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Since its establishment in 1388, the University of Cologne has been a science and scholarship center in Europe. Today, it is one of the leading German research universities. We offer our students an extensive and diverse subject base and encourage them to follow their academic interests. This allows them to develop both intellectually and personally. We are firmly committed to advancing human knowledge through primary research, but with an eye to transfer and application in the real world. The University of Cologne's six Faculties are the institutional framework for its research activities. The Faculties offer a total of 102-degree programs and support ten cross-Faculty research and teaching centers. Moreover, the UoC has several large, internationally competitive research areas: mechanisms of aging-associated diseases plant breeding research quantum matter and materials social and economic behavior socio-economic, cultural, and political change in Africa Latin America Southeast Asia The University of Cologne closely cooperates with Cologne University Hospital and numerous renowned research institutions of the Max Planck Society and the Helmholtz Association in the Cologne metropolitan area. Knowledge transfer and support for start-ups is particularly crucial to the university. The COPT Center for Organic Electronics supports the transfer of state-of-the-art research to the world of business. The incubator Gateway helps members of the university put their business ideas into practice. The high density of enterprises in the region creates the perfect environment for these efforts to succeed. Early-stage researchers find ideal conditions for their work in the university's 45 graduate schools and programs. The Faculty of Management, Economics, and Social Sciences combines theoretical groundwork with applied, practice-oriented research to deliver on its mission 'Innovation for Society.' The Faculty currently has six key research profile areas: Design & Behaviour: Behavioural Economics Behavioural Management Science Digital Transformation Demography and Social Inequality Markets and Governments and Value and Risk. These areas are organized as interdisciplinary research units that combine individual excellence and collaborative research. Collaboration with non-university institutes and Faculty members' service on German federal ministries' advisory boards fosters strong links between theory and practice. One hallmark of the Faculty of Law is the high diversification, allowing for modern and intensive research in nearly all legal fields. It has five focus areas in research connected by various overarching questions: International and European Law, International Private Law, and International Criminal Law Economics, Labour, Health, Social Matters, and Taxes Media, Communication, and Intellectual Property Citizenship and Statehood and the Foundations of Law. All of the Faculty's research addresses aspects of national law and comparative and international questions. The Faculty conducts fundamental and practice-oriented research and fosters exchange with other academic disciplines and with different social actors. This allows it to recognize tendencies of great societal relevance, leading to legal challenges in the future. The Faculty of Law thus fosters and supports the application and further development of law in legal practice and policy-making and society as a whole. The research focus area on "Tumor biology, infection, and immunity" focuses on the molecular mechanisms of defense against tumors and microorganisms. Moreover, it addresses fundamental questions of cancer biology, such as the role of DNA damage response, cancer immunity, and the microenvironment. The research focus area on "Homeostatic principles in metabolism and tissue regeneration" aims at unraveling the molecular principles that control metabolic signaling and cellular interactions in tissue maintenance, repair, and aging. It addresses central mechanisms that underlie metabolic disorders and altered cellular communication causal to tissue degeneration. The research focus area on "Neuromodulation" investigates the function and dysfunction of synapses, neurons, and neuronal networks to develop a comprehensive understanding based on the molecular and systems-level of the underpinnings of neurological and psychiatric disease. Ultimately, the focus lies on developing novel preventive and therapeutic strategies to treat neurological and psychiatric diseases. The Faculty has particular strengths in translational research. The Cluster of Excellence Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), which is supported by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, investigates the causes of aging and age-associated disorders. CECAD links basic research and the application of new findings, pioneering new approaches for clinical research. Further interdisciplinary research institutions at the Faculty of Medicine include the interdisciplinary Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), the Cologne Center for Genomics (CCG), and the Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO). As a core facility, the Clinical Trials Centre Cologne (CTCC) supports the Faculty of Medicine's translational research approach. The research profile of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is comprehensive, ranging from African studies, pre-and early history to visual arts. With almost 15,000 students, it is the largest Faculty of the University of