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INTERNATIONALIZATION REpORTSummary 2011–March 2015
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INTERNATIONALIZATION REPORT
University of Cologne
New York, USA
Delhi, India
Beijing, China
Universiteit NijmegenKU Leuven Charles University
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Cape Town3 Liaison offices: Beijing, Delhi, New York
7 Global Network Partners
69 Official University Partnerships
500 Exchange Programmes
3University of cologne
Prof. Dr. Michael BolligVice-Rector for
International Affairs(January 2011 to March 2015)
Dr. Stefan BildhauerHead of International Office
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
“cosmopolitanism and interculturality,” as the preamble of the UoC’s internationali-
zation strategy, approved at the end of 2013, states “are prerequisites to success in
nearly all areas of life nowadays [...] institutions involved in education and science in
particular must take on more social responsibility in the global context.”
The UoC has significantly expanded the scope and diversity of its internationalization
efforts and taken numerous concrete measures over the past few years—especially under
the influence of the excellence initiative and the HRK audit. A specific bundle of interna-
tionalization measures is contained within the UoC’s Institutional Strategy. The externally
monitored implementation process, the HRK “internationalization” audit, the so-called
re-audit, began in February 2014 and is due to be concluded in the spring of 2017.
There is already broad agreement on the reasons for internationalization. But what are
the costs and is it possible to identify any tangible benefits and successes? These are
the questions that this small brochure aims to answer by way of selected activities and
measures.
Internationalization already takes place in many parts of the UoC. We hope to be able
to encourage even more members of the UoC to work towards internationalization and
would be thankful for any suggestions to this end.
Yours faithfully,
Prof. Dr. Michael Bollig Dr. Stefan BildhauerVice-Rector for International Affairs Head of International Office
March 2015
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CONTACTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
CONTACTS IN RECTORATES AND CENTRAL ORGANISATIONS
(IN ALPHABETIC ORDER):
Christiane Biehl, M.A., Head of Department 93 “International Mobility”
Dr. Stefan Bildhauer, Head of International Office
Dr. Stefanie Boelts, personal assistant to the Vice-Rector for International
Affairs
Prof. Dr. Michael Bollig, Vice-Rector for International Affairs
(January 2011–March 2015)
Dr. Christina Elger, Evaluations Advisor
Nina Glutsch, Teacher Training Centre
Prof. Dr. Stefan Herzig, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies
Regina Immel, Vice-Rectorate for Teaching and Studies
Dr. Hans Leitner, Head of Department 91 “German as a foreign language
teaching department”
Dr. Johannes Müller, Head of Department 94 “International Science”
Dr. Susanne Preuschoff, Head of Department 92 “International Students”
Svenja Rausch, Department 82 “Marketing”, Manager of International
Marketing
Ingo Trempeck, Head of Department 74 “International Funding”
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CENTERS IN THE FACULTIES:
The Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science’s International
Relations Center:
Christoph Sonnenschein
The Law Faculty’s International Relations Center:
Dr. Jan Kruse
The Faculty of Medicine’s International Relations Center:
Dr. Benjamin Köckemann
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities’ International Relations Center:
Matias Wolosewicz
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences’ Faculty International
Relations Center:
Dr. Christine Benn
The Faculty of Human Sciences’ International Relations Center:
Dr. Stefan Neubert
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The internationalization of degree programs, teaching
and research has always been an integral part of the
University of Cologne’s (UoC) identity.It has long played
an important role in the world of international research
and, as one of the largest and oldest universities in
Europe, has decades of experience in international
exchange programs involving both students and
scientists. Thanks to its excellent reputation, the UoC
can draw on a well-established network boasting
more than 200 research partnerships and collaborative
projects all around the world.
Extending this network and developing the necessary
strategies and tools for using it most productively
on all levels of academic life is the focus of the
UoC’s internationalization efforts. The UoC sees
internationalization as a central component of its
strategic development and an undertaking that
requires the collaboration and participation of all
involved in the university, from the executive board,
to the academic staff and students, as well as the
administrative staff in all their various roles.
This view is based on our conviction that
cosmopolitanism and interculturality are prerequi-
sites to success in nearly all areas of life nowadays and
that institutions involved in education and science in
particular must take on more social responsibility in
the global context. While research is under increasing
pressure from international competition and the best
results are mainly achieved within the framework
of international cooperation, it is important that
degree programs and teaching are comprehensively
internationalized: to prepare students for a globalizing
world full of transnational challenges and to give them
the chance of receiving an education that will make
them competitive within the global job market.
InternatIonalIzatIon StrateGY
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The UoC is a research-based university with a global
perspective. It actively seeks out collaboration
with the best academics and competes to attract
the best students from around the world. We want
to be able to offer them the ideal conditions and
the best support structures possible. Sustainable
internationalization must therefore permeate all
areas of the university. We want internationality to
be a fixed feature throughout academic life: in the
faculties, amongst the students and researchers
and in administrative services. It is against this
backdrop that the UoC actively pursues the
following internationalization objectives:
1. INTERNATIONALIZING RESEARCH
Successful research requires international partners:
for transnational research themes, for the regular
exchange of current results, for collaborative projects,
for creating synergies and for procuring third-party
funding for joint research projects. By this and other
means, the UoC aims at consolidating its reputation as
a leading research University in the world.
2. INTERNATIONALIZING DEGREE PROGRAMS AND
TEACHING
a) Degree programs incorporating research or practical
experience must also be international and impart
intercultural competences, increase the perception of
diversity, reflect current international research trends
and profit from international academic cooperation.
