Studying at the Faculty of
Management, Economics and
Social Sciences
University of Cologne
"Innovation for society
- theory and research based
solutions for practical problems"
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Geographical Facts
Cologne is located centrally in Europe
in the Western part of Germany
at the river Rhine
Cologne cathedral
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The University of Cologne
• Located in the centre of Cologne
• Founded in 1388
• Largest German university with 49,000 students
• The 6 faculties of the University of Cologne:
 Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
 Faculty of Arts
 Faculty of Law
 Faculty of Medicine (with own hospitals)
 Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
 Faculty of Human Sciences
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The Faculty of Management Economics
and Social Sciences
- History:
• 1901: School of Commerce founded by local
merchants as the first independent, cityfinanced School of Commerce in Germany
• 1919: the School of Commerce became the
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social
Sciences, when the University of Cologne was
re-established by Konrad Adenauer, Mayor and
later Chancellor of Germany
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The Faculty of Management Economics
and Social Sciences
- Today:
• Largest in Germany with around 9,000 students
• Top ranked Faculty :
No. 2 for Economics & No. 2 for Management
(Wirtschaftswoche 03/2008)
 survey among 5000 human resource mangers of
Germany’s major companies about the quality of the
graduates
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The Study Programs
Bachelor of Science Programs: 3 years
- B.Sc. Management
- B.Sc. Management of InformationSystems
- B.Sc. Economics
- B.Sc. Health Economics
- B.Sc. Social Sciences
Master of Science Programs: 2 years
- M.Sc. in Business Administration
- M.Sc. in Sociology and Empirical Social
Research
- M.Sc. in Economics
- M.Sc. in Political Sciences
- M.Sc. in Health Economics
- M.Sc. in Business and Economics Education
- M.Sc. In Medical Economics
- M.Sc. in Information Systems
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The Faculty’s Departments
- Banking Business
- Leasing
- Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Risk Management and Insurance
- Supply Chain Management and Production
- Business Policy and Logistic
- Supply Chain Management and
Management Science
- Marketing and Market Research
- Retailing and Customer Management
Retail Research
- Marketing und Brand Management
- Management in Health Care
- Corporate Development and Organization
- Personnel Economics and Human Resource
Management
- Media Management
- Management Accounting
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- Taxation
- Financial Accounting and Auditing
- Information Systems, System Development
- Information Systems and Operations Research
- Information Systems, Information Management
- Co-operative Science
- Public Economics
- Political Economy
- Economic Policy
- Economic and Social Statistics
- Economic and Social History
- Social Policy
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Empirical Social and Economic Research
- Economic and Social Geography
In addition to the departments and
chairs, the Faculty has an enormous
variety of associated research institutes.
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Institutional Network Memberships
•
CEMS: The Faculty is one of the founders of the Community of European
Management Schools with a network of 17 of the most renowned European
Management Schools, 4 Non-European academic institutions and almost 50 of
the world’s leading multinationals (CEMS) together offering the CEMS PanEuropean Master’s in International Management (MIM)
•
EDAMBA: member of the international Ph.D. program EDAMBA
•
EFMD: is an international membership organization which provides a unique
forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and
best practice in management development.
