1. Being a guest student at the
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne
(Cologne WiSo Faculty)
‘Innovation for Society’

2. The WiSo Faculty at the University of Cologne
Located in the centre of Cologne
Awarded ‘University of Excellence’ by the German government
EQUIS accredited
Only German member of CEMS and PIM

3. The WiSo Faculty at the University of Cologne
High success of graduates among HR managers of Germany’s major companies Consistently among the top 10 faculties for Management, Economics and Information systems*
Excellence in research Consistently among the top 5 faculties in Germany for research for Management and Economics**
WiSo Career Service: Key interface between students and employers
*Wirtschaftswoche rankings 2011–2016 **Handelsblatt rankings 2000 – 2015

4. Key figures – students and programmes
500
Hours of university sports offered per week in 120 disciplines 21
Bachelor’s and master’s programmes
Executive MBA
in cooperation with
Rotterdam School of Management 1
International master’s programmes 8 3
Summer schools
70+
Clubs and party locations
450
Guest students
per year
9, 410
Degree seeking students
taught in English per term 45
bachelor
courses 90
master courses 70
Student
associations
> 10%
of Cologne’s population
are students

5. Study programmes Bachelor’s programmes (3 years)
BSc Business Administration
BSc Economics
BSc Social Sciences
BSc Information Systems
BSc Health Economics
BSc Economics with Social Sciences
BA Economic Education
Master’s programmes (2 years)
MSc Business Administration (Supply Chain Management, Accounting and Taxation, Corporate Development, Marketing, Finance, Media and Technology Management
MSc Economics
MSc Information Systems
MSc Sociology and Social Research
MSc Health Economics
MA Political Science
MSc Economic Education

6. Exchange opportunities for bachelor and master students
Course offer for incoming students:
Courses from all of the Faculty’s disciplines
90 graduate and 45 undergraduate courses taught in English & 15 undergraduate courses taught in German per term
German language courses free of charge
Semester-long or year-long exchanges

7. Academic calendar *
* For all English-taught courses. Students will need to complete additional assignments to receive full credits for all courses.

8. Support for guest students
International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo):
Daily advice and support with administrational formalities
Welcome days
„Buddy Programme“
Accommodation support
Organisation of social, networking and corporate events for guest students, together with PIM & CEMS Student Club

9. City of Cologne
Fourth-largest city in Germany with 1 million inhabitants
Business, trade and media city Fourth-largest trade fair in the world; film & TV production companies
Historic city Cologne Cathedral, Romanesque churches, medieval city centre
Student life 80,000 students, bars and cafés, nightclubs, park areas
Arts and culture Carnival, Philharmonic Concert Hall, museums, football

11. International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo)