WGI to host CEREPS Summit 2026 at the end of June
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 at the University of Münster a great opportunity to promote their work internationally and further expand their networks. The Institute of Sports Science’s “Education and Teaching in Sports” department, headed by Nils Neuber (who is also vice president of the WGI), is closely involved in the planning and implementation of the conference.
Numerous guests from Europe and the German sports science community, especially from North Rhine-Westphalia, are expected in Münster. A total of around 50 to 60 researchers, practitioners, multipliers, coaches, and politicians will exchange ideas on the topic of children’s and youth sports in schools and clubs.
The following keynote speakers have been confirmed:
– Bernhard Kalicki (German Youth Institute): Growing up of children and adolescents with exercise, games, and sports
– Amika Singh (Mulier Institute, Netherlands): Active Schools, Lifelong Movement: Translating Evidence into School Practice
– Kristy Howells (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK): CHIME for Early Childhood: UK and European Perspectives on Education, Health, and Inclusion
In addition to international symposia on all–day school programs, inclusion, and the EU–funded success project “I Coach Kids,” the conference program also includes the CEREPS Early Career Award. The complete conference program can be found here: