The International University Sports Federation (FISU) is rising to the challenges of the digital world with the launch of a Community Social Network platform designed to bring sport and academia even closer together. www.fisu-community.net will allow university athletes and students worldwide to celebrate, share and communicate in the true spirit of friendship and sportsmanship as never before.

‘We can now bring members (fans and athletes) together from across the FISU landscape into a central hub. After Facebook and Twitter, we are now taking social interaction a stage further with the activation of our own social network platform which enables everyone to participate. The FISU community can now be part of a deeper two-way conversation’, said FISU Secretary-General/CEO Eric Saintrond.

The online community was launched during the 25th Winter Universiade which takes place in Erzurum, Turkey from January 27th to February 6th. It provides fans and enthusiasts of all FISU sports and from across all nationalities to come together in a central place to share thoughts, experiences, photos, videos, messaging and chat as well as catch up on the latest FISU news all in a secure community environment. See www.fisu-community.net for details.