The Willibald Gebhardt Institute (WGI) is an International Institute of Research and Knowledge Transfer in the fields of Sport and Sport Sciences. It was established as a non-governmental and non-profit institution at the city of Essen (Germany) on May 5th 1992. According to the constitution of the WGI its purpose is to support human tasks and social targets of physical activities including health-related fitness and ethical-morale principles in sport activities. This purpose is linked with a holistic approach of education for a well-rounded individual, particularly for children and adolescents in their main settings of living and development: in families, at schools, within sport clubs in the context of recreational and elite sports.
Karl August Willibald Gebhardt was born on January 17th, 1861 in Berlin and also died there on April 30th, 1921. He was a supporter of modern international Olympic games and founder of the Olympic movement in Germany, even though the modern international Olympic movement is most often only associated with Pierre de Coubertin.
Looking back at this year of the 30th anniversary of the foundation of our Willibald Gebhardt Institute, I can finally report on great in-person events again. And, despite all political and economic conflicts and adversities, this Christmas we take a optimistic look at the new year ahead. In 2022, Corona has by far not influenced the work in WGI projects as much as in the years before. We were, ...
At the beginning of November, the regular general assembly of the Willibald Gebhardt Institute took place in the premises of the Institute for Sports Science on the Leonardo Campus in Münster. President ...
Guests from seven nations attended the "European Conference on Physical Education and School Sport" organized by the Willibald Gebhardt Institute on October 17 and 18, 2022. WGI President Dr. Heinz Aschebrock ...
As part of its 30 year anniversary, the Willibald Gebhardt Institute is hosting a "European Conference on Physical Education and School Sport" in Münster, Germany. The event will take place on Monday, ...