German Sport University Cologne

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 in Cologne, Germany.

Aeration of the German Sport University Cologne

History

The Sport University Cologne was founded in 1947. 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.

Rankings

University rankings
By subject – Global & National
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Sports Sciences
Overall study situation ● 2.2 –
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Support in the study entry phase ● 8/14 pts.
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Publications per professor ● 31.4
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In the Shanghai Ranking's 2020 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, the German Sport University Cologne is ranked 17th in the world and 1st in Germany.

See also