President's Office

The President’s Office is the leading board of the German Sport University Cologne. Its chairman, the President, is the university’s ambassador and is the senior person among the academic staff.

Besides the President, the current President’s Office also includes the Provost and four Vice-presidents. Each of the Vice-presidents is responsible for specific areas of the university. The Provost is the head of the administrative staff. Tasks include supervising the finances of the university and representing the President in legal and administrative matters. The President and the Provost are full-time members of the President’s Office.

• President:
  Univ. Prof. Dr. Ansgar Thiel
• Provost:
  Marion Steffen
• Vice-President of Studies, Teaching and Further Education:
  Univ. Prof. Dr. Bettina Rulofs
• Vice-President of Research and Transfer:
  Univ. Prof. Dr. Tobias Vogt
• Vice-President of Resources and sustainable development:
  Univ. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bloch
• Vice-President of Communication and digital Transformation:
• Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Abel

Find out more about the team here.