Traveling abroad is not the only way to gain
international experience.
b) An international campus thrives on exchange:
our middle-term aim is to give about half of all UoC
students the opportunity to spend a semester abroad
or take part in double degree programs. At the same
time, we wish to encourage even more international
students to study in Cologne – on the undergraduate
and graduate programs, as exchange students, on
short-term programs and within the framework of
summer schools and workshops.
3. IMPROvING INTERNATIONALIZATION SUPPORT
STRUCTURES
a) Strengthening and developing coordination and
support entities and internationalizing administration.
b) In addition, the UoC is strengthening its inter-
national presence and thereby creating support
structures abroad.
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InternatIonalIzatIon objectIves
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2004
Launch of faculty-based International Relations Centers (awarded prize by the
Federal Foreign Office “for excellent support of international students at German
universities”)
2005
Establishment of Vice-Rectorate for International Affairs
2006
Rectorate approves internationalization guidelines
2007
Opening of liaison office in Beijing / foundation of NRW-China University Alliance
Construction of “Albert’s International Assistance” Welcome Center
Foundation of “KölnAlumni WELTWEIT”
2009 Opening of liaison office in New Dehli
Securing of “Albertus Magnus” scholarship program from the MIWF for students
from emerging and developing countries
2010AvH “Welcome Centres for Internationally Mobile Researchers” prize
Funding begin for “Studienstart International” from the DAAD
Opening of liaison office in New York
2011Drafting of an international program within the framework of the Institutional
Strategy
DEvELOPMENTS OvER THE PAST 10 YEARS
2005 2007 2007 2009
VICE-RECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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2012UoC becomes University of Excellence
(Funding of Institutional Strategy, two clusters of excellence, two research schools)
Launch of “Cologne Summer Schools,” sponsored by Santander Bank
HRK Audit “Internationalization of Universities”
2013Award-winner in AvH “Research Alumni at German Universities” competition
ERASMUS/MUNDUS - project IANUS II
Procurement of DIES “Proposal Writing”
International Student Satisfaction Award: Gold Award for Outstanding Student
Satisfaction
Approval of Internationalization Strategy developed collaboratively with all faculties
2014Division 9 (International Office)
Go out! Award: award-winner in “the best concept for the promotion and motivation
of study-related stays abroad“ competition
Award from the Federal Foreign Office “for excellent supervision of international
students at German universities” for university group work
International Student Satisfaction Award: Very Good Student Satisfaction
Centre for Modern India Studies
IPID4all (AMGC + a.r.t.e.s)
2010 2012 2012 2014
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Cologne Summer
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EXTERNAL FUNDING External funding received by Division 9: 1,916,705 Euro
Additional allocation from the UoC in the Excellence Initiative for international
affairs (M6): 480,000 Euro
DAAD statistics for the UoC 2013: 4,747,976 Euro
The UoC’s share of the DAAD’s total funding has grown steadily from 2009
(3,310,330 Euro) to 2013 (4,747,976 Euro). Cologne is third in NRW behind
Aachen and Bonn.
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (P4 AND D9) 2014
REVENUE EXPENDITURE
Total 4,756,829 € Total 4,756,829 €
of which Budget 2,360,124 € of which Personnel 1,918,612 €
External funding 2,396,705 € of which permanent 1,451,456 €
of which temporary 467,156 €
M6 480,000 € Material Resources 2,838,217 €
ERASMUS 713,240 € of which
DAAD 740,933 € Int. Faculty 220,000 €
AvH 125,000 € Strat.Partner 59,600 €
MIWF NRW 79,900 € Ambassadors 40,000 €
Santander 158,167 € Conferences 50,000 €
DaF 99,465 € DaF 160,000 €
Liaison offices 270,000 €
Mobility 130,000 €
Ext. funding for specific projects
1,908,617 €
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In order to realize its internationalization objectives,
the UoC has compiled a catalogue of measures
defining 16 concrete tasks. These are complementary
and interlocking, so that some measures serve many
objectives. Each faculty will specify how they plan
to implement them in their own internationalization
concept. Some of the measures will be introduced in
more detail below.
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MEASURES FOR ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES
1. Establishing ˝Global Network Partnerships“
2. Promoting ˝Strategic Research Partnerships˝ in key profile areas
3. Developing planning and management capabilities; regulatory reporting
4. Establishing a support structure for improved access to EU research funding programs
5. Internationalizing the teaching staff
6. Incorporating internationalization options in all curricula
7. Internationalizing teacher-training
8. Developing existing internationalized degree programs
9. Developing courses and events in English and other foreign languages
10. Developing international partnerships to increase study abroad
11. Improving conditions for international students
12. Developing a comprehensive summer school system
13. International alumni
14. Developing the International Office and International Relations Centers; internationalizing
university administration and its structures
15. Developing professional international marketing
16. “Interculturalism at home”
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Comprehensive collaboration in research, teaching
and campus management will be established
with a limited number of selected universities
(ca. 10) with whom the UoC enjoys cross-faculty
partnership agreements. The aim within the
framework of these Global Network Partnerships
should be to create a particularly close network—
e.g. through intensive exchange between students,
postgraduates, academics and administrative staff
enabled by joint teaching events and courses as
well as joint research projects.
Contacts for strategic research partnerships:
Dr. Stefanie Boelts, Vice-Rectorate for
International Affairs
Friderike Mangelsdorf, Department 72
Contact for global network partnerships:
Department 94 “International Science”
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Establishing “global nEtwork PartnErshiPs”(„Global Network PartNershiPs“)
STRATEGIC RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS Four thematic key profile areas (KPA)—internationally competitive research emphases—were defined within
the context of the Institutional Strategy. Each of these key profile areas has international strategic research
partner, with whom close cooperation in the area of research is carried out.
