Members of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) are now able to start nominating candidates for the 2023 edition of the FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy (FVLA) which is planned to be held online in June and September sessions. The FVLA opportunity is open to university students aged between 18-25 years, who showcase a genuine interest and involvement in university sports events and in sport, cultural and social life.

Selected participants from around the world will first take part in an introductory session, which will be held online in June this year, where they will be introduced to the events, activities and leadership of the International University Sports Federation. Thereafter, another session is scheduled to take place in September. The main topics of the 2023 edition are Sport and Education, Dual Career, Sustainability, Future and legacy of the FISU Student Ambassadors programme. Participants who pass the training programme are then appointed as the FISU Student Ambassadors for the academic year 2023/24.



The aim of the FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy is to create a volunteering community around the world that could share the best global practices in volunteer projects in all kinds of sports events. In order to do that, all the values of university sport: excellence, teamwork, innovation, joy of sport and integrity, cooperating with National and Continental University Sports Federations (NUSFs and CUSFs). The programme consists of educational component, practice of sport, culture, sustainability, and FISU alumni programme.

FISU member federations can nominate their candidates and submit the registrations in the FISU Online Accreditation System (OAS) on the FISU website by April 7.

For more information, please visit https://www.fisu.net/education/educational-programmes/fisu-volunteer-leaders-academy and http://fisustudentambassadors.net.