The international sporting event, Universiade, is organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The event is sometimes also known as the World University Games or World Student Games. There are Winter and Summer editions of the Games.

Universiade is open to competitors between the ages of 17 and 28 in the years of the games, who are full-time postsecondary students (University, College, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post secondary institution within the previous year of the event.