Ten Good Reasons for Earning Your Master’s Degree at the WiSo Faculty

1. Unique Subject Diversity
The hallmark of our study programme is its wealth of specializations owing to an extensive range of options. Depending on your personal interests and capabilities, you can choose from among the entire spectrum offered at the largest faculty of economic and social sciences in Germany.

2. Top-Rated Faculty
The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo Faculty) and its divisions take top positions in reputed rankings, e.g. in business papers like Handelsblatt or the university ranking in the weekly Wirtschaftswoche.

3. Cutting-Edge Research
As one of the most prestigious of its kind in Germany, the WiSo Faculty has created a unique network of research resources and institutions that have been awarded an array of academic prizes and peak rankings.

4. Attractive Employers
The WiSo Faculty maintains contacts with numerous employers, both regionally and internationally. And you can profit from these intensive relations during your studies!

5. Successful Graduates
Cologne MBA degree holders are highly favoured by personnel managers, as is demonstrated by the excellent rankings they achieve on the quality of graduates – for years now among the top four places. Many of our graduates are today successful in the economy, as self-employed professionals or in non-profit enterprises.

6. Excellent International Alliances
Networks with over 80 partner universities across the globe enable you to align your studies internationally. For instance, the WiSo Faculty is the sole German member of CEMS – the Global Alliance in Management Education; as well as PIM – the Partnership in International Management.

7. Outstanding Services
Throughout your studies, various service facilities like the WiSo Course Guidance Centre and the WiSo Career Service will provide you with personal advice and support tailored to your individual needs.

8. Active Student Life
Life on Cologne’s campus is highly dynamic, with a host of student initiatives permitting you to get involved in many ways. Make use of these opportunities and heighten your competencies by participating.

9. Experience History
The University of Cologne was first founded in 1388, and thus belongs to Germany’s most venerable and tradition-steeped institutions of higher education. Today, with some 42,000 students, UoC is among the largest and most eminent universities in Germany.

10. The City of Cologne
As the fourth-biggest city of Germany, Cologne – thanks to its central position in Europe – is considered a major point of intersection for trade and commerce, hence a highly attractive business location. The cosmopolitan media metropolis offers an inspiring mixture of education, culture and entertainment. Its multifaceted cultural scene comprises museums, art exhibitions, theatre and cinema. International music and sports events and the Cologne Carnival draw millions of visitors to the cathedral city every year.