In a rain affected match in Auckland yesterday (Sunday 27 November), The University of Auckland hosted Western Sydney University in the men’s FISU Oceania qualifying event for the FISU University World Cup Football. Auckland scored first with Western Sydney quickly equalising. The game was evenly poised until a goal keeper error from Western Sydney let…
In perfect weather conditions for football, The University of Sydney hosted the University of Canterbury in the women’s FISU Oceania qualifying event for the FISU University World Cup Football. Each team won their respective National University Championship Football titles earning them the right to represent their country in a head to head match played in…
Two students have been selected by their respective countries to attend the upcoming FISU World Forum – held in Costa Rica from 3-8 December 2022. Jason Nel (left) from Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka in New Zealand and Nicolas Mallia (right) from Torrens University in Australia will be joining over 60 other students…
After a busy month of intervarsity sport in September, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji have formally announced their National University Sport Champions for 2022. Australia UniSport Australia contested over 35 sporting championship throughout the year with The University of Sydney winning 16 championship pennants to take home the overall Champion University trophy for Australia. Ed…
International Day of University Sport is held annually on 20 September and celebrations of this UNESCO recognised day occurred on university campuses across the Oceania region. FISU Oceania kicked off celebrations on 1 September by launching the #LetsWalkOceania challenge. The challenge promoted active lifestyles as all challenges participants aimed to achieve one goal as one…
FISU Oceania President, Mr David Schmude, visited the UniSport Nationals in Perth, Western Australia at the end of September to make two special presentations to The University of Western Australia and Murdoch University for their achievements in the FISU Healthy Campus program. Both universities have achieved bronze status in the program and were presented with…
September is a busy month for university sport in Oceania with more than 10,000 students expected to participate in more than 12 intervarsity events across five countries. Major university sport events will be held in New Zealand, Fiji, Guam, Australia and Papua New Guinea. “After disruptions caused by the pandemic, it is wonderful to see…
FISU Oceania is celebrating International Day of University Sport throughout the month of September by conducting a virtual walk around all its member countries in the Oceania region. The initiative will see individuals and teams track their daily steps with all totals counting towards the total distance it takes to travel between all 12 of…
FISU Oceania today (18 August 2022) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote and strengthen sports tourism and the Pacific region to a wider global community. As the governing body of university sports in Oceania, FISU Oceania is one of five continental…
August 2022 – a month of significance for FISU Oceania. It is the month that we officially became a signatory to the United Nations Sport for Climate Action framework. FISU Oceania is proud to be a signatory to the Sport for Climate Action framework and we look forward to taking dedicated actions on climate change,…