually on 20 September,

IDUS provides a platform to

celebrate university sport and its

impact on students and the wider

university community. Activities

across Oceania included:

• Fiji hosted the annual Fiji
  Inter Tertiary Games in the
  week of IDUS. Over 3,000
  students from more than five
  universities and other tertiary
  institutions took part in over
  eight sporting competitions.


• New Zealand held activities
  across all eight universities
  including a successful TikTok
  promotion implemented
  by University and Tertiary
  University Sport.


• Northern Mariana Islands
  hosted their 5th annual
  celebration of IDUS involving
  college students and the
  community.


• Papua New Guinea’s Divine
  World University hosted
  IDUS activities including
  an education program on
  positive mental health during
  the morning and a social
  sport competition held in the
  afternoon.

University World Cup

qualifying events – 3x3

In 2024, FISU Oceania held

its 3x3 Qualifying Tournament

for the FISU University World

Cup 3x3 as part of the

UniSport Australia National 3x3

Championships.

University World Cup

qualifying events – Football

In 2024, FISU Oceania held its

Football Qualifying Tournament

for the FISU University World Cup

Football.

Oceania student-athletes

at FISU World University

Championships

Australia and New Zealand were

active in sending teams and

student-athletes to over 18 FISU

World University Championship

events in 2024.

Programs and

opportunities

FISU Volunteer Leaders

Academy (FVLA)

Three Oceania students

graduated from the FVLA

program in 2024. These students

have since taken on leadership

roles with their Federation

and FISU Oceania as well as

working at the campus level

to further promote university

sport opportunities both locally

and internationally. In addition,

one graduate from the 2023

program continued their

involvement in the program after

being appointed as FVLA Team

Leaders.

2024 FVLA student ambassadors

Michelle Daniel – New Zealand

Naomi Dubabagi – Papua New

Guinea

Chrislyn Julai – Papua New Guinea

Alexandra Chua – Australia (FVLA

Team Leader)

Looking forward to 2025

As our Federation moves into

2025, our key focus will be to

meet specific targets set against

our strategic plan. In addition we

will deliver events and programs

with our MOU partners and FISU.

We look forward to continue

working with our National

University Sport Federations to

further increase the impact of

university, college and tertiary

sport in the Oceania region.

MORE INFO:

http://www.fisuoceania.com

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY SPORTS ASSOCIATION YEAR MAGAZINE 2024-2025^141