University of Cologne

University of Cologne or Universität zu Köln - private nonprofit higher education institution in Germany.

University of Cologne - Description

The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Germany and also among the country’s leading research institutions. In 2012, the University was awarded extensive funding within the framework of the Excellence Initiative, a nationwide competition borne by the German federal and state governments to promote top-level research and enhance quality education. As a multi-faculty institution, the University of Cologne covers a broad spectrum of disciplines and has developed internationally outstanding research profile areas on this basis, especially into: aging-associated diseases behavioural economic engineering and social cognition quantum matter and material, and socio-economic, cultural and political transformations in the global south The University of Cologne offers substantial support to young researchers maintaining several graduate schools and facilitates top level research, for instance, at the Cologne Cluster on Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD) and into plant sciences at the Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS). Academic excellence, internationality, a strong focus on research and a wide range of courses generate an energetic and inspiring environment and make the University of Cologne one of the most well-known and appealing modern universities. The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Germany and also among the country’s leading research institutions. In 2012, the University of Cologne was awarded extensive funding within the framework of the Excellence Initiative, a nationwide competition borne by the German federal and state governments to promote top-level research and enhance quality education. The University of Cologne hence continues to enhance its research focus and improve teaching conditions. As a multi-faculty institution, the University of Cologne covers a broad spectrum of disciplines and has developed internationally outstanding research profile areas on this basis. Its structure encompasses six faculties of management, economics and social sciences, law, medicine, arts and humanities, mathematics and natural sciences, as well as human sciences. Currently, more than 47,000 students (winter term 2013/14) are studying at the University of Cologne taking advantage of the large variety of courses including double-degree programs with renowned partner universities, e.g. in law with the Sorbonne in Paris. Academic excellence, internationality, a strong focus on research and a wide range of courses generate an energetic and inspiring environment and make the University of Cologne one of the most well-known and appealing modern universities. The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Germany and also among the country’s leading research institutions. In 2012, the University was awarded extensive funding within the framework of the Excellence Initiative, a nationwide competition borne by the German federal and state governments to promote top-level research and enhance quality education. As a multi-faculty institution, the University of Cologne covers a broad spectrum of disciplines and has developed internationally outstanding research profile areas on this basis, especially into: aging-associated diseases behavioural economic engineering and social cognition quantum matter and material, and socio-economic, cultural and political transformations in the global south The University of Cologne offers substantial support to young researchers maintaining several graduate schools and facilitates top level research, for instance, at the Cologne Cluster on Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD) and into plant sciences at the Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS). Academic excellence, internationality, a strong focus on research and a wide range of courses generate an energetic and inspiring environment and make the University of Cologne one of the most well-known and appealing modern universities.