IFIUS (International Federation for Interuniversity Sport) 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 into Panathlon.
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| Abbreviation | IFIUS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1998 |
| Dissolved | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Antwerp (Belgium) |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | Universities & Colleges |
Official language | English |
| Dr. B. Ghadimi (Islamic Azad University) | |
Main organ | General Assembly |
| Affiliations | Panathlon International |
| Website | www.ifius.com |
History edit
Until 2003 the games were held on weekends during the year. From 2004 they were held in a one-week period in October.
Competitions edit
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 |
| Sport | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
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| Futsal Men | ||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Men | ||||||||||||||||
| Basketball Women | ||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball Men | ||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball Women | ||||||||||||||||
| Golf and Pitch&Putt | ||||||||||||||||
| Individual golf | ||||||||||||||||
| Individual pitch and putt | ||||||||||||||||
Objectives edit
The main IFIUS objectives were:
(1) Offer each student in the world the opportunity to compete on an international interuniversity sports level.
(2) Protect the rights of interuniversity sports playing students and universities.
(3) Promote international interuniversity sports in every way it deems fit.
IFIUS Games edit
| Year | Games | Host City | Host University | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 |  Antwerp, Belgium
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(none) | Only Football Men competition |
| 2000 | 2 |  Paris, France
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(none) | Football Women competition added |
| 2001 | 3 |  Amsterdam, the Netherlands
|
(none) | |
| 2002 | 4 |  Barcelona, Spain
|
Autonomous University of Barcelona | |
| 2003 | 5 |  Rome, Italy
|
(none) | Futsal Men competition added |
| 2004 | 6 | Antwerp, Belgium
|
University of Antwerp | |
| 2005 | 7 | Rotterdam, the Netherlands
|
INHolland university of applied sciences co-hosts: Erasmus University; |
Basketball Men competition added |
| 2006 | 8 |  Dublin, Ireland
|
University College Dublin co-host: Dublin City University |
Volleyball Men and Women competitions added |
| 2007 | 9 |  Vienna (Austria)
|
TU Wien | |
| 2008 | 10 |  Budapest, Hungary
|
BME | Basketball Women competition added |
| 2009 | 11 | Milan, Italy
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Golf and Pitch & putt competition added |
| 2010 | 12 | Valencia, Spain
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Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera | |
| 2011 | 13 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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INHolland University of Applied Sciences | Individual golf and individual pitch & putt added |
| 2012 | 14 |  Belgrade, Serbia
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University of Belgrade | Golf and pitch & putt, individual golf and individual pitch & putt competitions dropped |
| 2013 | 15 | Antwerp, Belgium)
|
University of Antwerp |
Games council edit
- President:
Bahram Ghadimi (Islamic Azad University) - Secretary General:
Gabriel Anicet Kotchofa (Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas) - Treasurer:
Javier Sanchez Milan (CEU Cardinal Herrera University)
Committee Panathlon Clubs of Universities Executive Board edit
- President: Peter Verboven (PCU Antwerp, Belgium)
- Secretary General: Ambassador Gabriel A. Kotchofa (PCU Mghakis Moscow, Russia)
- Treasurer: Javier Sanchez (PCU Valencia, Spain)
- Games Council Representative: Bahram Ghadimi (PCU Teheran, I.R. Iran)
- Tournament Council Representative: Daniel Muñoz (PCU Valencia, Spain)
- Panathlon International Representative: Simona Callo (Secretary General Panathlon International, Italy)