Former Winter Universiade champion Olga Zharkova has been named an ambassador for Krasnoyarsk 2019 during a special festival in Saint Petersburg.

The Naples 2019 Summer Universiade has signed a contract for the renovation of the athletics track at San Paolo Stadium.

Don Knapp, chief executive of UniSport Australia, the governing body of university sport in the county, will step down from his role at the end of 2018, it has been announced.

Lake Placid has been confirmed as the host of the 2023 Winter Universiade.

Transport links for the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk were tested at the International University Sport Federation (FISU) Forum in the Russian city.

A contract confirming the Naples 2019 Summer Universiade Athletes' Village has been signed by local organisers and MSC - a company which the National Anti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) had previously warned them not to partner with.

Krasnoyarsk 2019 have claimed the International University Sport Federation (FISU) Forum has provided them with useful information as they prepare for the Winter Universiade.

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has described his appointment to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Education Commission as a "wonderful opportunity". 

Hosts Hungary claimed two golds as medal action began at the World University Canoe Sprint Championship in Szolnok.

Italy, France and Portugal each won two semi-finals as action began at the World University Canoe Sprint Championships in Szolnok in Hungary.

First heats of the International University Sports Federations's World University Rowing Championships begun in in Shanghai today.

Life after sport has been the main topic of discussion at the International Federation of University Sport (FISU) Forum in Krasnoyarsk. 

A busy programme of International University Sports Federation (FISU) World Championship action is due to continue tomorrow with a rowing regatta in Shanghai.

Szolnok in Hungary is set to welcome some of the best student athletes on the planet at the World University Canoe Sprint Championships starting tomorrow.