History of university sports officially started in 1905 when the first international university games were held in the USA. In 1919 Jean Petitjean initiated the Confederation of Students, under the aegis of which the first World Student Games took place in Paris in May 1923.
The mission of the Kazan Universiade is to gather young athletes from all over the world in the city of unique multiethnic heritage.
The Universiade symbols are the most important attributes of university sports movement. The same as the Olympics, the symbols of the University Games include Universiade logo, motto, mascot, anthem, flag and Universiade emblem.
Successful delivery of the 27th World University Summer Games of 2013 in Kazan depends on the close cooperation of a great number of government institutions and associations.
Two ballets of the 25th anniversary edition of the Rudolph Nureyev International Classical Ballet Festival which opened on May 15th in the Musa Jalil Tatar Opera and Ballet Theatre will be staged under the auspices of the Cultural Universiade and Pearls of the Russian Culture All-Russian Project
The cheerleading championship took place at the Universiade Village on May 16. The tournament was held for students of Kazan (Federal Region) University residing in the student campus
