We would like to pause briefly and thank all our faculty members, staff, stakeholders, supporters and friends for their dedicated support. We wish you a restful holiday season and a peaceful transition into the new year 💚🎄🎇.

🎓 Ready to embark on a groundbreaking academic journey? 🌟 The Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics, and Social Sciences (CGS) at the University of Cologne offers three-year doctoral scholarships. 🚀 🌐 Apply by March 15, 2026! 👉 Visit the CGS website for more details: cgs.uni-koeln.de

Looking for the right Study Programme at Uni Cologne? Explore degree options Jan 12–Feb 6, 2026. Take advantage of selected courses and experience university life first-hand. For more information and registration for the additional lectures from WiSo Faculty, check out our website: uni.koeln/623J2

Dear students of the B.Sc. BA, economics, MES, information systems and health economics, Your feedback is needed! 🗣 The CHE Ranking🔎 📊 is currently taking place. You have already received your personal access to the survey via your S-Mail account 📩 📬. Tell it like it is and help future students. 🙌

🎓 Our #alumna Angela Knauber, now Head of Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding at #HARIBO, shares insights on building careers through lived culture, clear values and a strong people focus 🍬🤝 A great example of alumni #bridging #academia and #practice: uni.koeln/6CE5E

Reminder:🏆 The University of Cologne honours outstanding achievements with the University Awards 2025! Nominate exceptional people in 🔬Research, 🧩Teaching, ↔️Transfer, 🪴Sustainability & ⚙️Staff. 👉 More info: uni.koeln/3EMM2 #UniversityAwards #UoC #Nominate

Our alumnus Niklas Schwab (aka Hedgefonds Henning) built Germany’s most successful finance meme platform 🚀. What began at the University of Cologne grew into YouTube formats for funk, HYPER magazine & Apollo Studios. Read the interview: uni.koeln/PT9XH 🎓📈 @unicologne.bsky.social

🕗 In der Prüfungsphase ab dem 5.1.26 haben wir neue Öffnungszeiten: Montag–Freitag: 8 – 24 Uhr Samstag–Sonntag: 9 – 21 Uhr Die Serviceschalter haben kürzere Öffnungszeiten! Wir wünschen euch viel Glück und Erfolg bei euren Prüfungen! 🍀🐽 uni.koeln/EJH9M 📸©Taimas Ahangari @unicologne.bsky.social

Look back the WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion 2026 How is generative AI reshaping universities and industries? And can Europe remain competitive in a rapidly evolving global AI landscape? Highlights via uni.koeln/A6JGJ #wisoalumni #kölnalumni #uniköln #reconnect #wirsinduniköln @unicologne.bsky.social

Kann KI bald zuverlässig Aktienrenditen vorhersagen? In der neuen Folge des ECONtribute Wirtschaftspodcasts sprechen wir mit Cluster-Mitglied Tom Zimmermann @unicologne.bsky.social darüber, wie Finanzdienstleister schon heute auf maschinelles Lernen setzen 👉: econtribute.de/de/newsroom/... #EconSky

🎓 New Series: WiSoAlumni Success Stories Meet Salvatore Mancuso — WiSo Political Science grad and now Policy Advisor at the NRW State Parliament. Details: youtu.be/EcVyF1dv698 #wisoalumni #kölnalumni @unicologne.bsky.social

📢 #Doctoral #Researcher (f/m/x) @ CIIS wanted! 💡Research on digital innovation & responsible AI 💡Use advanced IS methods 💡Publish internationally 💡Teach in IS 💡Work with global partners ➡️ Master’s, motivation, teamwork, strong communication, German + English 📍Info: uni.koeln/LHZP2

💬✨ Couldn’t join our Virtual Open Day? We've got you covered! Catch up now and get a glimpse into who we are, what we do, and how you can become part of our community. 💡🌿 Video: uni.koeln/7QTRV #VirtualOpenDay #FutureStudents #StudyWithUs #BehindTheScenes #wisocgn

[advert] We are delighted to announce the launch of the brand-new Master of Science Business Analytics & AI at the University of Cologne Business School: a part-time programme (18 months), leading to a prestigious M.Sc. degree from the University of Cologne. Start in October 2026. 👉 uni.koeln/ZFD6A

At the WiSo Sustainability Days, the ✨amazing colleagues👏 from the International Relations Centre 🌐 (ZIB) teamed up again with the experts from BUND🧑‍🔬 this time in the Dellbrücker Heide 🌿🏞️! 💪Together, they used their Sustainability Days time-off to dive into some eco-action and make a difference 🌱🌍.