Cologne. Early on, students and early-stage researchers become acquainted with state-of-the-art research and interdisciplinary approaches. The a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne, funded by the European Union, facilitates their entry into an academic career. Researchers at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities have won significant research prizes and extensive funding, demonstrating that the Faculty is among the top institutions in the country's arts and humanities. In 2016, Professor Anne Storch (African studies) was awarded the Leibniz Prize, Germany's most important research prize Sven Bernecker (philosophy) was appointed Humboldt Professor, and a new Collaborative Research Center, 'Prominence in Language' (linguistics), has been established and is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Moreover, the North-Rhine Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts is supporting a long-term project in medieval philosophy on the Arabic philosopher Averroes (Ibn Rushd). Behind these recent successes are established, internationally renowned research institutes such as the Thomas Institute in medieval philosophy, which is unique in and well-known across Europe, the Morphomata Center for Advanced Studies, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Husserl Archive, the Documentation, and Research Centre of the Theatre Collection at Wahn Castle, or the Ethics Forum. With the Cologne Center for eHumanities (CCeH) and the Data Center for the Humanities (DCH), the digital humanities have emerged as a significant component of the Faculty's research profile. View full university

Technische Hochschule Köln – abbreviated as TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences – sees itself as University of Technology, Arts, Sciences. With its disciplinary and cultural diversity and openness, TH Köln's activities are aimed at cultural and technological breakthroughs of high societal relevance TH Köln contributes substantially to resolving social challenges. As a community of faculty and students, we see ourselves as a learning organization forging new paths. For instance, TH Köln is one of the pioneers in developing and forming concepts for higher education didactics. Our subject range includes the fields of Applied Natural Sciences Architecture and Construction Information and Communication Computer Science Engineering Culture Society and Social Sciences as well as Business Studies. More than 90-degree programs are offered as full-time programs or, in some cases, as career-integrated or part time programs. As a place where research-based learning and academic education occur, the university nurtures prospective scholars through cooperative dissertations. Annually, about 6,000 students take up their studies at TH Köln. Overall, 26,000 students from about 120 different countries and 420 professors and 1,200 staff employ their potential. Research mainly focuses on future-related issues, including climate change, energy supply, health, food safety, and demographic changes. While developing solution strategies for our time's most critical questions, researchers offer their professional expertise in interdisciplinary interaction. At the same time, they closely collaborate with local, national, and international cooperation partners, including 290 international institutions of higher education. The university offers its researchers an attractive sphere of activity. The quality seal, "HR Excellence in Research," awarded by the European Commission, certifies that TH Köln meets international standards in the field of human resources development. TH Köln also emphasizes quality in advanced academic training and promotes competencies and personal and professional development through a variety of programs offered to those interested in further education, to those who are currently working and those who are returning to work. Cologne University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1971 as a fusion of renowned predecessor institutions. These included the Cologne Crafts Schools, the State Engineering Schools for Mechanical and Construction Engineering, the Cologne College of Higher Education for Business, the German Insurance Academy, the Cologne State College of Higher Education for Photography, the Cologne College of Higher Education for Social Work, the Gummersbach Campus, the old College of Higher Education for Librarianship and Documentation. Ultimately new chairs such as Restoration and Conservation, Design, and the Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics were added. TH Köln: University of Applied Sciences is a research-intensive university actively engaging in various research activities. We cooperate with universities and other research institutions on a national and international level. State-of-the-art research thrives on the exchange of expertise, transcending institutional and geographic borders. Climate change, scarce resources, safety issues, and demographic change are significant challenges humanity will face in the coming decades. In their application-oriented and interdisciplinary projects, TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences' experienced researchers try to solve these 'great challenges' and actively contribute to science, the economy, and society. TH Köln: University of Applied Sciences' diverse research activities are reflected by its research profile. Three research areas and nine research topics serve as an umbrella for TH Köln's different research