Founded in 1946 as Alfeld University of Education. Relocated to Hildesheim in 1970 as part of Lower Saxony's university. Became independent in 1978 as Scientific University. Renamed University of Hildesheim in 1989. Transferred to public Foundation University in 2003
Created by Dutch teacher Nico Broekhuysen in 1902. Based on Swedish ringboll with a 3m pole and basket. First Dutch korfball club, H.K.C. ALO, founded in 1906
Global Gender Gap Index launched in 2006 to benchmark gender parity across four dimensions. Report covers 146 countries, including 102 countries from 2006 to present. Gender gap closed at 68.4% globally in 2023