STRATEGIC RESEARCH PARTNERS KPA I Yale University | Institute of Research on Cancer and Aging, Nice | Global Skin Disease Research Network
(University of Colorado, Columbia University, Dundee University, Keio University, Singapore University)
KPA II Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen | University of Dallas
KPA III Université de Montreal | McGill University | Weizmann Institute | University of Copenhagen
KPA Iv University of Cape Town | University of the Western Cape, Cape Town | Universidade de Rio de Janeiro
Jawaharlal Nehru University | Sun Yat-sen University | Universidad de San Martín, Buenos Aires
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KPB IVGlobal SouthUniversity of Cologne
CologneSun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Dehli
University of the Western
CapeCape Town
Universidadde San Martín
Buenos Aires
GLOBAL NETWORK
PARTNERSHIPS• Universityof Montréal
• Technical University Montréal
• McGill UniversityMontréal
Radboud UniversityNijmegen
University of DallasDallas
KPB IIBehavioral
Economics and Social Cognition
Cologne
Strategic reSearch
partnerShipS
KPB IAging-associated
Diseases
EMERGENT AREA
University of Cologne
Cologne
Keio University
Tokyo
University of Cape Town
Cape Town
Yale University New Haven
USA
Institute of Re-search on Cancer
and AgingNice
France
Global Skin Disease Research
NetworkUniversity of Colorado, Columbia-, Dundee-,
Keio- and Singapore University
Strategic reSearch
partnerShipSStrategic reSearch
partnerShipS
Strategic reSearch
partnerShipS
Strategic reSearch
partnerShipS
Charles University
Prague
WeizmannInstituteRechovot,
Israel
UniversityLeuvenLeuven
Universityof Copenhagen
Copenhagen
KPB IIIQuantum Mater and Materials
Cologne
University of Colorado
Boulder
MILESTONES
Signing of Global Network Partnership
Agreements
10/2012
Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou/China
11/2012
University of Colorado, Boulder/USA
07/2013
KU Leuven, Leuven/Belgium
10/2014
Keio University, Tokyo/Japan
10/2014
University of Cape Town, Cape Town/South Africa
10/2014
Radboud University, Nijmegen/Netherlands
03/2015
Charles-University, Prague/Czech Republic
10/2013
1st Global Network Partner Conference in
Cologne
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In the future, EU funding programs, especially
the new framework programs for research and
innovation, the international DFG projects as
well as international graduate schools, will be
incorporated into the UoC’s strategic research
plans. A support structure will be set up to enable
better access to and execution of EU research
projects.
Contact:
Ingo Trempeck, Head of Department 74
UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE STARTING GRANT
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Bringmann, Mathematical Institute
(2013)
PD Dr. habil. Aribert Reimann, Historical Institute
(application with University of Oxford, then start of
ERC project at University of Cologne, 2012)
CONSOLIDATOR GRANT
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe, Institute for Genetics &
CECAD (2013)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Grüneis, Institute of Physics (2014)
Prof. Dr. Gesine Müller, Romance Language Seminar
(2015)
Prof. Dr. Juliette de Meaux, Botanical Institute (2015)
ADVANCED GRANT
Prof. Dr. Manolis Pasparakis, Institute for Genetics
(2012)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer, Institute for Genetics (2009)
(until 12/2014)
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COLOGNE STARTING
GRANTS
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic, CECAD (2012)
Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher, CECAD (2010) (UoC until
12/2013)
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING NETWORKS (ITNS)
COORDINATED BY UOC
ITaRS (Prof. Susanne Crewell)
DiXiT (Prof. Andreas Speer)
CodeAge (Prof. Björn Schumacher)
ITNS IN WHICH UOC IS A PARTNER
aDDRess (Prof. Björn Schumacher)
REAL (Prof. Michael Bollig)
MARRIAGE (Prof. Björn Schumacher, Prof. Aleksandra
Trifunovic)
MINO (Prof. Michael Jünger)
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The UoC will increase the number of international
professors and visiting academics.
The International Faculty Program will make it
possible for 10-12 outstanding international
researchers to work in research and teaching at
the UoC for a limited period, e.g. two months a
year over several of years. Professors visiting the
UoC within the framework of this international
faculty program will be offered contracts that
enable them to teach and conduct examinations.
Contacts for International Faculty:
Vice-Rectorate for International Affairs
and
Dr. Christina Elger (Evaluation Advisor)
Contact for the Welcome Center:
Department 94 “International Science”
The international faculty program (IF) of the UoC’s
Institutional Strategy recruits outstanding international
researchers who have previously been involved in
excellent collaboration with scientists at UoC. They work
at the UoC for a limited period. This new program is a
milestone in the internationalization of the UoC’s four
key profile areas. The professorships—of which there
have been 15 thus far—create critical masses, develop
new ideas and expertise for the UoC and contribute to
international visibility. The personal IF network offers
incentives for further international collaborations. The
IF professorships are deployed in various ways: they are
principal investigators in international, externally funded
projects, supervise PhDs and/or participate in teaching
and research.
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“The IF program enables the UoC to bring top researchers from all
around the world to Cologne for several weeks a year in order to
teach and work with local researchers on collective projects. This
form of collaboration is very attractive to IF members, because
Cologne has an outstanding reputation in many areas of research,
as well as to the UoC, as it institutionalizes, and thus expands, its
international networks.”
Prof. Dr. Matthias Sutter | Chair in Economics: Behavior and Design
UoC | IF Professor 2013-2014
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2012 2013 2014
Math and Science Faculty 175 174 219
Philosophical Faculty 130 133 187
Medical Faculty 62 72 64
Law Faculty 40 51 68
Economics and Social Science Faculty
20 19 26
Human Science Faculty 20 18 15
In total 447 467 579
of which:
Humboldt-Foundation 20 24 38
DAAD 16 52 83
Thyssen-Foundation 3 5 5
China Scholarship Council 6 12 12
RESEARCHERS SUPERVISED BY THE WELCOME CENTER
“The Welcome Center is an example of extreme improvement in
the welcoming structure and professionalization of international
scholarly exchange in Cologne. Finally we have a competent team
who can take care of visiting researchers’ logistical questions. One
cannot underestimate the importance of this innovation for the
University of Cologne’s image within the scientific community.”
