On Thursday, April 10, 2025, 120 graduates and their companions were invited to the castle's auditorium for a festive graduation celebration. The event was moderated by AOR Dr. Barbara Halberschmidt and Dominik Krüßmann, while Andreas Sornig – Head of Sports at the Münster District Government – ​​delivered the keynote speech.

Junior Prof. Helga Leineweber gave a lecture last Wednesday (9 April 2025) as part of the interim evaluation of the Junior Professorship for Education and Culture in Sport. Numerous colleagues from the institute attended this lecture in the Open Lab!

As part of Girls' Day 2025, we welcomed 12 curious and motivated young participants to explore the world of sports science at the University of Münster. Throughout the day, through a combination of presentations, hands-on activities and live demonstrations the participants gained valuable insights into the various research groups - movement science, sport psychology and neuromotor behavior and exercise, studying human movement. They also received a tour of our sports facilities and together we ate lunch at the university cafeteria. It was a great day full of discovery, inspiration, and new perspectives!

We are celebrating 100 years - with our own anniversary collection! 
From 1 April to 11 April 2025 only, you can order locally printed, high-quality T-shirts, hoodies and jute bags at fair prices from the student council's online shop. The surplus will go to the Münster-based Sportpaten project. 

All important information can be found in the online shop and on the Instragram page of the Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences.
 

In their sports studies, prospective teachers learn how to introduce children and young people to fitness and health topics in their later school life and convey the joy of exercise. In addition to sports science and pedagogical content, they acquire subject-specific didactic knowledge necessary to organize school sports effectively and meaningfully. How do they assess the importance of sports and exercise? Five sports students answer five questions.

The Institute of Sport Science has once again secured its position as one of the leading institutions in Germany. 44th worldwide and 4th in Germany in the Shanghai Ranking 2024 (ARWU) of "Faculty of Sports Science" category. This award marks the third consecutive year that the institute has defended this impressive position and underscores its continued excellence in research, teaching, and innovation in the field of sport science.

On February 18, a five-day "Fall Prediction" workshop at the Institute of Sports Science in Münster, Germany successfully concluded. Five professors from Incheon National University (INU) – Mr. Nyeonju Kang, Mr. Kyoungkyu Jeon, Mr. Jupil Ko, Mr. Moon-Hyon Hwang, and Mr. Namwoong Kim – as well as institute members Dr. Rosemary Dubbeldam, Mr. YuYuan Lee, and Mr. Zhao Liu participated.

The purpose of this workshop was to pool the participants' expertise, compare the backgrounds of falls in Korea and Germany, discuss the most advanced solutions for fall prediction, and identify potential innovations. This will form the basis for even closer collaboration between the participating institutions.

Prof. Heiko Wagner, Prof. Michael Brach, and Prof. Tim Hahn provided significant support for the project. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all participants and look forward to continuing this successful collaboration.

The Tech-Werkstatt Leistungssport, organized by the Institute of Sports Science and project partners, was a great success. Scientists and science enthusiasts from all over Germany were able to exchange ideas with each other and with numerous industry partners at the lunch-to-lunch event. The technology exhibition offered the opportunity to get to know the companies and their products better. In presentations, panel discussions and various workshops the potential applications of new technologies in competitive sport were reflected in greater depth through and by our guest speakers.