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On 3 and 4 October 2025, the second DKV-Sicherheitssymposium on Canoeing took place at the German Sport University Cologne, organised by the German Canoe Federation (DKV) and the Institute of Outdoor Sports and Environmental Science. Around 140 participants from across Germany attended the event to…

Following the successful launch of the new Alma library system in September 2023, ZBSport has now taken a further important step towards modernising its services. Since 1 October 2025, the checking in and security tracking of media have been carried out entirely using RFID technology. The project…

How can values from sport be successfully applied to politics? And what role do digital media play in election campaigns? These questions will be the focus of an event organised by the German Sport University Cologne on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, at 3 pm in Lecture Theatre 1. Under the title…

Two days before taking office as Lord Mayor of the City of Cologne, Torsten Burmester visited the German Sport University Cologne on Wednesday 29 October at the invitation of the Institute of Communication and Media Research (IKM) to take part in a discussion. Under the title “From the DOSB to Mayor…

Dr Philipp Born, Head of the Tennis Teaching and Research Group at the Institute of Professional Sport Education and Sport Qualifications (IVKS), was once again invited to speak at the ITF World Coaches Conference (WCC). This biennial international coaches’ conference brought together around 550…

How can sporting events be organised in a way that is more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable? The ‘Sustainable Sporting Events’ web portal, run by the German Olympic Sports Confederation, the German Sport University Cologne and the Öko-Institut, supports event organisers with…

In July 2025, the tenth intake of the European Handball Manager course began; among the participants were former German international Ole Rahmel and former Slovak international Martina Halásová. The students have now attended their first on-campus phase at the German Sport University Cologne. The…

This year, 40 Spoho students have been awarded the Deutschlandstipendium by the German Sport University Cologne. The award ceremony at the Playa in Cologne brought together students, sponsors, staff and alumni. The scholarship presentation was all about appreciation, connecting with one another and…

The project “Sustainable (Large-Scale) Sporting Events – Sharing Knowledge. Securing Support” was awarded the Humboldtⁿ Sustainability Prize 2025 yesterday evening. The award ceremony took place as part of the Future Conference at the University of Duisburg-Essen. With this prize, the Humboldtⁿ…

Almost six years after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, those affected are reporting long-term effects following a bout of COVID-19. Symptoms can persist for weeks or months, or new ones may develop: Long COVID. To improve diagnosis and treatment, the German Sport University Cologne and the…