structures, such as research institutes, competence platforms, research units, and research centers. In the Master's program Applied Chemistry, you learn to develop and strengthen necessary competencies that prepare you for independent work in chemistry research, chemical development, and production. You acquire professional skills, particularly within the following areas of expertise: Modern Chemical Technologies, Green Chemistry, and Materials Chemistry. Additionally, you will gain the necessary critical competencies in practice-oriented learning scenarios. These allow you to develop new concepts, methods, compounds, materials, prototypes, and products on a lab-scale, plant-scale, or production-scale, even in unfamiliar situations. The Master's program in Drug Discovery and Development offers an excellent opportunity to obtain a degree in pharmaceutical research and development. The program is jointly offered by TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences and the University of Cologne. Information plays a pivotal role in today's information society. People and enterprises require information in order to make decisions. Providing the right information at the right time, in the right quality, and at the right place is crucial. Current global trends such as population and economic growth and climate change exert increasing pressure on water resources worldwide. These resources are the basis for food production, urban and industrial water supplies, and hydropower. Experts understand that multiple problems of water resources management can only be addressed through a holistic approach. The profile of the Master's program is application-oriented. Besides providing the participants with an overview of the water sector in general, the aim is to educate experts in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management. This requires diversification of their knowledge and leads to the capability of cross-linked thinking. The answer to complex environmental and water-related problems requires more economical and managerial competencies than classical technical knowledge. The consolidation of different disciplines has a methodological dimension and a cultural and a human one because interdisciplinary teamwork requires knowledge sharing and effective communication. View full university

The German Sport University Cologne, founded in Cologne in 1947, combines qualified teaching and international research of the highest level. The German Sport University Cologne is no ordinary university. It is the only University in Germany dedicated exclusively to the world of sport and exercises science. While sport and exercise science courses are available alongside many other subjects at other universities, Cologne's situation is unique. All aspects of the exciting field of sport and exercise science are studied in detail at 20 institutes, four affiliate institutes, and nine academic centers. This expertise concentrated in one location allows for a unique interdisciplinary approach and provides the opportunity to examine complex social topics from various sport and exercise science perspectives. The spectrum ranges from health to biomechanics and physiology and economic, historical, and ethical considerations. Located at the Müngersdorf Sports Park, in the heart of Cologne's green belt and within an almost excellent sports infrastructure, Europe's largest sports university offers a unique environment for 1000 employees and more than 6.000 students from 85 countries. Sixty university partnerships are a sign of its international focus. As a university aligned with European ideas and state-of-the-art graduate and postgraduate degree programs, it has continuously encouraged and influenced sport and exercise science. The spectrum of studies at the University includes five bachelor's and nine master's degree programs and degrees in PE and six master's degrees in advanced studies. Additionally, Ph.D. Studies in German and English are offered. The variety of training options enables precise orientation, which aims to facilitate future career choices and prepares students optimally for the sport and exercise and the healthy job market, which is continually growing. Due to its wide range of subject fields, the German Sport University Cologne holds a unique position among universities on a national and international level. Its research, teaching, further education, and consultation activities revolve around sport and exercise as a standard and comprehensive reference point. The University consequently strives to take the structural change in sport and exercise science into account and emphasizes the increasing significance of sport and exercise about health, social policy, and the economy. Accordingly, the University has greatly expanded the spectrum of tasks and fields of application for sport and exercise science to create new, innovative solutions. The German Sport University Cologne is dedicated to ensuring its position as a leader in both national and international sport and exercise science. Thanks to its varied teaching and research environments, it's the close interlocking of theory and academically-based practice in all fields and types of sport. With its excellent services in sport and exercise science, the German Sport University Cologne is established as the top European Sport University. Aware of its responsibility towards both sport and society, the University continually invests in innovation, including support and development for elite sport and leisure and recreational