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Serap Güler, a politician who has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2021 and Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office since 2025, visited the German Sport University Cologne as part of her summer tour. As well as holding talks with President Ansgar Thiel and Provost Marion Steffen,…

At the invitation of the Section Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychiatry at the German Sport University Cologne, a high-profile workshop took place on 1 August on the Spoho Campus in collaboration with the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in Saarbrücken. Among other…

How healthy is Germany? For the eighth time, DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung AG (DKV), the German Sport University Cologne and the University of Würzburg have examined the health behaviours of Germans in a representative survey. Since 2010, the DKV Report has regularly analysed physical activity,…

Organized by Athleten Deutschland e.V., a digital discussion on mental health will be held on two dates in August. Under the title “More Than Muscles—Talking About Mental Challenges,” you can share your experiences, doubts, feelings of shame, or fears. The virtual space is provided by Athleten…

The research project “Motivation-Image Fit in Handball” (MIPHa) analyzes the motivations and image of handball from the perspective of children and adolescents in order to develop concrete recommendations for action on how to rekindle long-term enthusiasm for handball among more children and…

The asp Annual Conference took place at Ruhr University in Bochum from May 29 to May 31, 2025. MentalGestärkt organized a workshop on the topic “Mental Health in Competitive Sports—Best Practice Initiatives and Projects in Germany.” During the workshop, projects were presented that focus on…

Dr. Hilla Davidov, a graduate of the M.A. Olympic Studies programme was invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the 18th International Session for National Olympic Academies and National Olympic Committees Delegates, hosted by the International Olympic Academy in Olympia. In her lecture, "AI:…

On July 4, 2025, at the “Träumen lohnt sich” camp—organized by the Träumen-lohnt-sich Foundation by Robin Gosens and the DFB Sepp Herberger Foundation—Marion Sulprizio gave an engaging presentation to 26 young soccer players on the topic of “Mental Health in Competitive Sports,” explaining what…

On March 17, 2026, this year’s 26 graduates of the supplementary qualification in sports promotion were honored at a certificate ceremony. Elmar Kugel, a department head at the Cologne District Government, also sent his congratulations. As part of the two-semester, free supplementary qualification…

The German Sport University Cologne is offering a postgraduate scholarship in the field of life sciences, commencing on 1 April 2027. Early-career researchers with a doctoral project related to sport science may apply by 13 December 2026. This university-funded scholarship provides funding for an…