THE COLOGNE WISO FACULTY - FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE FACT SHEET 2020/21

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THE COLOGNE WISO FACULTY - FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE FACT SHEET 2020/21
The Cologne WiSo Faculty
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences,
University of Cologne
Fact sheet 2020/21

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THE COLOGNE WISO FACULTY - FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE FACT SHEET 2020/21
Term dates                                             Semester exchange
                                                                                                                                      Exchange opportunities
                                                                               Fall term 2020/21
                                                                                                                                      Exchange term (bachelor or master level)
                                                                               1 October 2020 – 5 February 2021
                                                                                                                                      The Faculty‘s course offer for incoming students
                                                                               (including orientation week)
                                                                                                                                      comprises a comprehensive range of bachelor
                                                                               Exam period until end of February 2021*
                                                                                                                                      and master courses taught in English as well as
                                                                               Early leavers: 1 October – 16 December 2020            a number of bachelor courses taught in German.
                                                                               (including exam period)                                http://www.international.wiso.uni-koeln.
                                                                                                                                      de/de/incoming-students/semester-
                                                                               CEMS term: 1 September – 16 December                   exchange/your-academic-options/
                                                                               2020 (Optional late electives: December 2020
                                                                               – approx. mid-February 2021)                           CEMS term in English (master level)
                                                                                                                                      The Cologne WiSo Faculty offers high-quality
                                                                               Pre-semester German language course                    CEMS MIM courses, a diverse offer of business
                                                                               (optional): September 2020                             projects and skill seminars, and a highly-rated
                                                                                                                                      block seminar for CEMS students. All courses
                                                                               Exchange nomination deadline: 1 May 2020
                                                                                                                                      are taught in English.
                                                                               Application deadline: June 2020
                                                                                                                                      www.international.wiso.uni-koeln.de/
Photos: Thomas Josek JOSEKDESIGN (1) / Lisa Beller (2,4)/ Dirsing Schorn (3)

                                                                                                                                      incoming-students/cems-exchange/
                                                                               Spring term 2021
                                                                                                                                      your-cems-academic-options/
                                                                               1 April 2021 – 23 July 2021
                                                                               (including orientation week)                           Academic information
                                                                               Exam period until 31 July 2021*
                                                                                                                                      Class format: Lectures and seminars
                                                                               CEMS term: End of March - 31 July 2021*                Grading: Based on written exams, written
                                                                                                                                      papers, project work, oral exams, active
                                                                               Pre-semester German language course
                                                                                                                                      participation in class or a combination of the
                                                                               (optional): March 2021
                                                                                                                                      above
                                                                               Exchange nomination deadline: 1 Nov 2020               Exams: Either on the last day of classes or
                                                                               Application deadline: December 2020                    during the two to three weeks after the end
                                                                                                                                      of classes
                                                                                                                                      Course load: Usually 4-5 courses per term (30
                                                                               *for all English-taught courses, depending on choice   ECTS)
                                                                               of courses, an earlier departure might be possible.
                                                                                                                                      Language requirements: CEFR level B2 in
                                                                                                                                      English (or German for bachelor)
THE COLOGNE WISO FACULTY - FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE FACT SHEET 2020/21
MBA Study tours
Procedures                                            Services
                                                      International Relations Center – ZIB WiSo           DBi Germany – Doing Business in
• Students are nominated by the international                                                             Germany
  office of their home institution                    • Enrolment support starting in November/May
• Nominations must be submitted via the               • Course registration support: students will be     Energy Economics: 8 – 20 March 2020
  WiSo Exchange Platform (WEX). Coordinators            guided through the online registration            Nomination deadline: 14 November 2019
  are informed by email.                                process shortly before the semester and
• The ZIB WiSo Incomings Team contacts the              informed accordingly                              Automotive & Mobility: 10 – 21 May 2019
  nominated student(s) directly, when they            • Comprehensive information and support in          Nomination deadline: 31 January 2020
  should complete the application form (no              finding accommodation in Cologne
  other documents required).                          • Welcome Days: Orientation days in the week        The WiSo Faculty offers two intensive 12-
wex-incomings-wiso.uni-koeln.de                         before classes, including academic information    day study tours for international (E)MBA
                                                        sessions, guided campus tours and social events   students from selected partner universities.
Estimated monthly living costs                        • Buddy Programme: Student ‘buddies‘                These programmes are an excellent oppor-
Housing: € 300-500                                      from Cologne help international students          tunity to become acquainted with the
Books and class reading materials: € 30                 during their stay at the WiSo Faculty and in      characteristics and specificities of German
Food: € 170		                                         	Cologne                                            business practices within these dynamic
Leisure activities: € 100-250                                                                             sectors. By combining academic and practical
                                                      Language courses
Health insurance: approx. € 90 (if home
                                                      Intensive German language courses free of           content in a unique way, participants directly
insurance is not recognised)
                                                      charge in March and in September; weekly            witness theory being put into practice.
All students have to pay a social contribution of
                                                      language courses throughout the term.               www.international.wiso.uni-koeln.
approximately € 280 per term. This contribution
covers a semester transportation ticket for all       PIM and CEMS Student and Alumni Club                de/de/incoming-students/short-
local transportation in the state of North-Rhine      Cologne                                             programmes/doing-business-in-germany
Westphalia and supports the student sport             The club organises parties, sport events,
facilities and dining halls.                          workshops in cooperation with companies,
                                                      excursions and regular meetings (Stammtisch).
University Facilities
The University offers a large variety of sports       Corporate contacts
activities. All facilities (incl. an on campus        Benefit from the University’s career services,
student gym) and courses are either                   regular workshops in soft skills, guest speeches
free of charge or for a very low fee. Students have   from industry professionals and courses offered
access to numerous dining halls and cafés that        by company executives.
have a good price/quality ratio.
THE COLOGNE WISO FACULTY - FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE FACT SHEET 2020/21
Contact			                                                                             The Cologne WiSo Faculty
Postal address
University of Cologne, WiSo Faculty                                                    The WiSo Faculty
International Relations Center                                                                                                              TOP RANKED FACULTY
Albertus-Magnus-Platz                                                                  The Cologne WiSo Faculty, Germany‘s
                                                                                                                                            Graduates favoured by HR managers:
50923 Cologne, Germany                                                                 largest and most reputable faculty of its kind,
Visiting address                                                                       offers students a vast scope of study fields         Top 3 for Management
Aachener Straße 209 (5th floor),                                                       and specialisations. In line with its mission        Top 4 for Economics
Entrance: Richard-Strauss-Strasse 1                                                    ‘Innovation for Society‘, it successfully            Top 5 for Information Systems
Fax: +49 (0)221 470-5145                                                               links excellent research with contacts to the        Wirtschaftswoche rankings 2018, survey among HR managers
www.international.wiso.uni-koeln.de                                                    corporate and business world.                        of Germany‘s major companies

