Academic Courses

What makes a city particularly conducive to physical activity? Which factors and environments can contribute to people being more active in cities? And what specific measures are being implemented as part of the Active City Strategy in Hamburg? These are just some of the questions that students will address in the university-wide elective seminar "Active City: Movement and Urbanity" [original in german: „Active City: Bewegung und Stadt“] at the Institute of Movement Science during the summer semester.

In addition to theoretical work and discussions with representatives from various institutions active in urban movement promotion, students will also engage in practical activities. As part of the "Active City Day," developed projects will be implemented in practice.

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In the context of knowledge transfer, a lecture series called Active City will be offered at the University of Hamburg in the winter semester of 2023/2024.

The lecture series "Movement and City: What Makes Hamburg a Global Active City?" [original in german: „Bewegung und Stadt: Was macht Hamburg zur Global Active City?“ ] will be available to university students across the campus and can be attended free of charge by interested residents of Hamburg. The lectures will take place on November 20, December 4, December 18, January 22, and January 29, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in Lecture Hall ESA-B, located at Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1 ("Main Building").

During the event, various stakeholders will discuss movement and health promotion in Hamburg based on current data. On November 20, 2022, State Secretary Christoph Holstein will present the Active City metropolitan strategy. On December 4, 2022, we will discuss movement promotion opportunities through new approaches such as park sports with Nina Stahmer, the managing director of ParkSportinsel. Additionally, we will address the challenges of movement promotion in schools or workplaces. Finally, we will engage in a discussion with the CEO of the Alexander Otto Sports Foundation about the necessity of societal engagement and promising approaches to sports and movement promotion in Hamburg.

The lecture series is conducted under the auspices of the newly established Science and Transfer Center Active City at the University of Hamburg.

The program overview for the winter semester 2023/2024 is as follows:

Direct link to the program of last winter semester 2022/23 [PDF].