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Dies ist die offizielle Seite der Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität zu Köln.

Sie richtet sich an alle Studieninteressierten, Studierende, Alumni und Mitarbeiterinnen der Fakultät. Netiquette: https://portal.uni-koeln.de/impressum/netiquette

01/09/2026

🌱 WiSo Sustainability Award 2026 – Applications are now open!

Do you conduct research on sustainability at the WiSo Faculty? Then this opportunity is for you! 🎓

The WiSo Sustainability Award recognises an outstanding academic publication with a clear focus on sustainability and aims to highlight how early-career researchers contribute to addressing pressing sustainability challenges through their research.

💰 Prize: €5,000
👤 Who can apply: Research staff, particularly PhD students, postdocs and assistant professors prior to their interim evaluation
📄 Publication: Published after 1 January 2024
📅 Deadline: 30 September 2026
🏆 Award ceremony: 10 December 2026

👉 Find the application requirements and selection process here: https://uni.koeln/45ZMV (or via LiLa - link in bio)

We look forward to receiving your applications! 🌍

01/09/2026

AI for homework: what does it mean for students aged 13 to 18? 🤖📚

A new study involving the WiSo Faculty at the University of Cologne shows: The more teenagers use AI for homework, the more willing their parents are to pay for it.

📈 When assumed AI use increased from 20% to 80%, parents’ willingness to pay rose by more than 60%.
Interestingly, information about potential learning risks changed parents’ attitudes towards AI, but hardly affected their willingness to pay. Instead, support for school-wide rules or bans increased from 44% to 57%.
The study shows how strongly social dynamics can influence the adoption of new technologies.

👉 More information on our website: https://uni.koeln/AFWQ7 (or via LiLa - link in bio)

31/08/2026

🚀 From AI experimentation to real business impact

Generative AI is already transforming how organisations work. The next step? Turning AI potential into scalable solutions, smarter processes and a clear strategy.

Our three-day executive seminar “Generative AI & Agentic AI for Business Leaders” at the University of Cologne Business School is designed for executives and decision-makers who want to move beyond experimentation and create real business value with AI.

Participants will explore how to:

🤖 Navigate the shift from Generative AI to Agentic AI
💡 Identify high-impact AI use cases
🗺 Build a strategic AI roadmap
⚙️ Understand how intelligent agents can transform processes and decision-making

📅 5–7 November 2026
📍 University of Cologne

The question is no longer whether AI will transform business — but how your organisation will turn its potential into action.

👉 Learn more about the seminar, programme and registration: https://uni.koeln/TL85Z

28/08/2026

🌬️🏡 Wind power: climate protection vs. local acceptance

Germany is a global leader in the expansion of renewable energy, particularly wind energy. But what are the local economic effects of wind turbines? 🌱

WiSo researcher Dr. Félix Michelet, together with Sven Heim from PSL University and Mario Liebensteiner from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, investigates the negative and positive externalities associated with the location of wind turbines in Germany.

Their study, “Spin city: Local externalities of wind turbines,” finds that the location of wind turbines reduces property prices in affected municipalities by 1.9%. The effect is not linear: the construction of the first wind turbines has a significantly larger effect of −5.5%, while additional turbines in areas where wind turbines are already present have no statistically significant effect. 📉

The study also finds declines in local tourism, housing rents, and the number of building permits for homes and houses. At the same time, each installed wind turbine increases a municipality’s local tax capacity through higher trade tax revenues by 1.8%. 💶

👉 Read the full news article and find out more about the study: https://uni.koeln/CEUYY or via LiLa [Link in Bio]

27/08/2026

Another special wish for our 125th anniversary comes from within the University of Cologne community 💚🎓

We are honoured to share the congratulations of Ina Gabriel, Permanent Deputy to the Chancellor of the University of Cologne, who has been closely involved in the university’s administration and development for many years.

