They come from all over the world and share a passion for storytelling, media and sport. Next July, they will join 28 more members of an ambitious Young Sports Media Talents programme to cover the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.
Founded back in 2011, the FISU-AIPS Young Reporters Programme offers the opportunity to students who are passionate about media and sport to get a rare and precious hands-on experience during one of the biggest multi-sport event in the world.
The Young Reporters Programme takes journalism students (aged 20 to 25) or recent graduates in the fields of journalism and communications or digital media from all continents right into the heart of the multi-sport event for its entire duration, with full access to the competition venues and the Main Press Centre. Over this fortnight, participants are immersed in a multi-cultural learning experience that challenges them in many different ways and are joined by journalism peers from the host nation.
Lectures, mentorship and culture
In addition to covering sporting events at the FISU Games, participants also take part in lectures delivered by experienced media and communications professionals and expert mentorship from current sports journalists.
The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games Organising Committee built on the existing programme to propose a very unique and ambitious plan: The Young Sports Media Talents. This includes aspiring journalists from Germany, the European Union and the rest of the world, photographers and commentators, but also the launching of an educational platform.
Ten International Young Reporters will be covering the upcoming Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Six of them come from outside Europe and the four others will travel from countries which are part of the European Union! Read on to discover the people who will allow you a closer look into university sport’s top event this summer. Meet Coby, Duslem, Fisher, Iretomiwa, Lara, Mary, Sarah, Sophie, Soyoung and Valentina as they introduce themselves.
