The 2006 World Interuniversity Games were the eighth edition of the Games (organised by IFIUS), and were held in Dublin, Ireland, from October 9 to October 13, 2006.
Dublin, Ireland, was selected as host city for the Games.
Dublin City University (DCU) acted as a co-host.
Teams participated in 6 different competitions (4 sports), this included the new addition of Volleyball Men & Women competitions.
Football Men Football Women Futsal Men St. Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg, Russia Basketball Men Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran Volleyball Men Volleyball Women