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Mansel | Director of the Institute of Foreign
Private and Private International Law
“I study the relationship with the central nervous
system and peripheral tissues. Specifically, we are
pursuing cellular energy metabolism as a driver of
brain-periphery communications, in which brain circuits
operate under driving principles of peripheral tissues
mediated by circulating hormones and nutrients.
The relationship with investigators at University of
Cologne is a synergistic one as they have expertise and
excellent track record in aspects of cellular and whole
body physiology that we lack. In return, we provide
our expertise to research groups at Cologne that are
less represented there. It has been my most rewarding
scientific and personal collaboration in research career.
I am eternally grateful for the opportunities provided
by the International Faculty Program by University of
Cologne.“
Prof. Dr. Tamas Horvath | International Faculty
Yale University | Jean and David W. Wallace Professor
of Biomedical Research and Chair
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Internationalization options will be incorporated
in the curricula of all degree programs. This may
include participation in foreign language events,
international workshops and summer schools as
well as trips abroad. Tools for the standardized
description of the degree to which a course is
internationalized will be provided within the
framework of the accreditation process.
Contacts:
Vice-Rectorate for Teaching and Studies:
Vice-Rector Prof. Dr. Stefan Herzig
and
Regina Immel
A tool has been developed by the Vice-Rectorates for
Teaching and Studies, Diversity, and International Af-
fairs, and in cooperation with the faculties, and within
the framework of the “studying in Cologne” model,
for the standardized description of a course’s level of
internationalization. This tool enables a differentiation
between three types of course according to their le-
vel of internationalization: (type 1) courses that fulfill
the minimum standards of internationalization; (type
2) courses with additional international elements,
beyond the minimum standards; (type 3) courses with
obligatory international components. Within the fra-
mework of the model accreditation, the
faculties carry out reasoned self-evaluation, grading
their courses with one of these three types according
to standardized criteria, and make statements on their
development perspectives. The faculties thus obtain an
overview of the level of their courses’ internationaliz-
ation and can intervene accordingly where necessary.
The following criteria are indicators of a course’s level
of internationalization: mobility, numbers of outgoing
and incoming students, numbers of foreign so-called
degree-seeking students, foreign language modules,
language courses, international course content and
interculturalism, in terms of duration, quantity and
number of credits.
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MINIMUM STANDARDS
of internationalization
ADDITIONALinternational elements
OBLIGATORY international elements
Reception of international and foreign-language research
literature
Module with international / intercultural bearing (at least 24
LP-BA, 18 LP-MA)
Double Degree / Joint Degree
and / or
Foreign language module (at least 24 LP-BA, 18 LP-MA)
and and / or or
Guidance (course-specific, on outgoing student activities and for
incoming students)
Short-trip abroad (placements, excursion, project)
(at least 15 LP-BA, 9 LP-MA))
Obligatory, credited overseas section (study, practical, excursion)
(at least 24 LP-BA, 18 LP-MA)
and and / or or
At least 5 partner institutions (including faculty- and
university-wide partnerships)
“Internationalization at home” (summer school, e-learning) (at least 15 LP-BA, 9 LP-MA)
Completely in a foreign language
and and / or or
Language courses specifically for incoming and outgoing students
(at least 6 LP)
“Studienstart International” At least 90 % outgoing students
or
and / or or
Mobility window (embedded transparently)
At least 70 % incoming students
and and
Module with international or intercultural bearing (at least 6 LP)
MINIMUM STANDARDS MINIMUM STANDARDS
TRANSPARENT TRANSFER OF CREDITS: Embedded in examination rules, information on procedure, criteria, contacts
and courses already taken into account on the website
TYPOLOGY OF COURSE INTERNATIONALIZATION
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“Preparing for an increasingly globalized world begins in the classroom, so intercultural competences and experiences as
well as the sensitivity of prospective teachers are therefore of the greatest importance. The participants in the Teaching
Assistant Program at the German Department of the Allegheny College will be well prepared for these tasks and challenges
and, alongside practical teaching experience, gain the corresponding intercultural experience during their stay abroad. Both
sides profit immensely from this exchange!”
Prof. Peter Ensberg | German Department, Allegheny College
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The internationalization of teacher training is
of particular relevance given the large number
of students involved in it at the UoC. The
internationalization of teacher training will be
developed into a profile feature of the UoC by
the Center for Teacher Training (Zentrum für
LehrerInnenbildung) together with the faculties
and the International Office.
Young prospective teachers must be qualified to meet
the challenges of multicultural classrooms responsibly.
Intercultural competences are thus becoming an in-
creasing focus of university teacher training. Alongside
practical insights into various school systems, findings
from other international educational courses and
practical teaching experience at foreign schools, Ger-
man schools abroad or at partner universities, the pro-
spective teachers should gather input for and a new
perspective on their own study and later career.
Cooperation between the university (Division 9, De-
partment 93; Teacher Training Centre) and the BVA
(Central Agency for German Schools Abroad—ZfA) on
the organization of teacher training placements has
taken place since 2013. Calls of applicants are adver-
tised at information events and are very well received.
Schools and trainees benefit mutually from the place-
ment abroad.
An increase in the range of placement countries, e.g. to
include Latin America and Asia, has been initiated due
to huge demand from students. India has already been
added to the list of countries, placements in Chile are
planned for the near future.
