▁▁ ▁The ▁Sport ▁University ▁C ologne ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and , ▁thus , ▁continued ▁the ▁academic ▁tradition ▁of ▁physical ▁education ▁in ▁Germany ▁established ▁by ▁Berlin ' s ▁" De utsch e ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Le ib es üb ungen " ▁( G erman ▁University ▁for ▁physical ▁exercise ) ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁Sport ▁University ▁had ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁" G erman ▁Sport ▁University " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁it ▁gained ▁the ▁official ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁From ▁now ▁on , ▁it ▁had ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁award ▁Ph . D . s ▁( do ctor ▁of ▁sport ▁sciences ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁post do ctor al ▁lecture ▁qual ification ▁( H abil itation ). ▁After ▁German ▁reun ification , ▁the ▁East ▁German ▁" De utsch e ▁Hoch schule ▁für ▁Kör per k ultur " ▁( G erman ▁University ▁for ▁body ▁culture ) ▁Leipzig ▁was ▁dissol ved , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Sport ▁University ▁C ologne ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Instit utes ▁and ▁Depart ments ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁academic ▁units : ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bio chem istry ▁( IO C / W AD A ▁acc red ited ▁Anti - D op ing ▁Labor atory ) ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bi ome chan ics ▁and ▁Orth op a ed ics ▁ ▁Institute ▁of ▁Card i ology ▁and ▁Sports ▁Medicine ▁ ▁Institute ▁of