FISU World Universitsy Games 2025 | NRW
Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Hagen, and Berlin are delighted to be hosting the FISU World University Games Summer.
From 16 to 27 July 2025, around 8,500 student-athletes and officials from over 150 countries will compete for medals in 18 sports – making this one of the largest multi-sport events in the world in 2025. And there can be few better-placed hosts: in these exceptionally sport-loving locations, the densest university landscape in Europe meets the most sports clubs in Germany.
The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games stand for a young and modern event with a festival atmosphere: diverse, loud and fun. It will be characterised by rich contrasts and animated visitors, with venues filled and many new friendships formed. We believe in the transformative power of sport, culture and science - and in bringing change and innovation through enthusiastic engagement.