Organisers and sponsors
The 2026 FISU World University Handball Championship is supported by several local institutional partners: the City of Pessac and Bordeaux Métropole, the University of Bordeaux, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the CREPS of Bordeaux, the CROUS, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Handball League, and the SPUC Handball Club of Pessac.
Endorsed by
The 2026 World University Handball Championship is organized under the authority of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and led by the French University Sports Federation (FFSU) and its Nouvelle-Aquitaine League. It is supported by numerous national and local institutional partners: the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, the Interministerial Delegation for Major Sporting Events, the City of Pessac, the Bordeaux Métropole urban community, the University of Bordeaux, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, the CREPS of Bordeaux, the CROUS, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Handball League, as well as the SPUC Handball Club of Pessac.