1. Sommerschule

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From June 19th to 15th July 2016, 16 Chinese master´s (10/16) and doctorial (6/16) students exclusive from Shanghai University of Sport (SUS) took part in the first Summer School of the Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies (IESF) of German Sport University Cologne (GSU).

The Summer School offers the students a general overview on sport and academic sport studies from the European perspective, experiences in sport related culture, history, and lifestyle in both Germany and Europe. More important, the Summer School gives students the chance to obtain a first impression on the study life in Germany from academic and practical perspectives.

The theoretical topics included tourism, leisure sport, management and intercultural research, etc. According to these topics, different presentation subjects were assigned at the beginning of their study. The 16 students collected and summarized literature in the library of GSU and prepared for the final presentation that they need to demonstrate in the following seminars respectively. Due to their advanced language skill, the opportunity of attendance in regular seminar of master programs of GSU were provided as well which inspired them a different thinking and analytical method of academic discussion. Furthermore, as one of the indispensable key points for academic research, European perspective particularly, tutorials of academic writing were integrated in the study program simultaneously.

In the rest of the program, these 16 young academics acquired more practical experience by taking part in the traditional leisure sports, e.g. Jogging, Bicycle touring and in the trend leisure sports e.g. parkour, boulder and water skiing. Besides, guided excursions organized on every weekend were optimal chances for Chinese students to understand diverse sport culture in Germany and Belgium.

^{Reporter: Yanran LIN, master student in Sport Management}