IFIUS
IFIUS 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 inside Panathlon.
History
Until 2003 the Games were held on Weekends during the year - from 2004 onward the Games were held in a one-week period in October, establishing a true World Championship Format.Competitions
Official competitions included:- Football Men
- Football Women
- Futsal Men
- Basketball Men
- Basketball Women
- Volleyball Men
- Volleyball Women
- Golf and Pitch & putt
- Individual golf
- Individual pitch and putt
● | Competitions held | ● | Competitions expected |
Objectives
The main IFIUS objectives were:Offer each student in the world the opportunity to compete on an international interuniversity sports level.
Protect the rights of interuniversity sports playing students and universities.
Promote international interuniversity sports in every way it deems fit.
IFIUS Games
Year | Games | Host City | Host University | Remarks |
1999 | 1 | Antwerp | ' | Only Football Men competition |
2000 | 2 | Paris | ' | Football Women competition added |
2001 | 3 | Amsterdam | ' | |
2002 | 4 | Barcelona | Autonomous University of Barcelona | |
2003 | 5 | Rome | ' | Futsal Men competition added |
2004 | 6 | Antwerp | University of Antwerp | |
2005 | 7 | Rotterdam | INHolland university of applied sciences co-hosts: Erasmus University; Hogeschool Rotterdam | Basketball Men competition added |
2006 | 8 | Dublin | University College Dublin co-host: Dublin City University | Volleyball Men and Women competitions added |
2007 | 9 | Vienna | TU Wien | |
2008 | 10 | Budapest | BME | Basketball Women competition added |
2009 | 11 | Milan | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Golf and Pitch & putt competition added |
2010 | 12 | Valencia | Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera | |
2011 | 13 | Amsterdam | INHolland University of Applied Sciences | Individual golf and individual pitch & putt added |
2012 | 14 | Belgrade | University of Belgrade | Golf and pitch & putt, individual golf and individual pitch & putt competitions dropped |
2013 | 15 | Antwerp | University of Antwerp |
Games Council
- President: Dr. Bahram Ghadimi
- Secretary General: Dr Gabriel Anicet Kotchofa
- Treasurer: Javier Sanchez Milan
Committee Panathlon Clubs of Universities Executive Board
- President: Peter Verboven
- Secretary General: His Excellency, Ambassador Gabriel A. Kotchofa
- Treasurer: Javier Sanchez
- Games Council Representative: Dr. Bahram Ghadimi
- Tournament Council Representative: Daniel Muñoz
- Panathlon International Representative: Leo Bozzo