European Universities Walking Challenge
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Europe’s Largest Inter-University Walking Challenge Launches in April
This April marks the launch of the first-ever European Universities Walking Challenge, bringing together students, academic staff, and entire university communities from across Europe in a shared movement challenge. The challenge will take place from 1 April to 30 April. The goal is to identify Europe’s most active universities, rankings are based on the average number of steps per participant, ensuring equal opportunities for both small and large universities to compete fairly. To be included in official rankings and prize categories, teams must consist of a minimum of 50 participants. Step by step, we’re making history, uniting Europe’s universities through movement for the very first time.
Register your university!
- Registration for the European Universities Walking Challenge is officially open!
- Participation is FREE for university individual participants.
- A one-time participation fee applies per university, based on the registration date:
- €500 – registration completed by the end of February
- €750 – registration completed by the end of March
- €900 – registration completed in April
- To join the challenge, simply register your university and the FitSphere support team will contact you shortly with the next steps and access details.
- The prize pool starts at €2,000 and the more universities that participate, the bigger the prize pool becomes. The more steps we take together, the greater the rewards!
👉 Registration is open invite your university, grow the prize pool, and be part of Europe’s first-ever inter-university Walking Challenge!
Three steps to take part of the challenge:
01
Register your user
Download the FitSphere app from your phone’s app store (Google Play or the App Store) and register as a user.
02
Join the competition
On the app’s home screen, select “Private Challenges”, enter the access code provided by your School, and tap “Join”.
03
Go take a walk and WIN
Now it’s time to start walking! Your steps are tracked automatically in the app, and your score is updated automatically, no manual registration needed.
Download the FitSphere app to your phone today
Our story
Project manager
Hi! My name is Mark and I am the lead coordinator of this project, driven by a strong commitment to student engagement and social impact.
I am an active supporter of civic initiatives and student movements across Europe.I have completed an IRONMAN 70.3 and am currently preparing for my first full-distance IRONMAN, experiences that have shaped my discipline, resilience, and leadership mindset. For nearly four years, I have been a student activist, leading the Tallinn University of Technology Student Union and representing students at the European level as Chairman of a EuroTeQ alliance’s student representation.
I am now leading UNISTEPS, a European Universities Championships of walking that brings students together to promote physical activity, inclusivity, and community, one step at a time.