Contacts:
Department 93 “International Mobility“
and
Teacher Training Centre
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/ 2014, TWO PLACEMENT
CYCLES:
• February/ March 2014: five students completed
placements in ZfA supervised schools abroad
(Italy, France, Poland), of which three in DAS schools
and two in DSD schools.
• Eleven students applied in total.
August/September 2014: six students had place-
ments in DSD schools (one candidate in each of
the following: France, Spain, Finland, Sweden,
India) and one in a DAS school (France).
• A total of seven applications were entered in AAA.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/ 2015, ONE PLACEMENT
CYCLE SO FAR:
February/ March 2015: eight students completed
placements in ZfA supervised schools abroad (Fran-
ce, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Turkey), of which three
in DAS schools and five in DSD schools. A total of
nineteen applications were received.
InternatIonalIzIng teacher traInIng
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“Through the German-Turkish master’s degree course it became clear to me that my bicultural identity presents a fantastic
opportunity, particularly in my chosen career. Both the academic exchange and the insight into German-Turkish legal practice
were very exciting and beneficial. The course was the ideal starting point for a cross-border, internationally oriented job as a
lawyer.”
Yusuf-Kaan Gürer | German-Turkish master’s degree course, 2nd year
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“I took part in the German-English LL.B./Baccalaureus Legum course at University College London and the University of Cologne
from 2006 to 2010. My experiences in Germany and Great Britain gave me a unique insight into the differences between
continental European civil law and Anglo-American common law. Building on this insight, I have laid down the foundations for
an academic career in the fields of legal theory, philosophy of law and legal history over the past five years. After completing
two master’s degrees at Oxford University and Yale Law School, I am currently writing doctoral theses at Yale (law) and Princeton
(history) on comparative German and American legal thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.”
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Developing existing internationalizeD Degree programs
The UoC will increase the amount of strongly
internationalized degree programs (e.g. double-
degree programs) in order to be able to offer even
more students international academic experience.
Contacts:
The faculties’ International Relations Centers
Further double master’s programs are planned.
There are already a further 8 international courses (e.g.
IMES, CEA, euroMACHS) in the faculties of Arts and
Humanities; Law; and Mathematics and Natural Scien-
ces. 6 courses are completely in English and the other 2
courses are taught in other foreign languages.
“International study at the University of Cologne and Universite Paris
1 Pantheon-Sorbonne made it possible for me to get to know two
different legal systems, languages, teaching methods and ways of
thinking and to compare them. This enabled me to acquire a better
understanding of our legal system and after passing the “first exam”
I decided to write my thesis on a comparative company law theme.”
Tobias Kollakowski LL.M. (Cologne / Paris 1) | graduate of the
German-French master’s degree course
Currently research assistant in the Law Faculty
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Double Masters Cologne–Warsaw Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science
Double Masters Cologne–Helsinki Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science
Double Masters Cologne–Louvain-La-Neuve Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science
Double Masters Cologne–Maastricht Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science
Double Masters Cologne–Ahmedabad Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Science
German-Turkish LL.M. Cologne–Istanbul Law Faculty
German-English LL.B. Cologne–London Law Faculty
German-French LL.B. Cologne–Paris Law Faculty
German-French LL.M. Cologne–Paris Law Faculty
German-Italian LL.B. Cologne–Florence Law Faculty
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ERASMUS
Belgium 12
Bulgaria 1
Denmark 7
Estonia 3
Finland 14
France 135
Greece 1
Iceland 2
Italy 4 7
Croatia 0
Latvia 1
Lithuania 0
Luxemburg 2
Malta 2
Netherlands 16
Norway 14
Austria 7
Poland 22
Portugal 26
Romania 2
Sweden 32
Switzerland 4
Slovakia 0
Slovenia 1
Spain 129
Czech Republic 10
Turkey 58
Hungary 24
United Kingdom 64
Cyprus 1
TOTAL 655
CROSS-FACULTY PARTNERSHIPS VIA D9
China 8
Japan 30
Korea 2
USA 15
Canada 7
Australia 4
Brazil 14
Mexico 15
Peru 2
Argentina 2
Chile 5
Columbia 7
Cuba 6
Uruguay 2
Denmark 2
Spain 3
TOTAL 124
In total
PROMOS study 162
PROMOS short-term 102
ERASMUS 655
Cross-faculty 124
Teacher training placements 30
Faculty courses 200
TOTAL 1273
“I really appreciate that the International Mobility
team was at my disposal as a competent contact
during my time abroad. The team advised me
patiently as to which partner university was
combinable with my subjects, and put me in touch
with other students who had already completed
their stay at UC Berkeley. Due to the detailed
advice and personal contact I was able to organize
my stay abroad in good time and could thus
concentrate completely on my courses when I got
to UC Berkeley. I could also rely on the support of
the team during my whole time in the USA.”
Pauline Kosasih | UC Berkeley
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Developing international partnerships to increase stuDy abroaD
“Department 93 advises students, postgraduates and researchers on
the theme of “study abroad” in an engaged, competent and prudent
manner. Many years of experience and proven expertise in the
coordination, organization and supervision of scholarship programs
and university partnerships or in conducting selection processes
contributes immensely to the increase in mobility numbers and is as
such of great importance for all of the target groups.”
Prof. Dr. Frauke Kraas | Working group on urban and social geography
In addition to international degree programs, the
traditional form of student exchange will also
continue to be developed: by creating structures
that enable exchange, through new exchange
agreements, by expanding existing exchange
agreements and short-term programs for mutual
exchange.
Contact:
Department 93 “International Mobility”
Alongside the exiting partnerships between faculties
or institutions, the University of Cologne also main-
tains partnerships with foreign universities, supervi-
sed by the International Office. Cross-faculty agree-
ments are made with these universities, which means
exchange is fundamentally open to all students at
the UoC. Alongside the 7 global network partners-
hips, there are around 69 comprehensive partners-
hips, around 300 ERASMUS partnerships as well as
approximately 150 faculty or institute partnerships.
The “International Mobility” Department, in colla-
boration with the Professional Center and the Arts
and Humanities faculty’s language lab, planned and
carried out the “Fit fürs Ausland” event for the first
time in the winter semester of 2014/15. The course
is made up of four compulsory parts: information
events, language courses, intercultural training and
individual consultation. The “International Mobility”
Department conducted two lectures (one general
lecture on studying in English-speaking countries
and one lecture especially on financing study stays
in English-speaking countries) within this framework
and offered the participants individual consultation.
This concept will be pursued to ensure that partici-
pating students have the ideal and comprehensive
preparation for their time abroad.
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ImprovIng condItIons for InternatIonal students
The UoC attracts students from all over the world
and strives to provide the best possible conditions
for them to live and study in Cologne successfully.
To this end, the UoC is working on expanding
“Studienstart International”, a structured access
program for undergraduate students from non-
member states, established within the framework
of § 49 paragraph 9 of the new HG NRW (Higher
Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia). At the
same time, the faculties and the International Office
will work on improving the existent support systems
for international students. “German as a Foreign
Language” courses will be further diversified to
meet the requirements of the various target groups
and, complementary to point 12, will also be offered
in summer schools.
Contact:
Department 92 “International Students”
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ISAC
THE STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS:
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE
In 2014 the International Students Association Cologne (ISAC), the umbrella organization for the University of
Cologne’s international student associations, was awarded with the Federal Foreign Office prize by the DAAD.
These are associations of international students from the same nationality, region or culture and are open to
all students. ISAC networks the associations and focuses their interests and initiatives.
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2014 MR DAMIR BABIC Bosnia-Herzegovina Sociology
2013 MRS ALEXANDRA FILIPOVICH Belarus Medicine
2012 MRS MEYTAL SANDLER Israel General Linguistics
2011 MRS NADEEN SABHA Jordan Physics
2010 MRS DAFINA KURTI Kosovo Sociology
2009 MR HOSSEIN ASKARI Iran Biology
2008 MRS ANASTASIA BAUER Russia English Studies
2007 MRS OLGA MITINA Kazakhstan Theatre, Film and Television Studies
2006 MRS BARCENA DE ARRELANO Mexico Biology
2005 MR CHANGSHENG LI China Business Administration
The Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst
has awarded the annual DAAD prize to foreign
students at German universities since 1995. This
prize honors foreign students who have excelled
during their studies in Germany, through special
academic achievement and remarkable social or
intercultural engagement. The awarding of the
DAAD prize is also intended to bring the enhan-
cement that foreign students represent for the
university community to the attention of a wider
public.
DAAD PRIZEWINNERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE
The University of Cologne’s “Studienstart Internati-
onal” (SI) is a study entry program for international
students on undergraduate courses. The special aspect
about this new international study model is the con-
sistent focus of measures for study preparation and
accompaniment on the demands of the course. Ger-
man courses, study competency courses, specialist pre-
paration, events from the field of study, intercultural
seminars, orientation in Cologne and at the university,
close supervision, as well as leisure activities make
starting study easier for foreign students.
“One is quickly overwhelmed as a fresher. The Stu-
dienstart semester helped me to make this new
beginning with a group of people who were in a si-
milar situation. It helps you to settle in. You also get
to know people, as I did, who are always prepared
to answer questions and help.”
Peter Jeong | South Korea
“It was important for me to begin my studies well
and of course with confidence and without fear.”
Sulaiman Ossi | Syria
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GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The job of the department German as a Foreign Langu-
age is to impart the German knowledge to foreign-lan-
guage students that they require for their studies. The
department offers a differentiated course program
with more than 50 courses in 7 different levels; the
number of participants per semester is around 1200.
The program comprises various types of course: stu-
dy preparation courses for DSH, ERASMUS courses for
exchange student, exercises to complement courses
with a skill emphasis (grammar, listening comprehen-
sion, writing etc.) or a thematic emphasis (such as
“German for lawyers”), study accompanying exercises
and phonetic exercises. The department also organizes
the International Cologne summer and winter langu-
age courses
WINTER SEMESTER 13/14 (1.10.2013 – 31.3.2014)
Number of participants
Number of courses/exercises
Lecture period 895 36
February/March 2014
344 14
TOTAL 1239 50
SUMMER SEMESTER 14 (1.4.2014 – 30.9.2014)
Number of participants
Number of courses/exercises
Lecture period 793 37
August/Septem-ber 2014
311 15
TOTAL 1104 52
Contact:
Department 91 “German as a Foreign
Language”
“The management team is very engaged in securing the quality
of language courses for non-native speakers. The standard of the
courses is therefore especially high. Only through this does it become
possible to open up access to our courses to foreign students. I am
impressed time and again by the progress foreign participants on
our bi-national study programs make in such a short time.”
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Mansel | Director of the Institute of Foreign
Private and Private International Law
“I came to Cologne in order to research at the renowned Thomas-Institute
for one year within the framework of my doctoral studies. I attend
the GaFL department’s exercise VI-2 (C2) ‘Reading comprehension
and writing’. The course is demanding, but it helps me to achieve
my aim of being able to read German texts quicker and understand
them precisely.”
Rafael Koerig Gessinger | scholarship holder from Brazil
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Developing a comprehensive summer school system
Short-term courses such as summer schools are
very popular at an international level. In the course
of the campus’ internationalization, the UoC will
host regular summer schools, giving even more
international students the opportunity to visit
Cologne. UoC students will also have a greater
opportunity to take part in summer schools at other
international universities within the framework of
exchange agreements.
