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The German Sport University Cologne has carried out a major overhaul of its website and intranet. Following the relaunch, the university now features a completely redesigned website and an integrated intranet portal for students and staff. The new platform combines modern design with clearly…

The 40th International Congress Nachwuchsleistungssport 2026 at the German Sport University Cologne has come to a successful close. The two-day event brought together academia, practitioners, sports federations, schools and policymakers, and provided important impetus for the further development of…

The Cologne Workshop on Doping Analysis has been held annually for 44 years now. It is the world’s largest specialist conference for doping laboratories accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including the Institute of Biochemistry at the German Sport University Cologne, which organises…

Two key institutions for training and further education in German elite sport are forging even closer ties: Under a new cooperation agreement, the German Sport University Cologne and the Trainerakademie Köln of Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB) are pooling their expertise – with the clear aim…

Events at the LANXESS arena have a significant positive impact on tourism and social life in Cologne. This is the conclusion reached by the latest study, ‘Events als Treiber touristischer und sozialer Effekte’, carried out by the Institute for Communication and Media Research at the German Sport…

The President's Office of the German Sport University Cologne welcomes and supports the initiative by the German Olympic Sports Federation for Germany to bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044. The positive outcome of the referendum sends an important signal regarding…

A significant milestone has been reached with the first-ever joint reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by all higher education institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia: for the first time, 14 universities and 16 universities of applied sciences are reporting their emissions in accordance with…

Higher education institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia are now making it possible to measure the success of their climate protection efforts. Today (17 April 2026), 14 universities and 16 universities of applied sciences, together with the state government, presented their first joint report on…

Felix Wittmann from the German Sport University Cologne performed well at the WUC Crosslauf 2026. Together with his team, he won the bronze medal in the mixed short-distance relay. The German quartet held their own against strong international competition in Cassino, Italy, and secured a place on…

The Förderfinder (Funding Finder) for elite athletes is now online and, for the first time, offers a centralised, systematic overview of individual athlete support schemes in Germany. At www.foerderfinder-sport.de , the platform brings together a wide range of support programmes – from financial…