New research shows perceptions of promotions shift when firms prioritise equality. Women’s success is still seen as fair and deserved, yet judged differently to men’s. Equality-focused policies help close these gaps. ✨💼 Details: uni.koeln/K485J #Equality #Inclusion #FairnessAtWork #wisocgn

Financial Times “European Business Schools” Ranking 2025: 🎓 Cologne’s WiSo Faculty stays among Europe’s top business schools. 🏆 The UoC rises to 62nd place. 📊 Strong in quality, international outlook and graduate satisfaction. 🇩🇪 Ranked 6th in Germany and 10th in the DACH region. 👉 uni.koeln/R9894

From 4️⃣ December, MFA with Cisco Duo is required for KLIPS 2.0 — without it, no login ❌. ✅ Already using Duo for VPN? You're all set. 💻 Not yet? Register once on campus (Wi-Fi/LAN required). 📱 Use the Duo Mobile App or borrow a free hardware token. ℹ️ Setup info 👉 uni.koeln/4Y5J5 (ITCC) #WiSo

‚Welcome‘ at WiSo!🤝 We're delighted, that @sabertalari.bsky.social, #energy-market expert, more than ten years researching sustainable digital energy solutions, today started as Associate Professor for Smart Sustainable Energy Markets at our Faculty! 👉 uni.koeln/FV5LC @unicologne.bsky.social.

The lecture series 📖 on Purpose-Driven #Economics shows the #movie 🎞️📷 “Fanny - Oder: Wie rettet man ein Wirtshaus?” (German), and they also invited the Regisseur for a #discussion afterwards! 💬 📍 When? 03.12.25 | 6:30-9:00 p.m. 🔎 Where? Lecture Hall XXIV (René König) More details: uni.koeln/EYWUP

INFORMS TIMES Paper of the Month ✨: New WiSo research examines the influence of strategic buckets on portfolio decisions. 📊 👉https://uni.koeln/QXDBD #StrategicManagement #PortfolioDecisionMaking #ResearchInsights #InnovationStrategy #WiSoResearch

The #CEMS #AI #Report has just been released! 🙌 We’re proud that our #alumnus, Dr Kourosh Bahrami, #CEO of Tesa, contributed his perspective. Fascinating and inspiring insights – check it out: www.cems.org/news-events/...

Ergebnisse unserer Dunkelfeldstudie @fseiffert.bsky.social @alexandra-heyden.bsky.social @maxpi.bsky.social waren Anlass einer Landtagsdebatte: shorturl.at/Wr7z9 Zur medialen Berichterstattung hier eine Stellungnahme: lnkd.in/eheeBg2q @unicologne.bsky.social @econtribute.bsky.social

🎤 From WiSo Faculty to Vice President Financial Services Industry at Aleph Alpha – and now speaker at this year’s WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion on 27 November! 📅 Sign up here: www.eventbrite.de/e/wisoalumni... ➡️ His success story and insights: wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/corporate... @‌unicologne.bsky.social

Meet our #econjobmarket candidate and cluster member Johannes Kochems @unicologne.bsky.social! Check out his #JMP about “Local Tax Havens” and find his thread on the paper below 👇 (1/9) #EconSky @johanneskochems.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social

How can retailers turn today's challenges into opportunities and how can reach be combined with relevance – across print, digital and social media? This was lively and impressively demonstrated by the the Center for Research in Retailing's IFH Mediaday 2025. Learn more: uni.koeln/2F7ZA

Vielen Dank für die spannende Diskussion bei unserem virtuellen #ReStart Talk "Frauen links, Männer rechts?" mit @hudde.bsky.social! Den Vortrag gibt’s nun auch auf unserem YouTube-Kanal👉: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZvC.... @barbaraboelmann.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social

Thursday, we joined the launch of the WiSo Library🥂. As guest speaker Torsten Reimer highlighted, the “Learning and Library Center” concept already boosts WiSo infrastrucutre to an international level📚🎧💻☕. Thanks to WiSo Library and Campus Service team! More updates soon! 👉 wiso-library.uni-koeln.de

💪🌟🌟Proud to be represented in Capital magazine‘s #Top40unter40 by Sylwia Bialek-Gregory, Managing Director of the EWI – Institute of Energy Economics at the UoC and Prof. Dr Anne Burmeister, Professor for Organisational Behaviour. 👏👏Looking forward to continuing our collaboration! 👉 uni.koeln/QDH37

Youth crime in NRW is changing — and new insights are now available. 🧩📊 A major new study led by WiSo professor @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social sheds light on recent rises in recorded youth crime and what’s really behind them. Curious about the key findings and recommendations? 👉✨ uni.koeln/VU996

On 17 Nov. 2025, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in lecture hall XXIV 🕕, Prof. Dr Udo Kreickemeier, 🎓 from Georg August #University of Göttingen 📍 will #discuss the #distributional effects of #international #trade 🌍📦. The event is part of the iwp #lecture #series 📚. 👉 uni.koeln/EZYKJ

🎉 📕 Jeckenstudie: "Jeck sein" ist für Körper, Geist und Seele gut! 🍀 Das zeigt eine Studie von drei Wissenschaftlerinnen an der WiSo-Fakultät der Universität zu Köln. 👂️ Auf Soundcloud anhören: sohub.io/a194 Wir wünschen allen Jecken heute viel Spaß beim Feiern! 🎉 🥂 @wisocologne.bsky.social

