1. International Strategy & Projects
University of Cologne
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
(Cologne WiSo Faculty)
International Strategy & Projects
‘Innovation for Society’

2. Facts & Figures International
Management, Economics, Political Sciences, Sociology
98 professors
and 280 academic employees
9,149 students
7 bachelor programmes
13 master programmes
7 Double Master's Programmes
1 joint degree
1 Executive MBA
International
International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo)
~ 500 incoming and outgoing students/ academic year
More than 140 partner universities

3. Programmes BSc Social Sciences BSc Economics with Social Sciences
MA Political Science
MSc Sociology and Social Research
Double Master‘s Programmes:
European Studies
with Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Demography and Social Inequality
with University of Groningen, The Netherlands

4. Agenda Internationalization Strategy – Objectives
Internationalization Strategy – Measures and operationalzation
Programmes
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5. Objectives International WiSo Faculty Bachelor students
- Offer each interested student an international learning experience
- Attain a high number of outgoing students
Master students
- Offer research oriented master students high quality international experience
- Attract very good intern. master students
International
WiSo Faculty
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Faculty members
Increase international faculty
Make faculty life more international
Increase intern. visibility
Administration
Offer very good support for student exchange

6. Agenda Internationalization Strategy – Objectives
Internationalization Strategy – Measures and operationalization
Programmes
KLIPS Kriterium einfügen

7. Internationalization strategy - Measures
Bachelor students
Continuously expand number of partner universities
Establish high volume MoUs
Encourage “freemover” exchanges
Internship support
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations

8. Bachelor students Operationalization of measures
Establish high volume MoU (10 students+) rather than a multitude of cooperation agreements with 2-3 students
Creation of „freemover guidance“ and „internship guidance“ with dedicated service hours
Introduction of English taught BSc programme
Awareness for international scope of programmes
High demand for study opportunities in US and Asia
summer school in NYC for 30+ students
summer school in Hong Kong (perspective)

9. Internationalization strategy - Measures
Bachelor students
Continuously expand number of partner universities
Establish high volume MoUs
Encourage “freemover” exchanges
Internship support
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations
Master students
Establish high quality dual degrees
Rely on selected high quality partners
Create comprehensive partnerships (joint programmes, research, exchange)
Run all programmes in English
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations

10. Master students Operationalization of measures
Currently 7 double master‘s programmes in various disciplines
Strong involvement of faculty in dual degrees
Definition of partner institutions with professoral council
Introduction of English programmes through all disciplines
Awareness for international scope of programmes
High demand for study opportunities in US and Asia
summer school in NYC for 20 students
summer school in Hong Kong für 20 students

11. Internationalization strategy - Measures
Bachelor students
Continuously expand number of partner universities
Establish high volume MoUs
Encourage “freemover” exchanges
Internship support
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations
Master students
Establish high quality dual degrees
Rely on selected high quality partners
Create comprehensive partnerships (joint programmes, research, exchange)
Run all programmes in English
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations
Administration
Facilitate credit transfer
Improve integration of incomings through additional services (visa, housing, early leaver programme, internationalize admin staff)
Gamification of bureaucratic processes
Increase number of English taught courses
Create an international environment

12. Administration Operationalization of measures
Facilitated credit transfer via the modules „Studies Abroad“
Database for credit transfer
Incomings programme (in English)
Adjustment of academic calendar: Early leaver programme
Creation of web-based database for administration (WEX)
Student-run project “gamification”
English proficiency of admin staff
English environment

13. Internationalization strategy - Measures
Bachelor students
Continuously expand number of partner universities
Establish high volume MoUs
Encourage “freemover” exchanges
Internship support
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations
Master students
Establish high quality dual degrees
Rely on selected high quality partners
Create comprehensive partnerships (joint programmes, research, exchange)
Run all programmes in English
Establish successful short programmes
Recruit students with international aspirations
Faculty members
Increase number of international faculty and related programs (visiting lecturer, scholar etc.)
Facilitate recruitment through additional support
Create an international environment
Administration
Facilitate credit transfer
Improve integration of incomings through additional services (visa, housing, early leaver programme, internationalize admin staff)
Gamification of bureaucratic processes
Increase number of English taught courses
Create an international environment

14. Agenda Internationalization Strategy – Objectives
Internationalization Strategy – Measures and operationalzation
Programmes
KLIPS Kriterium einfügen

15. Programmes Double Master‘s Programmes WiSo@ Summer Programmes
Sociology Short Programme
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