Her wish for WiSo is one of continued successful and sustainable development, particularly in the organisation of tasks, processes, structures and tools. ✨

Thank you, Ina Gabriel, for your kind words and for recognising the importance of continuously developing the structures and processes that enable our faculty to thrive. 💚

As we celebrate 125 years of Management, Economics and Social Sciences in Cologne 🎉, we look forward to continuing to innovate, collaborate and create impact: today and for the years to come.

💚 🎈 Celebrate with us: https://uni.koeln/4QPJK (or via LiLa – link in bio)

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26/08/2026

What does corporate sustainability really look like? 🌱📊🤖🌍🔎💡📈

European companies are reporting significantly more on sustainability than they did ten years ago. But more transparency does not automatically mean better sustainability performance.

A new study by WiSo Professor Maximilian Müller and co-authors Kerstin Forster, Lucas Keil, Victor Wagner, Thorsten Sellhorn and Stefan Feuerriegel uses artificial intelligence to make millions of previously hidden ESG data points systematically comparable. 🤖 The findings reveal significant differences across ESG indicators – from progress in gender equality to varying developments in environmental indicators. 🌱⚖️

The study, published in Nature Communications, also shows how the availability of data can influence our perception of companies’ sustainability performance. The team has made the dataset and methodology freely available, creating new opportunities for researchers, companies, policymakers, media, NGOs, investors and society to analyse and compare sustainability information. 🔓📚

👉 Read the full news here https://uni.koeln/X5JXR or via LiLa [Link in Bio]🔗

25/08/2026

Free A1 German Course for International Master’s Students!

Want to build a foundation in German before the semester starts? Our free A1 German course is a great opportunity to learn the basics, develop Business German skills, and meet fellow international students.

📅 7 Sept – 8 Oct 2026
🕔 Mon, Tue & Thu | 5:00–8:30 PM
📍 On campus
🎟️ Free of charge
👥 Limited to 20 participants

📩 Register by 2 September 2026 by emailing from your S-mail to [email protected] with your name, matriculation number and degree programme.

Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!

25/08/2026

🎓 Alumni Success Story: Nora Kobertz

From healthcare and nursing professional to healthcare strategy and transformation consultant: our alumna Nora Kobertz has built a career at the intersection of healthcare and organisational transformation.

After studying Health Economics at the WiSo Faculty and graduating in 2019, she gained experience at University Hospital Cologne as well as in Munich, Münster and Berlin. Today, as the founder of Kobertz Healthcare Consulting, she supports organisations, executives and teams in strategy, cultural and change processes.

In our alumni interview, she reflects on

✨ her journey from clinical practice to consultancy,
✨ what modern leadership means in healthcare and
✨ how organisations can shape effective transformation.

🔗 Read the full interview and learn more about her professional journey – link in bio

21/08/2026

🌍 Become a WiSo BUDDY for international exchange students! 🤝

Each term, the International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo) and @‌pimandcemscologne organize a Buddy Programme, pairing students and doctoral candidates with guest students from our partner universities. 🎓🌎 This fall, most Incomings arrive in Cologne between September and early October. 🍂📍

✨ Why become a WiSo BUDDY?

🌍 Meet students from all over the world

🎉 Join the Welcome Programme & exciting social events

🗣️ Improve your language skills

✈️ Get first-hand insights into partner universities — perfect prep for your own exchange

💚 Show social commitment during your studies

📜 We're happy to issue a letter of acknowledgement for your support.

🔗 More info on our website — link in LiLa!

21/08/2026

🏆 Congratulations to the CCCP Women and Non-binary Research Group on receiving the University of Cologne’s Jenny Gusyk Prize in the category of Equality! 🎉✨

The award recognises the group’s inspiring peer mentoring programme, which supports networking, interdisciplinary collaboration and career development for women and non-binary early-career researchers. 🤝📚💡

A well-deserved recognition of an outstanding initiative! 💙🌈 Read more: https://uni.koeln/LS92U

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