•
PIM: The PIM Network (Partnership in International Management) is a
consortium of leading international business schools
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Corporate Relations
Corporate Relations have been an essential charateristic
throughout the Faculty‘s existence:
• Academic tradition:
“Theory and research based solutions for
practical problems "
• Company involvement in research projects
•
Business Projects – consultancy like, academically supervised projects
carried out by international student teams
• International congresses (e.g. the biannual congress „World Business
Dialogue“), fairs, career service
• Seminars: Skill seminars, Company presentations, management courses
taught by managers of local and international companies, Work shops, Case
Studies
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Internationalization
The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social
Sciences runs its own International Relations Center (ZIB)
which is responsible for internationalization development
and organization

High quality approach towards
internationalization activities
• high quality partnerships worldwide
• international study programs
• innovative forms of faculty cooperation
• international corporate network
• memberships in cooperative networks
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Study offer for foreign guest students
1. BACHELOR level - exchange opportunities
• One or two semesters in German language
 Students can choose from the Faculty‘s broad course offer
• One or two semesters in English language
 "IBP- International Business and Politics" Program – Bachelor level
with special course offer
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Study offer for foreign guest students
2. MASTER level - exchange opportunities
• One or two semesters in German language
 Students can choose from the Faculty‘s broad course offer
• One or two semesters in English language
„IBP- International Business and Politics" Program – Master level
with special course offer
• CEMS exchange term
 For students of CEMS the Master‘s in International Management
from other CEMS universities
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Study offer for foreign guest students
Plus
• Business Projects in German or in English
language
 academically supervised consulting projects
carried out by international student teams for locallybased companies
• Seminars on scientific work, skill seminars
Pre-semester German language course free of charge
for exchange students
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Study offer for foreign guest students
3. Summer school:
“CISP-Cologne Intensive Study Program in European Management“
Exclusively for MBA students from partner universities
 4 weeks non-commercial blocked program in June:
• Four courses - e.g. The Euro and European Money Policies,
Marketing Strategy Simulation, Project Management, Business Project
• Plus company presentations,
social activities, excursions
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Study offer for foreign guest students
4. DOCTORAL STUDENTS – exchange stay
• Individually arranged research stays
• Support in finding a supervisor
• Pre-arrival support and daily advice service
Newly established Graduate School (CGS)
 integrated PhD program of the Faculty
 provides the infrastructure for international doctoral
exchange.
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Our service for exchange students
The International Relations Center (ZIB) offers:
• Daily advice service and support with administrational formalities
• Welcome Week: orientation and information days
• Buddy system
• Accommodation search: students will be offered housing in student
residences, shared apartments or private accommodations
In cooperation with the PIM and CEMS Student and Alumni Club
 Sport events, parties, excursions and cultural events
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Study offer for foreign students
Degree awarding studies – special offers
Double Master Program in Business Administration:
• One with the Helsinki School of Economics
• One with the Louvain School of Management
 4 semesters (including Master thesis)
 One year in Cologne, one year at partner university
 Regular MSc. degrees of both universities
CEMS Master‘s in International Management
 One-year joint degree program, delivered in conjunction with a
Cologne Master's degree
 Application open for bachelor graduates in management
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Resources for Students
• Huge University Library with a total of 2.8 million books,
specialising in Management
• Computer facilities and a wide range software courses available
• Wireless Internet access on campus
• Sport facilities with broad offer of sports courses
• University student residences run by the associated Student Care
Company
• Dining halls offering breakfast, lunch, dinner at reasonable prices
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Cologne: Business and Trade City
• European headquarters of Ford
• German headquarters of Axa and Sara Lee
• Cologne Airport is the European hub of UPS and the German
hub of DHL - and of several low-cost airlines connecting to many
destinations in Europe
• Fourth largest trade fair in the world (“KoelnMesse”) with 2 million
visitors p.a.
• Cologne is the centre of the German media and communications
industry
• Neighbour to the largest industrial area in Germany, the Ruhr
Valley
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Cologne in Brief
• Located at the Rhine River
close to the middle Rhine valley (UNESCO world heritage)
• Cosmopolitan city: 1 million inhabitants
• Historic sites and cultural life:
Archeology: Romans founded Cologne ("Colonia")
„Kölner Dom“ - huge gothic cathedral, medieval part of town
Philharmonic Concert Hall, Opera, theatres
12 romanic churches,
museums, botanic gardens,
carnival ....
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Photos: www.uni-koeln.de; Joerg1975,, quantz http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
20% foreigners, multicultural music and arts center
Thank you very much for
your attention!
www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/zib
(International Relations Center, Zentrum für
internationale Beziehungen)
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