Permanent quality assurance through general evaluations (start of studies, interim evaluation, graduates) and evaluations of individual courses; annual study conference on aspects of studies and teaching; teaching with high scientific standards; teaching with modern media and methods; student-centeredness in teaching; practical orientation of teaching.

Universität Ljubljana, Slowenien; Sporthochschule Warschau, Polen; Universite Rennes II, Frankreich; Sporthochschule Riga, Lettland; Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia, Spanien; Universite du Strasbourg, Frankreich; Universita degli Studi del Molise, Italien; Universität Porto, Portugal; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Griechenland; University of Nis, Serbien

High standard of equipment and security; high level of investment in order to create the best possible conditions for the students; interlocked use with the university sports/university sports club USV, thus diverse and variable possibilities; use of the three-field hall newly built in 2007; W-LAN available in the entire institute in high quality; very wide selection of hardware and software (VPN client, PC programs, copiers and diverse loanable devices in great abundance).

OSP Thuringia in the immediate vicinity of sports science (also research cooperations and internships for students); extensive offers for student athletes (individual study planning, student office hours, coordinated support, ...); partner university of top-class sports.

Research is primarily carried out on project level; orientation towards the joint content and structural interests and focal areas of the professorships; high level of third-party funding; the research activities of the Institute of Sports Science are mainly oriented towards application in the areas of Sport, Health and quality of life, within the context of communication for education purposes; diverse range of content research topics, derived from the individual fields of Sports Science.