Contacts:
Department 92 “International Students”
and
Department 93 “International Mobility”
A collaboration with Santander Bank has made the re-
alization of summer schools for international students
from partner universities at the UoC possible since
the summer of 2012. First steps of the project, that is
located in the International Office, have been the es-
tablishment of an umbrella brand “Cologne Summer
Schools” as well as the realization of a summer school
project following a specific concept. This concept inclu-
des the implementation of a three-week, English-lan-
guage, interdisciplinary summer school for internatio-
nal students from the UoC’s partner universities.
Since the project began in the summer of 2012, a total
of 12 summer school projects have taken place under
the “cologne summer schools” umbrella. By the end of
the first term in autumn 2015, the number is expected
to total 19.
A multitude of summer schools also exist at faculty
level, particularly in China, India and the USA.
“This course has combined very well culture, leisure time and classes. I also liked that we were living all
together in the same hostel what made it easier to get to know each other and to stay in contact all the time.
About the classes I particularly enjoyed that the seminars covered different topics, different fields of Law in
this case. I have got a deep insight into European Law.”
Jana Lamas de Mesa | Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain,
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The 7th summer school of the China-NRW University Alliance
took place in Shanghai in 2015. This very successful summer
school format began in 2008. Since then, approximately 60
students and doctoral candidates spend several weeks in sum-
mer schools in China or India every year, organized and exe-
cuted by the International Office, usually in cooperation with
partner universities. The summer schools either take place at
partner universities, such as the Tongji University in Shanghai,
or the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. But there is also
the chance to travel along the Silk Road to Lanzhou, or into
the Himalayas.
“Thematic” summer schools are also on offer, for example in
2014 for 10 students of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences
faculty of the University of Cologne and 10 students of the
Tongji University or in 2015, on the occasion of the “Interna-
tional Day of German Studies” in Shanghai, a summer school
in collaboration with Fudan University, in which only doctoral
candidates of German Studies took part.
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InternatIonal alumnI
Working with international alumni is an important
component in strengthening the UoC’s international
presence as well as a valuable networking tool. The
international project KölnAlumni WELTWEIT will
be developed further, the number of regional clubs
increased and collaboration with “KölnAlumni –
Freunde und Förderer der Universität zu Köln e.V.”
strengthened.
Contacts:
International Offce
KölnAlumni WELTWEIT is an initiative originated in
2007 by the Department of International Affairs at
the University of Cologne for the internationalization
of work with alumni. It gives former international stu-
dents, graduates and researchers the possibility to stay
in touch and in dialogue with their “Uni in Cologne”
after they return to their home country and to network
with other former students.
Since 2007, 7 alumni summer schools have been rea-
lized with financial backing, each offering 30 partici-
pants the chance to return to their former host univer-
sity for interdisciplinary academic training.
“I’m always kept up to date with what is happening at my former university through the KölnAlumni WELTWEIT network.
The regular summer schools, which have long become standard, enable the participants to experience the spirit of
internationalization directly and concretely: our “old” Alma Mater temporarily becomes a world centre, where people from
all five continents with different cultures and closely connected through their study in Cologne meet. This creates a feeling
of diversity and belonging, in keeping with the spirit of KölnAlumni WELTWEIT, which I am proud to be part of.”
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In 2012 KölnAlumni WELTWEIT and Albert’s Internati-
onal Assistance began building a network of internati-
onal research alumni and developing attractive offers
in order to make the contact with international mobile
scientists sustainable. While international researchers
are offered impulses for their continuing academic
career, the network’s tools also serve the development
of research and young talent as well as the UoC’s in-
ternational research marketing.
The centerpiece of the research alumni network, which
is now made up of almost 300 former UoC academics
from all around the world, is the “Albert’s researcher
reunion Grant.” Since the end of 2013, it has assisted
22 research collaborations between the University of
Cologne’s institutes and researcher alumni from the
network. This corresponds to the funding of short stays
in Cologne for researcher alumni over a total of 120
weeks. (That is double the amount of time that has
passed since the start of the program.)
Past scholarship holders have come from Egypt, Bul-
garia, China, Finland, France, Georgia, Italy, Romania,
Russia, Senegal, Sudan, UK, Hungary and the USA.
Network events have already taken place in Japan and
China (2013) as well as in India (2014). Members of
the network have also been engaged as speakers and
active participants in other events, both at home and
abroad.
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SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS, ATTENTIVELY CULTIVATED: THE UOC’S RESEARCH ALUMNI
KölnAlumni WELTWEIT SUMMER SCHOOLS
2007 How does Europe work?
2008 Global change
2010 Media today
2012 Germany in the 21st century
2013 Multidisciplinary gerontology
2014 International research and cooperation
2015 Gender and diversity
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Developing professionalinternational marketing
The further development of international public
relations and marketing tools and strategies in
regional focal points is a short-term objective of
the UoC. This includes an international recruitment
strategy, professionalizing participation in
international educational fairs, developing the
activities of existing foreign offices and possible
opening new offices in the target regions of Africa
and Latin America and, if necessary, appointing
more “UoC Ambassadors”.
The University of Cologne is represented at a wide
variety of education and university fairs around the
world. Over recent years, the International Office has
taken part in trade fairs in the USA, Europe, Asia and
Latin America. Here, prospective foreign students
could find out about the courses on offer, admission
requirements and degrees available at the University of
Cologne at first hand and ask specific questions. Personal
encounters with representatives of the University of
Cologne have many advantages: prospective students
have the chance to discuss issues directly and thus gain
a personal impression of the University of Cologne. The
UoC was represented at NAFSA (USA), EAIE (Europe),
APAIE (Asia), EuroPosgrado (Latin America), German-
French-Forum (France), EHEF (Japan), Education Expo
(China), German University Fair (Greece) and many
others.