🏆 The University of Cologne honours outstanding achievements with the University Awards 2025! Nominate exceptional people in 🔬Research, 🧩Teaching, ↔️Transfer, 🪴Sustainability & ⚙️Staff. 👉 More info: uni.koeln/3EMM2 #UniversityAwards #UoC #Nominate

Don’t miss the next IWP lecture! 📚 On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 (5:45–7:15 p.m., Lecture Hall XXIV), Prof. Dr Julian Hinz (Univ. Bielefeld & IfW Kiel) will speak on Free Trade in the Global Economy 🌍📦 — part of the IWP series on global economic policy challenges. More info 👉 uni.koeln/EZYKJ

Join us at the 7th WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion on: “AI in University and Business – Risks, Opportunities, Perspectives” [Event in German] 📅 27 Nov 2025|6 PM|Lecture Hall XXV| @unicologne.bsky.social With inspiring voices from academia and industry. Register now: www.eventbrite.de/e/wisoalumni...

Our Class of 2018 reunited at the WiSo Faculty! 💚18 alumni returned to campus, sharing laughter, stories & memories from their student days at @unicologne.bsky.social . Inspiring to see how these bonds stay strong years after graduation! 💪🫶 Thanks to our Alumni Manager Pascal for the photo 📸.

📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social: Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊 It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025. The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young. -> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating. library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...

Start der Ausschreibung "Global Minds in DFG-Verbünden": Neue Fördermöglichkeiten für Professuren und Mercator-Fellows aus dem Ausland in Exzellenzclustern & SFB, ermöglicht durch das 1000-Köpfe-plus-Programm des #BMFTR. Hintergründe und Details: https://sohub.io/uuzn

Next Monday! „Die Zukunft der deutschen Außenwirtschaft“, with Prof. Dr Andreas Freytag (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) 3 November 2025 | 17:45 – 19:15 Lecture Hall XXIV, University of Cologne First session of IWP lecture series "Economic Policy in a New Global (Dis)Order" uni.koeln/EZYKJ

New job available at the WiSo Faculty!💚 We have an opening for a W2 Professorship in Economics. Take a look 👀 and apply asap 📨📫. Details can be found here: wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/news/vaca... Application deadline❗19.11.2025❗

Congratulations to Professor Philippe Aghion, Professor Peter Howitt, and Professor Joel Mokyr, winners of the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.🌟 👏Find out more: uni.koeln/B7CHX #NobelPrize2025 #EconomicGrowth #CreativeDestruction #ResearchExcellence #UniversityOfCologne #WiSoCologne

Looking 👀🤩 for a W2 Professorship? The WiSo Faculty has some positions open🔓. For instance: A W2 Professorship Denomination: Business Education If you are interested💚🎯, check it out: wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/news/vaca... Application deadline: 05.11.2025

What is the level of life satisfaction among parents? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 What role do children play in this context? 🤔 WiSo scientist Dr Hudde tells us more about his research. 🎓✨ You can find the whole video here: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHmV... #LifeSatisfaction #FamilyResearch #Parenting #WiSoCologne

We are proud to host this term’s CEMS Club Conference at the @unicologne.bsky.social. It is a Pleasure to welcome 25 CEMS Club Presidents and 4 Student Board members from all over the world for two inspiring days of networking, idea-sharing, and collaboration. 🌍💼 👉Tipp: uni.koeln/UYBVQ

Semester #address from the 📣 WiSo #Dean 🤩 Have a great 💪💐 #winter #semester ! 🎥 See the whole speech 👀: wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies/o...

👩‍💼💬 Why do women in leadership often adopt a more masculine communication style? This study finds that the longer women stay in parliament, the more “masculine” their speech becomes – especially in progressive parties. Even language reflects how power remains gendered. 💭⚖️ Details 🔗: uni.koeln/WUULE

Join @econtribute.bsky.social as a Professor in Economics (W2, tenured) at @unicologne.bsky.social and be part of Germany's only Cluster of Excellence with a focus on economics. Apply by November 19 & benefit from excellent research conditions: econtribute.de/de/career/pr... @wisocologne.bsky.social

🎥 Leopoldina-Jahresversammlung zum Thema Künstliche Intelligenz verpasst? Hier geht es zu den einzelnen Vorträgen auf dem YouTube-Kanal der Leopoldina: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The German Startup Monitor 2025 once again confirms it: the University of Cologne ranks among the top universities in Germany for start-up support – No. 1 among non-technical comprehensive universities! 👉 Find out more about our start-up support → uni.koeln/EGQG9 #DSM25

Day 2 of the ECONtribute Research Retreat: Our warmest congratulations to Marten Ritterrath @wisocologne.bsky.social who has been awarded the #YoungECONtributeProgram Doctoral Paper Award for his paper on “Inventors’ Personal Experience of Natural Disasters and Green Innovation”! 🎉