KLU Student Katharina Bauer Shines Internationally

At the Indoor Hockey European Championship in Walcz, Poland, Katharina was a star player for the Austrian U21 Women's National Team, and was named Best Player of the Tournament. Her performance was amazing, especially a solo run she made in the final that led to a penalty corner, showing her great leadership and composure.

Then at the Indoor World Championships in February, Austria's women's hockey team got a silver medal in a dramatic final. They lost 0-1 to Poland, but they made the headlines by beating Germany – the tournament's favourite – in the semi-finals. Katharina Bauer shared her thoughts on the intense campaign:

"Of course, at the moment the disappointment of losing the final is still there, especially because we beat Germany in the semi-finals. But if we look back at the tournament with some distance, we can be proud: becoming vice world champions is a huge success and shows how strong we performed as a team.”

Her academic excellence matches Katharina's remarkable sports performance. As a scholarship holder and someone who has benefited from KLU's unique Sport scholarship programme, she perfectly balances high-level sports and academic achievement – and we're proud to support that combo here at KLU.

KLU Supports Top Sports

KLU is an official “Partner University of Professional Sports” and partner to both the German University Sports Federation (ADH) and the Olympic Center Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein. As part of this cooperation, KLU offers both a targeted scholarship program for athletes at the national league level and tuition reductions for these athletes. We actively support scholarship holders so that they are able to combine top sports and studying at the same time.

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