The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes, by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The Universiade is often referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Locations of Universiades

The table below gives an overview of all host cities of both the Summer and Winter Universiades. Only actual host cities are listed.

1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, or more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i. ... National Theatre, Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō  listen, literally eastern capital), is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu in Japan. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ... City scenery of Rovaniemi in January 2004 Rovaniemi (Roavenjarga in Sami) is the administrative capital and the centre of commerce of Finlands northernmost Province, Lapland. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Lake Placid is the name of some places in the United States of America: Lake Placid, Florida Lake Placid, New York Lake Placid is also a lake in the state of New York (see Lake Placid (lake)). Lake Placid is also the name of a film. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow  listen? ( Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskva), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... Livigno is a town excluded from EU VAT. It is in the Alps and belongs to Italy. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... National Theatre, Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of, and largest city in, Mexico. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Bucharest (population 2. ... Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... National Theatre, Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Port Tower at night Kōbe (Japanese: 神戸市; -shi) is a city in Japan, located on the island of Honshu. ... Belluno is the capital of the Belluno Province of Italy. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Duisburg Duisburg is a German city in the western part of the Ruhr Area (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia. ... National Theatre, Sofia Alexander Nevski Cathedral The city of Sofia (Bulgarian: София), at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, has a population of 1,208,930 (2003), and is the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of England. ... Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... Buffalo, also known as the Queen city, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada Miasta Zakopane Mayor Piotr Bąk Area 8,4 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 29,360 - 3495/km² Founded City rights 1578 1933 Latitude Longitude 49°18 N 19°57 E Area code +48 18 Car plates KTT Twin towns Poprad, Saint-Dié... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw Revolution, is the pioneer of No Till grain growing (see also permaculture) Fukuoka is also the name of two towns in Japan, Fukuoka, Toyama (in Toyama Prefecture) and Fukuoka, Gifu (in Gifu Prefecture) Central Fukuoka View of Momochi, Fukuoka. ... Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Muju is a county of South Korea divided geographically into two regions by Mount Sobaek. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Palma (old Spanish name Palma de Mallorca) is the major city and port in the island of Majorca (in Catalan: Mallorca) and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. ... Poprad-Tatry is a town in Slovakia south of the High Tatras mountains. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beijing  listen (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; ; Postal System Pinyin: Peking), is the capital city of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada Miasta Zakopane Mayor Piotr Bąk Area 8,4 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 29,360 - 3495/km² Founded City rights 1578 1933 Latitude Longitude 49°18 N 19°57 E Area code +48 18 Car plates KTT Twin towns Poprad, Saint-Dié... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Daegu Metropolitan City is the third largest city in South Korea. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Izmir (Turkish spelling İzmir, contraction of its former name Smyrna, Σμυρνη in Greek), the second-largest port (after İstanbul) and the third most populous city (2,409,000 in 2000) of Turkey is located on the Aegean Sea near the Gulf of Izmir. ... Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bangkok from the Chao Phraya River at sunset, July 2004 Bangkok, (in Thai กรุงเทพฯ, กรุงเทพมหานคร, or Krung Thep, Krung Thep Mahanakhon), population 8,538,610 (1990), is the capital and largest city of Thailand. ... Location Region Piedmont Province Torino Area   – Total   – Water 130 km² (50 mi²) ##.# km² (#.# mi²) #.##% Population   – Total (2002)   – Density 857,433 6,596/km² Time zone CET: UTC+1 Latitude Longitude   45°04N 7°40E (##.#######, -##.#######)1. ... 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... This article discusses the city of Harbin in Manchuria. ...

Future Universiades

The bid process for the selection of the host cities of the 2009 Universiades is closed. The choice was announced on January 10, 2005. Belgrade and Harbin have been selected. 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... This article discusses the city of Harbin in Manchuria. ...

The bid cities for the 2009 Winter Universiade were: 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Erzurum, Turkey
• Harbin, People's Republic of China

The candidates for the 2009 Summer Universiade were: Erzurum (or Erzerum, Arzen in antiquity, Karin in ancient Armenian, Theodosiupolis or Theodosiopolis during Byzantine rule) is one of the Provinces of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region, to the east of the country. ... This article discusses the city of Harbin in Manchuria. ... 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
• Monterrey, Mexico
• Poznan, Poland

For 2011, Shenzhen will be the candidate of the People's Republic of China. Belgrade (Serbian, Београд, Beograd  listen), is the capital (2003–) of Serbia and Montenegro and Yugoslavia (1918–2003). ... This article is about the Mexican city; for other uses, see Monterrey (disambiguation). ... The Poznan is also a breed of horse. ... 2011 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shenzhen ( Chinese: 深圳; pinyin: ; Cantonese Jyutping: sam1 zan3, Yale: sām jan; Sham Chun [Shamchun] in old or Hong Kong documents; lit. ...

External links

• Official website of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) (http://www.fisu.net/)
• Winter Universiade Innsbruck / Seefeld 2005 (http://www.universiade-innsbruck.org/en/index.html)
• Summer Universiade Izmir 2005 (http://www.universiadeizmir.org/)
• Winter Universiade Torino 2007 (http://www.universiadetorino2007.org/ENG/HomeENG.asp)
• Summer Universiade Bangkok 2007 (http://www.bangkok2007.org)
• Summer Universiade Belgrade 2009 (http://www.universiade-belgrade2009.org/)