The new international web portal, addressing inter-
national target groups, will be online from summer
2015.
UOC LIAISON OFFICES AROUND THE WORLD
The University of Cologne has established liaison offices
in strategically important locations over recent years:
Beijing, China (2007), Delhi, India (2009), New York,
USA (2010)
Contacts:
International Offce
and
Department 82 “Marketing”,
Svenja Rausch, manager of International
Marketing, contact for the international web
portal
MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE LIAISON OFFICES
• Promotion of the university and its programs
(through social media, websites, visits to fairs
and universities, cooperation with DWIHs, offering
information and consultation, school visits, local
cooperation with DAAD and DFG)
• Recruitment of doctoral candidates / cooperation
with government scholarship programs
• Supporting academics and the IO in the supervision
of existing partnerships
• Supporting cooperation through the organization
of delegation trips
• Research and support of faculties’ cooperation
aspirations
• Conducting local symposia, workshops and
conferences
• Taking care of alumni
• Ensuring local “legal capacity” (e.g. concluding
rental contracts, account management)
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LIAISON OFFICE NEW DELHIAmisha Jain, [email protected]: +91-9953300073Paharpur Business Centre21, Nehru Place Greens, Nehru PlaceRoom No. 303, 3rd Floor New Delhi-110019, India
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„One of the biggest challenges faced by universities in Africa is the professional development of a next generation of
researchers. For this reason, the University of Cape Town’s collaboration with the University of Cologne has proved to be
particularly beneficial, as exemplified through the co-hosting of a Grant Proposal Writing Course for postdoctoral fellows
and emerging researchers. The 33 participants came from universities in seven SADC countries and represented a wide range
of disciplines. The importance of this event lay in that it not only provides practical-oriented training for young researchers,
it also strengthens south-south links among scholars, with financial and academic support from the north. This blended-
learning, collaborative event is now considered as an ideal model for researcher development and was the first of hopefully
further joint academic exchanges and collaboration between UCT and the University of Cologne.”
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PRAXIS-ORIENTED TRAINING FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION OF ACADEMICS IN THE GLOBAL
SOUTH: PROGRANT
Department 9 has coordinated the externally funded
DAAD project “ProGRANT,” a training program for
young academics in South-East Asia, Africa, Latin Ame-
rica and the Middle East, since the end of 2013.
The project offers praxis-oriented courses in partner
countries, in which participants train competences
that are crucial for successfully applying for research
funding in two seminars and one e-learning phase. The
courses are carried out in collaboration with the rese-
arch consulting service proWiss, academics from vari-
ous disciplines at the UoC as well as experts from the
respective regions and local partner institutions. The
project, financed by BMZ funds, is part of the DAAD’s
DIES (Dialogue on Innovative Higher Education Strate-
gies) program.
The ProGRANT courses offer the University of Cologne
very good opportunities for international marketing
and the possibility to expand and build research cont-
acts with partner institutions in the region.
Partner institutions, such as the University of Cape
Town, one of the course partners in 2014, appreciate
this kind of collaboration and can also use the courses
in their own portfolios.
A strong network of young international academics in
the global South, connected to the University of Co-
logne, has developed through the ProGRANT project
(there are currently 180 young researchers in a total of
6 courses in 2014–15).
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“InterculturalIsm at home”
The transfer of knowledge concerning cultural
diversity in society is a top priority for the UoC.
It strives to impart intercultural competences and
experience to all of its members and staff through
specialized programs.
To ensure that international and intercultural
encounters become the rule rather than the
exception for all at the UoC, the internation-
alization of administrative staff will be promoted
through language courses, intercultural training,
international staff exchange programs, and the
incorporation of internationalization in as many
processes and areas as possible, especially staff
training and personnel development.
Contact for staff mobility:
Andreas Böhncke, Department 42
Christiane Biehl, Department 93
Contact for intercultural training:
Susanne Preuschoff, Department 92
The internationalization of administration also plays an
important role as an interface and service point for the
faculties. This is also to be understood, in the context
of an international university’s mission statement, as
human resource development measures aimed at better
meeting the needs of international academics and
students. ERASMUS staff mobility can be an important
component in this context in promoting and expanding
the international competence of the administrative
staff. The concept is developed by the International
Affairs department and human resource development
staff and is funded through ERASMUS. The procedure
is supervised and followed up by the International
Office and the human resource development team. The
program also includes attending a language course as
well as intercultural training. Since 2010, approximately
10–16 UoC staff have spent time abroad with the
program every year.
The human resource development team, in coopera-
tion with experienced colleagues in the International
Office, offers intercultural training as a regular and in-
demand component of further training opportunities.
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“The Erasmus Staff Mobility Program excited me immediately. Gaining an insight into the workings of top
European university for one week? Fantastic. I chose a modern London city university in the beautiful district
of Bloomsberry. The UCL had just carried out a successful Corporate Design Relaunch. The marketing director
put together an exciting program for me, including individual appointments with the managers in Marketing
Communications, whose themes interested me, and participation in an away day. I felt more like a member
of the team than a guest. The intercultural training by Susanne Preuschoff is great preparation for your trip
abroad.”
Ulrike Kersting | Marketing Department| University of Cologne
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“The internationalization of administration also plays an important role as an interface and service point for
the faculties. This is also to be understood, in the context of an international university’s mission statement,
as human resource development measures aimed at better meeting the needs of international academics and
students. ERASMUS staff mobility can be an important component in this context in promoting and expanding
the international competence of the administrative staff.”
Christiane Biehl, M.A. | Department 93
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