Last Friday, the Department of Movement Science, formerly Sport Biomechanics at the Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences (IfS) at the University of Münster, celebrated its 50th anniversary. To mark this special occasion, current and former staff members gathered for a festive reunion. We were especially pleased to welcome Professor Klaus Nicol as our guest of honor. Between 1979 and 2001, he played a key role in establishing and successfully developing the Chair of Sport Biomechanics.
The program is open to students from all academic disciplines with good to very good academic performance, as well as first-year students with the appropriate potential. In addition to academic performance, particular consideration is given to personal background, community involvement, and special social or family circumstances.
Application period: June 22 through July 10, 2026 (deadline)
This book evaluates the “Partner University for Elite Sports” project, which was launched in 1999, and provides up-to-date empirical analyses of dual careers in a higher education context. It examines how universities, in collaboration with partners (e.g., Olympic training centers and sports federations), support athletes. Student elite athletes must navigate the demands of both systems simultaneously. This poses a particular challenge, especially given the highly structured nature of degree programs since the Bologna Process reforms.
Certificate Programme “Empowering Children, Developing Schools: Physical Activity, Play and Sport in All-Day Education” 2027
The Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Münster will launch a new certificate programme on 5 February 2027 focusing on the development of all-day education through physical activity, play and sport. The practice-oriented continuing professional development programme comprises 60 learning units and is based on current research findings on promoting children’s and young people’s development in all-day schools. It is aimed at teachers, educational coordinators of all-day school providers, early childhood educators, social pedagogues, coaches, instructors and volunteers working in all-day education who wish to contribute to the further development of their schools and educational settings.
History of Body Culture, Sport and Education published by Micheal Krüger
The academic book "History of Body Culture, Sport and Education" was just published by Prof. Dr. Micheal Krüger, former professor for history of sport at the Institute, and the palgrave macmillan publisher. It collates and contextualises a considerable body of work on sports theaory, science and education. Further, the book provides a European perspective reflecting on the importance of German-speaking research to the sport sociology field. It reflects on the influcne of sports on nation-building.
Olympia and Olympismus published by Krüger, M. & Leineweber, H.
Following a joint course taught by Prof. Dr Michael Krüger, former Head of the Department of Sports Education and Sports History, and JProf. Dr Helga Leineweber, Head of the (new) Department of Education and Culture in Sport, a book on ‘The Olympics and Olympism’ has now been published. The tri-sectioned book brings together texts by recognised experts on ethical, historical and educational issues relating to Olympic sport and has been published by Meyer & Meyer Verlag as the 18th volume in the Willibald Gebhardt Institute’s series.
The growing interest in sport science research among school students is becoming increasingly evident. In the past four weeks alone, three different advanced physical education courses from Münster and the surrounding area visited our Open Lab. The students took the opportunity to gain insights into the field of movement science and experience research first-hand.
The Neuromotor Behaviour and Training research group is pleased to announce the official launch of a new research project funded by the Federal Institute of Sport Science BISp: As of 1 April 2026, the project GIM – Gender-Specific Injury Monitoring in Elite Sport is underway. The aim is to develop a practice-oriented implementation toolkit that supports clubs and federations in integrating gender-sensitive monitoring incrementally into their existing structures.
