HSNR Sport
The Hochschule Niederrhein on the Move.

The German University Championships (DHM) are the flagship of university sport at national level. Every year, the adh organises around 40 German University Championships in over 30 sports.

The special thing about a DHM is that amateur and amateur athletes compete together with cadre athletes. In addition, it is not just about the pure comparison of performance at a high level, but also about combining aspects of competitive sport with student interests in meeting, communicating and exchanging ideas.

The German University Championships are organised by adh member universities throughout Germany and allow students and staff to participate as individual starters or in teams.

Originating from the German University of Applied Sciences Championships and the adh Cup, the German University Cup (DHP) has been organised since 2011 specifically for all smaller universities with up to 10,000 students and for universities of applied sciences in the four major sports.

The German University Cup Basketball, Football, Handball and Volleyball is organised by the adh member universities as a nationwide event, usually on a weekend in the summer semester.

The adh-Open is a national competition for sports that are not part of the adh canon of sports and therefore cannot organise German University Championships. adh-Open events are offered if university competitions have already taken place at national level in the sport in question and it is clear from the participation that there is great interest among students in national competitions. Furthermore, the adh-Open serves as a reference event for sports that aspire to be included in the adh sports canon. Only when two adh-Open events have been organised by two different member universities in a sport in two consecutive years can an application be made to include this sport in the adh sport canon.

In some individual sports, however, the adh-Open has also established itself as a further level of competition below the German University Championships, where the focus is less on performance. The surfing event in the south of France, for example, is one of the classic adh-Open events. Fistball, floorball and flag football adh-Open events have also been held regularly in recent years.

It goes without saying that in addition to lots of sport, a varied supporting programme awaits the participants!

Fancy unconventional competitions in special sports? As many university sports facilities offer trendy and fun sports in their semester programme, the adh also offers suitable competition events.

The adh Trophy events are among the newest in the adh competition programme. Since the 2008 summer semester, students and staff from both large and smaller universities of applied sciences have been able to take part. The focus is always on having fun!

The FISU World University Games, formerly known as the Universiade, are the world's largest multi-sport event after the Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are being held in Germany for the first time since Duisburg in 1989.

Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia, together with the Rhine-Ruhr region, will host around 10,000 athletes and officials from 170 countries at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Word University Games in July 2025.

The athletes will compete over twelve days in 18 sports in Bochum, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Self-defence project for people with disabilities/wheelchair users

Would you like to be part of this unique project?
We are looking for participants who would like to actively take part in our project, with a special focus on people in wheelchairs, as the concept is specifically geared towards the challenges and opportunities of self-defence from this perspective.

Your needs and wishes are important to us
Before the training begins, we would like to hear from you: What specific needs and wishes do you have in relation to self-defence? What situations in everyday life worry you and what skills would you like to develop? This information is crucial for us to make the training as relevant and effective as possible.

How you can participate:
If you are interested in taking part or would like to find out more about the project, please contact us. We are happy to share more details with you and answer your questions. Let's work together towards a safer and self-determined everyday life.

Contact us at: hochschulsport(at)hs-niederrhein.de

We look forward to your participation and to working with you to create an environment of strength, safety and confidence. Become part of our community and discover new ways to protect yourself and others.