University Games Host Cities
There has been a long history of multi-sport events for students, starting way back in 1905 when the first international university games were held in the USA.
Below are tables of all the known international student sporting events, organized by various groups, both summer and winter events.
Summer Events
| year | host | event | organized by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Paris, France | International Universities Championships | CIE |
| 1924 | Warsaw, Poland | Summer Student World Championships 1 | CIE |
| 1927 | Rome, Italy | Summer Student World Championships 2 | CIE |
| 1928 | Paris, France | Summer Student World Championships 3 | CIE |
| 1930 | Darmstadt, Germany | International University Games 4 | CIE |
| 1933 | Turin, Italy | International University Games 5 | CIE |
| 1935 | Budapest, Hungary | International University Games 6 | CIE |
| 1937 | Paris, France | International University Games 7 | CIE |
| 1939 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | International University Games 8 (organized by CIE) | CIE |
| 1939 | Vienna, Austria | International University Games (organized by the Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) | UIE |
| 1947 | Paris, France | International University Games 9 | CIE |
| 1949 | Merano, Italy | Summer International University Sports Week 1 | |
| 1951 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Summer International University Sports Week 2 | |
| 1953 | Dortmund, West Germany | Summer International University Sports Week 3 | |
| 1955 | San Sebastián, Spain | Summer International University Sports Week 4 | |
| 1957 | Paris, France | World University Games | |
| 1947 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1949 | Budapest, Hungary | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1951 | Berlin, East Germany | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1953 | Bucharest, Romania | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1954 | Budapest, Hungary | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1955 | Warsaw, Poland | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1957 | Moscow, Soviet Union | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1959 | Vienna, Austria | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1962 | Helsinki, Finland | World Student Games | UIE |
| 1959 | Turin, Italy | Summer Universiade 1 | |
| 1961 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Summer Universiade 2 | |
| 1963 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Summer Universiade 3 | |
| 1965 | Budapest, Hungary | Summer Universiade 4 | |
| 1967 | Tokyo, Japan | Summer Universiade 5 | |
| 1970 | Turin, Italy | Summer Universiade 6 | |
| 1973 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Summer Universiade 7 | |
| 1975 | Rome, Italy | Summer Universiade 8 | |
| 1977 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Summer Universiade 9 | |
| 1979 | Mexico City, Mexico | Summer Universiade 10 | |
| 1981 | Bucharest, Romania | Summer Universiade 11 | |
| 1983 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Summer Universiade 12 | |
| 1985 | Kobe, Japan | Summer Universiade 13 | |
| 1987 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Summer Universiade 14 | |
| 1989 | Duisburg, West Germany | Summer Universiade 15 | |
| 1991 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Summer Universiade 16 | |
| 1993 | Buffalo, United States | Summer Universiade 17 | |
| 1995 | Fukuoka, Japan | Summer Universiade 18 | |
| 1997 | Sicily, Italy | Summer Universiade 19 | |
| 1999 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Summer Universiade 20 | |
| 2001 | Beijing, China | Summer Universiade 21 | |
| 2003 | Daegu, South Korea | Summer Universiade 22 | |
| 2005 | Izmir, Turkey | Summer Universiade 23 | |
| 2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Summer Universiade 24 | |
| 2009 | Belgrade, Serbia | Summer Universiade 25 | |
| 2011 | Shenzhen, China | Summer Universiade 26 | |
| 2013 | Kazan, Russia | Summer Universiade 27 | |
| 2015 | Gwangju, South Korea | Summer Universiade 28 | |
| 2017 | Taipei, Taiwan | Summer Universiade 29 | |
| 2019 | Naples, Italy | Summer Universiade 30 | |
| 2021 | Chengdu, China | Summer Universiade 31 | |
| 2023 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | Summer Universiade 32 | |
| 2025 | ? | Summer Universiade 33 |
Winter Events
| year | host | event |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1st Winter International University Games |
| 1930 | Davos | 2nd Winter International University Games |
| 1933 | Bardonecchia | 3rd Winter International University Games |
| 1935 | St Mortiz | 4th Winter International University Games |
| 1937 | Zell am See | 5th Winter International University Games |
| 1939 | Lillehammer | 6th Winter International University Games |
| 1951 | Bad Gastein | 1st Winter International University Sport Week |
| 1953 | St Moritz |
2nd Winter International University Sport Week |
| 1955 | Jahorina | 3rd Winter International University Sport Week |
| 1957 | Oberammergau | 4th Winter International University Sport Week |
| 1959 | Zell am See | 5th Winter International University Sport Week |
| 1960 | Chamonix, France | Winter Universiade 1 |
| 1962 | Villars, Switzerland | Winter Universiade 2 |
| 1964 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia | Winter Universiade 3 |
| 1966 | Sestriere, Italy | Winter Universiade 4 |
| 1968 | Innsbruck, Austria | Winter Universiade 5 |
| 1970 | Rovaniemi, Finland | Winter Universiade 6 |
| 1972 | Lake Placid, United States | Winter Universiade 7 |
| 1975 | Livigno, Italy | Winter Universiade 8 |
| 1978 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia | Winter Universiade 9 |
| 1981 | Jaca, Spain | Winter Universiade 10 |
| 1983 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Winter Universiade 11 |
| 1985 | Belluno, Italy | Winter Universiade 12 |
| 1987 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | Winter Universiade 13 |
| 1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Winter Universiade 14 |
| 1991 | Sapporo, Japan | Winter Universiade 15 |
| 1993 | Zakopane, Poland | Winter Universiade 16 |
| 1995 | Jaca, Spain | Winter Universiade 17 |
| 1997 | Muju / Jeonju, South Korea | Winter Universiade 18 |
| 1999 | Poprad Tatry, Slovakia | Winter Universiade 19 |
| 2001 | Zakopane, Poland | Winter Universiade 20 |
| 2003 | Tarvisio, Italy | Winter Universiade 21 |
| 2005 | Innsbruck / Seefeld, Austria | Winter Universiade 22 |
| 2007 | Turin, Italy | Winter Universiade 23 |
| 2009 | Harbin, China | Winter Universiade 24 |
| 2011 | Erzurum, Turkey | Winter Universiade 25 |
| 2013 | Trentino, Italy | Winter Universiade 26 |
| 2015 | Granada, Spain and Slovakia | Winter Universiade 27 |
| 2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Winter Universiade 28 |
| 2019 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | Winter Universiade 29 |
| 2021 | Lucerne, Switzerland | Winter Universiade 30 |
| 2023 | Lake Placid, USA | Winter Universiade 31 |
| 2025 | ? | Winter Universiade 32 |
Trivia
- For the 2015 event, Slovakia became the co-host with Granada in Spain and hosted the Nordic Skiing and Biathlon events when the Granada 2015 Organising Committee had difficulty hosting these particular events.