                                                                                       The central location of the campus and
Semester exchange
                                                                                       the Faculty’s focus on internationalisation,       The City of Cologne
Incoming students                                                                      counting over 450 incoming exchange students
incomings@wiso.uni-koeln.de                                                                                                               With a diverse population of around 1 million,
                                                                                       per year, contribute to the Faculty’s reputation
Ms. Nicole Fus / Ms. Ana Golemi                                                                                                           Cologne is a multicultural and dynamic city.
                                                                                       as an ideal place for an exchange term. The
+49 (0)221 470-1280                                                                                                                       It is home to the fourth-largest trade fair in the
                                                                                       Faculty is EQUIS accredited.
Mr. Jens Funk            Mr. Christoph Karl                                                                                               world, and over 10,000 IT and telecommuni-
+49 (0)221 470-7969      +49 (0)221 470-2779                                                                                              cation businesses have strengthened its
                                                                                       The WiSo Faculty offers 7 bachelor programmes      position as Germany’s ‘media city’. Cologne is
Outgoing students                                                                      (3 years) and 14 master programmes (2 years)       famous for its Gothic cathedral, along with a
wiso-outgoings@uni-koeln.de                                                            including several international and double         multitude of other historic sites and plenty of
Ms. Mareike Laub           Ms. Jutta Reusch                                            degree programmes:                                 green areas. Home to some 90,000 students,
(Bachelor students)        (Master students)
                           +49 (0)221 470-7067
                                                                                                                                          the city offers a vibrant night life and a great
+49 (0)221 470-1905
                                                                                       Bachelor programmes                                variety of museums, theatres and art exhibitions.
Study programmes & short programmes                                                    www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies/bachelor          www.cologne-tourism.com
CEMS MIM                                                                               Master programmes
wiso-cems@uni-koeln.de                                                                 www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies/master
Ms. Alexandra Overath
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+49 (0)221 470-7971                                                                    International Management/CEMS MIM
Double Master‘s Programmes                                                             www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies/master/
wiso-dmp@uni-koeln.de                                                                  international-management-cems-mim
Ms. Xenia Elbrächter                                                                   Double Master‘s Programmes
+49 (0)221 470-7702
                                                                                       www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies/master/
DBiGermany                                                                             double-masters-programmes
wiso-dbi@uni-koeln.de
Ms. Natasha Turner
+49 (0)221 470-1283
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