Soichi Ichimura (Japan), long-time fellow at the Willibald Gebhardt Institute, has left us forever. The WGI, and Roland Naul in particular, enjoyed a decades-long friendship and connection with Soichi Ichimura. After completing his studies in psychology at the University of Illinois, USA, he became a ...
From June 29 to July 1, 2026, the Willibald Gebhardt Institute will host the CEREPS Summit 2026 at the Franz-Hitze-Haus in Münster. This event, in cooperation with CEREPS as a European research network in the field of physical education and school sports, offers the WGI and the Institute of Sports Science ...
Dear members, dear affiliates and dear friends of the WGI, on November 19, 2025, we held WGI’s Annual General Assembly in the beautiful Luisensaal of Hotel Kaiserhof in Münster. The regular elections resulted in a number of changes to the executive board. Helga Leineweber, head of the “Education ...
The Willibald Gebhardt Institute (WGI), in collaboration with the Department of Physical Education and the Institute of Sport Science at Seoul National University (SNU), successfully co-hosted the 2025 Korean-German Joint Conference & Invited Seminar on “Olympic, Democracy, and Peace” in Seoul. On ...
We are pleased to share with you the announcement of the upcoming 2025 Korean-German Joint Conference & Invited Seminar, titled “Olympic · Democracy · Peace”, which will take place on 30–31 October 2025 at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. This event marks the third edition of ...