sports. Moreover, the German Sport University Cologne recognizes the significance of women's equality and personal, cultural, and ethnic diversity in academic work. All university members use the means and options available to them in the context of their current duties and roles under the University's mission statement. This requires ongoing discussion, critical self-reflection, and the will to change the content of research and teaching and organization forms. The University is particularly committed to its employees' academic excellence, the quality of its students, and active positioning in its academic and non-academic environment. In the President's Office report for the German Sport University Cologne "KOMPAKT," the University sets out critical data for the past academic year and budgetary year, set out in exciting interviews and reports and a figures section. The topics range from introducing current research projects about a study and teaching developments to construction measures on the campus or staff changes. For example, the figures section supplies information on budgets, external grants, staff posts, and developments in student numbers. It is a summary of the year at the German Sport University Cologne. The German Sport University Cologne stresses the importance of quality management and aims to become independent from external accreditation processes. Therefore, the further development and achievement of quality objectives for study and teaching are in the University's hands alone. The QM REPORT is a comprehensive report on the quality of study and teaching development at the German Sport University Cologne. It offers a summary of the instruments and procedures of quality assurance and an evaluation of quality in study and teaching. Founded in 2009, the project team "History of the University" ("Hochschulgeschichte," Institute for Sport History, Central Library of Sport Science, Department of Public Relations and Communication) has as its aim to exploit in detail the totality of historical collections located at the German Sport University Cologne and therefore to make them more readily accessible for future research. View full university

Choosing a university is a decision that sets the life course. In Cologne, one of the best private universities of applied science in Germany, CBS Cologne Business School puts this at the heart of its business, reflected in the slogan "Your career. Ourmissionn". Approximately 1,400 young people from about 75 nations are studying at Cologne Business School, embedded in an extensive network of partnerships with around 100 universities worldwide and numerous large companies. CBS was founded in 1993 as a pure business school and is characterized by a wide range of English-language study programs. It was amongst the first universities in Germany to offer the internationally recognized Bachelor'sBachelor's degree. Today the portfolio comprises English and German-language Bachelor'sBachelor's and Master'sMaster's degree programs focusing on management and MBA and Executive MBA programs. The excellent study conditions are based on small learning groups and intensive supervision by the professors and lecturers. The task of CBS is to prepare students for career opportunities in business. That is why both the current state of research and strong practical relevance are vital parts of the courses. This is complemented with application-related knowledge, business games, internships, soft skills courses, and business projects, usually in cooperation with well-known companies. Students can also opt for working with CBS, the Cologne Business School management consultancy, with student participation. Thanks to CBS'sCBS's extensive business community network and regular career events on campus, students also have the regular opportunity to talk to company representatives. Those who prefer to get deeper into research can actively participate in research projects and have the chance to publish results. Eight internationally networked, interdisciplinary research clusters at CBS are available for this purpose. Obtaining a doctorate is also possible. Canada, Australia, Mexico, Japan, Netherlands, France … our students spend semesters abroad at more than 100 partner universities worldwide, supported by the CBS International Office. This internationality is also a vital part of campus life as students come from around 75 nations. Numerous professors and lecturers also have international backgrounds. That is why English is also spoken outside of the lectures. This creates an international atmosphere and promotes intercultural competence – skills that are in demand in international companies. As a private university, we see ourselves as a partner and service provider for our students. That is why we offer a wide range of consulting and services. This begins with study counseling services, information events, and trial lectures. The Career Service supports the transition into working life with a wide range of services, from job application advice over internal career fairs to networking. With over 1 million and around 100,000 students, Cologne is the German metropolis with the highest percentage of students. You can see this in the cityscape, and you can see it in the infrastructure for students – from the extensive range of university sports activities to the party scene. The campus itself is located in the "Südstadt" district of Cologne, one of Cologne'sCologne's most superior neighborhoods. On the occasion of our 25th anniversary, we will focus on