German Sport University Cologne

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Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

German Sport University Cologne
Type	university
Established	1947
Rector	Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heiko Strueder
Academic staff	703 December 2019
Administrative staff	312 August 2019
Students	5.966
Location	Cologne , NRW , Germany
Campus	Müngersdorf
Website	www.dshs-koeln.de

German Sport University Cologne(German:Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, DSHS, Spoho), is a sport university inCologne, Germany.^[1]

The Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule, Köln) was founded in 1947. In 1962, it was one of the founding members ofAssociation Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d'Éducation Physique.^[2]After the Sport University had changed its name to "German Sport University" in 1965 it gained the official status as a university in 1970. After German reunification, the East German "Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur" (German University for body culture) Leipzig was dissolved, leaving the Sport University Cologne as the only one in Germany.

University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS[citation needed] THE[citation needed] ARWUSport Science2020[3] 17 1 QS[citation needed] THE[citation needed] ARWU[citation needed] QS[citation needed] THE[citation needed] ARWU[citation needed] QS[citation needed] THE[citation needed] ARWU[citation needed]
CHE Ranking2020 – National
Sports Sciences [4] Overall study situation ●2.2 – Research orientation – – Study organisation – – Support in studies – – Support in the study entry phase ●8/14 pts. Coursed offered – – Teacher support – – Exam preparation – – Laboratory internships – – Teaching of scientific competence – – Scientific-artistical orientation – – Graduations in appropriate time – – International orientation – – Contact with work environment – – Job market preparation – – Citations per publication – Doctorates per professor – Publications per professor ●31.4 Research reputation – Third party funds per professor – Third party funds per academic –

In theShanghai Ranking's 2020Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, the German Sport University Cologne is ranked 17th in the world and 1st in Germany.^[3]

• European College of Sport Science

• Official website

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