2025-07-16
FISU World University Games
16 – 27 July 2025
Welcome to the games
In 2025, the world will come together in the Rhine-Ruhr region to celebrate sport, science and culture. We are looking forward to great sports, enthusiastic visitors, full sports facilities and many new friendships. We are looking forward to seeing you!
16
Jul
27
Jul
12
DAYS
approx.
8.500
ATHLETES & OFFICIALS
up to
150
COUNTRIES
18
SPORTS
One event
six cities
This is where standards are set. Exceptional enthusiasm for sport, an absolute passion, diverse culture and their distinctive character make the locations of the Games stand out. Welcome to the FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES!
- Duisburg
- Essen
- Bochum
- Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Hagen
- Berlin
The locations
The Rhine-Ruhr region and the sports metropolis of Berlin invite you to the international sports spectacle. Athletes will compete in 18 sports over 12 days in 6 cities. Where can you watch and celebrate your favourite sport? Click through and find out more.
Sports
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Bochum
3x3 Basketball
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Bochum
3x3 wheelchair basketball
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Mülheim an der Ruhr
Badminton
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Essen
Basketball
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Duisburg
Basketball
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Hagen
Basketball
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Duisburg
Beach Volleyball
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Essen
Archery
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Essen
Fencing
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Essen
Artistic Gymnastics
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Essen
Judo
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Bochum
Athletics
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Essen
Rhythmic Gymnastics
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Duisburg
Rowing
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Berlin
Swimming
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Essen
Taekwondo
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Essen
Tennis
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Essen
Table Tennis
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Berlin
Volleyball
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Duisburg
Water Polo
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Berlin
Diving
Become part
of the team
An exceptional team for an extraordinary event:
There is a place for you in the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 family.
Get in touch
Send us an email
info@rhineruhr2025.comContact for press inquiries
media@rhineruhr2025.comContact for Delegation Services inquiries
delegationservices@rhineruhr2025.comContact for inclusion topics
inclusion@rhineruhr2025.comContact for education and science initiatives
education@rhineruhr2025.comcontact for sponsorship inquiries
sponsoring@rhineruhr2025.com
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In my career, there was no sporting event where I made more friends than at the World University Games.
Fabian Hambüchen
News
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2 September 2024 – Düsseldorf
Rhine-Ruhr 2025: Berlin becomes another venue
Photo: © visitBerlin, Foto: Dagmar Schwelle // The new concept for the FISU World University Games 2025 has been finalised and all 18 sports plus an extensive festival programme are in place: the sports metropolis Berlin will be an additional venue for the FISU World University Games Rhine-Ruhr 2025.
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29 August 2024 – Düsseldorf
Para Sport Lounge NRW hosts theme day
With the Paralympic Games in Paris in full swing, the Organising Committee of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games is excited to announce an interactive day focusing on the central topics of diversity and inclusion.
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12 August 2024 – Düsseldorf
Theses at Rhine-Ruhr 2025
The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games offer students an exciting opportunity to combine their academic career with practical experience in an international environment. Interested students can write their academic term papers, bachelor's or master's theses with the Organising Committee - as Simona Miklosova did.
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8 August 2024 – Düsseldorf
This is Wanda - the mascot of Rhine-Ruhr 2025
The mascot of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games has been found. Wanda, the falcon, will accompany the world's largest multi-sport event next year - and already made her first public appearance at the Olympic Games in Paris, causing a sensation.
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5 August 2024 – Debrecen-Miskolc
Observer Programme at EUSA Games 2024
The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Organising Committee recently participated in the European Universities Games 2024 held in Debrecen-Miskolc, Hungary. They gained firsthand observation experience, promoted the upcoming FISU Games, and fostered collaborative efforts with various stakeholders.
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2 August 2024 – Paris
Franco-German Youth Olympic Camp 2024 in Paris
One hundred young enthusiasts are spending 14 days in Paris. The Youth Olympic Camp is being organised as a binational event for the first time this year. Louis Kleemeyer, who works as Event Inclusion Manager for the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games Organising Committee, is also on site.
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31 July 2024 – Paris
Stepping stone to the international stage
Five athletes from the German Olympic team in Paris took part in the FISU World University Games in Chengdu in 2023 and ten in the FISU Games in Naples in 2019. Benjamin Schenk, Secretary General of the German University Sports Federation (adh), emphasises the importance of this multi-sport event for the development of top student-athletes.
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30 July 2024 – Paris
Over 100 athletes from NRW at the Olympics
Team Sportland.NRW once again makes up the largest part of the German Olympic team in 2024, underlining its excellent reputation. TEAM D includes 470 athletes, more than 100 of whom come from the sporting state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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29 July 2024 – Paris
Student-athletes on Olympic Team
The lighting of the Olympic flame in Paris last Friday marked the opening of the Summer Olympics, the largest multi-sport event in the world. Numerous top student-athletes and graduates are hunting for medals in TeamD. At least 50% of the athletes have an academic background in the form of a current enrolment or a successfully completed degree.
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26 July 2024 – Düsseldorf
Looking to Paris - and then to Rhine-Ruhr 2025
The long wait is over - the Olympic Summer Games begin this Friday in Paris. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) will be sending a strong team - 428 athletes will make up the largest team at the Games after the USA and the hosting nation France.
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25 July 2024 – Bochum
FISU inspects Lohrheidestadion for Rhine-Ruhr 2025
Over the past fortnight, the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 team has welcomed representatives from the FISU International Technical Committee as part of their regular inspection visits in various sports. On 22 July, the team visited the Lohrheidestadion and its surrounding facilities in Bochum, currently undergoing significant construction to prepare for the exhilarating athletics competitions in July 2025.
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24 July 2024 – Bochum
3x3 basketball to bring top beats to Bochum
It is a fast, frenetic, and fun new sport- and a perfect fit with the innovative approach being taken to the hosting of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.
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19 July 2024 – Debrecen
Rhine-Ruhr 2025 takes part in EUSA Forum 2024
At the European Universities Games which are currently taking place in Hungary, Rhine-Ruhr 2025 was invited to speak at the EUSA (European University Sports Association) Forum 2024 held in Debrecen on Saturday 13 July.
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17 July 2024 – Essen
Ruhr Games 25 teams up with Rhine-Ruhr 2025
An outstanding summer of sport awaits North Rhine-Westphalia in one year's time. From 16 to 27 July 2025, an entire region will host the FISU World University Games for the first time: the world's largest multi-sport event of the year 2025 will present top-level student sport at several locations on the Rhine and Ruhr. The RUHR GAMES 25 will take place from 17 to 20 July 2025 in Bochum as part of the second largest multi-sport event in the world after the Summer Olympics, whose core athletic target group largely coincides with that of the RUHR GAMES.
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16 July 2024 – Dieburg
One Year To Go: New concept for Rhine-Ruhr 2025
The countdown is on! The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will start in 365 days - the world's largest multi-sport event will open next year on 16 July 2025. A new concept presented by the Organising Committee of the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will ensure the FISU World University Games can be delivered within the negotiated financial framework next summer.
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