charity and social responsibility at CBS in 2018. That is why we are launching a campaign under the motto, "CBS cares for …", which promotes the issues we care about, particularly in our society and around the world. For us, the primary focus is on education, the promotion of children and adolescents, the protection of our environment, and the sustainable use of resources. With this campaign, we want to spend one-year paying particular attention to the planning and implementation of charitable events and non-profit organizations' support. Together, we want to give children and young people around the world a chance for a safe, healthy, and prosperous future. You will find information on events and support projects that are regularly updated throughout the year on this page. You also have the opportunity to join our mission here directly. In addition to emergency aid for children, UNICEF is also committed to equal opportunities for all children and young people in education. The Cologne Business School sets an excellent example as it gets our donations up and running. It is our pleasure to get this commitment underway with a donation of 10,000. Euro. Please help us and support our campaign with your donation. Only by clicking on our donations button you will be redirected to the UNICEF donations form. All of the donations submitted like this will appear on our regularly updated donations ticker. A good atmosphere and elegant, attractive surroundings provide the best framework conditions for completing a degree course with aplomb. Small but impressive – this is the impression gained at the Cologne Hardefuststraße campus. Bright, friendly rooms, PC workplaces, an in-house library, a cafeteria, a garden, and wireless Internet access. You should come and take a look at yourself. Student life is more than merely lectures, exams, and homework. Eating and drinking, culture and sports, student initiatives, and general educational projects are also included. The Cologne Business School students enjoy a wide range of offers: With its U2B- and CI team or campus radio exists as initiatives "by and for students." View full university

The KHM logo looks like a black square. And that is what it is. But that is not all that it is: there is much more to it! When the designers Uwe Loesch and Michael Wichelhaus created the newly founded academy's logo in 1990, they chose a form that offers many possibilities to draw connections. The history of art over the last century has been full of obsessions for the square: one thinks of Kazimir Malevich's Black Square, Hans Richter's early experimental films, Samuel Beckett's television play Square, John Baldessari's photo series Throwing four balls in the air to get a square, etc. Squares have the advantage of being neither ornamental nor directional. As a neutral straight shape, neither portrait nor landscape, they illustrate the importance of each artistic decision concerning format (we are not limited to the big screen!). If you look at the logo more closely, it also becomes clear that it differs significantly from Malevich's Black Square. It does have two sharp and two blurred edges. The black seems rich in contrast on the sharp edges but diffuses on the blurred edges. From this perspective, the KHM logo turns out to be a test image for questions of perception. And there is more: one knows, since Goethe's Theory of Colours, that color phenomena can appear at the border between black and white under certain light conditions (this can be tested on the edge of a window frame in the light of morning). Our black square is, therefore, not only black but also virtually colored. Thus, the KHM logo touches on questions of design, art and film history, of format and perception. And if you enter the KHM address Filzengraben Köln in Google Earth, you will discover the following text written on a flat roof: WHITE GROUND BLACK SQUARE. Next to it is a square made up of smaller squares. It is the KHM's QR code. So the logo returns technologically. The black square has arrived in the Information Age. On October 15, 1990, with 25 students on the postgraduate "Audiovisual Media" diploma course 1994, expansion of the course offering to include the undergraduate "Audiovisual Media" diploma course since 2004 doctoral program 2010 renaming of the two diploma courses to "Media and Fine Art." According to § 1 paragraph 2 of the Kunsthochschulgesetz (Art Colleges Act), the KHM is a corporation under public law and an institution of the federal state of NRW. The responsible authority is the Ministry for Innovation, Science, and Research of the Federal State of NRW. Current agreements on goals and performance are agreed upon for respective periods of four years. The Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM) offers the demanding, project-based "Media and Fine Art" course, which gives each student the chance to choose between and individually combine various artistic emphases. The particularly experimental climate at the KHM facilitates independent artwork. The "Media and Fine Art" diploma can be attained via a 9-semester (undergraduate) or 4-semester (postgraduate) course. The cornerstone of the "Media and Fine Art" course is the individual development of artistic projects. The KHM accepts 70 to 80 new enrolments per winter semester, with an average of around 320 students in total, of which approximately one third are international students. The Academy of Media Arts Cologne diploma is comparable internationally to an MFA (Master of Fine Art). View full university