The bidding for the 2027 European Universities Championships has been reopened today, offering another possibility for interested parties to bid and become the next organizers.

We encourage interested hosts to submit their application and become the next organizers of the European Universities Championships for the available sports. 

The European Universities Championships (EUC) are university sports competitions governed by the European University Sports Association (EUSA), which take place on a biannual basis. The very first championships took place in 2001, at first on an annual basis before the introduction of the European Universities Games, which are held every even-numbered year, with the Championships held every odd-numbered year.

For the 2027 season of European Universities Championships, there are 24 sports on the programme: 3x3 Basketball, Basketball, Beach Handball, Beach Volleyball, Football, Futsal, Handball, Rowing, Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Water Polo, Badminton, Chess, Orienteering, Padel, Rugby 7’s, Table Tennis, Tennis, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow Volleyball, and Powerlifting. 

For the first time in 2027, EUSA will organise the European Universities Powerlifting Championships, following many successful editions of university cups in the sport, and as a result of EUSA's cooperation with the European Powerlifting Federation.

During the opened bidding procedure, most of the sports have already been attributed to the future organizers, however these are the events that are still available for bidding:

MULTIPLE SPORT EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIPS:

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES COMBAT CHAMPIONSHIPS (1):

Judo, Karate, Kickboxing, Taekwondo

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS (1):

Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Snow Volleyball

SINGLE SPORT EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Powerlifting, Water Polo

The bidding procedure is opened from today 4th of November 2024 with the deadline for submission of the bid being 28th of February 2025.

Payment of the attribution fee*: 28.02.2025
Attribution of the EUC: 01.06.2025
* Fee to be refunded in case the candidate is not selected

Additional information regarding the reopening and the fees can be found here.

Please do not hesitate to contact the EUSA Office at office@eusa.eu for any additional information.