Cologne WiSo Faculty International Strategy & Projects Overview

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

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

3. Programmes • BScSocialSciences • BScEconomics withSocialSciences • MA Political Science • MScSociologyandSocialResearch • Double Master‘s Programmes: • European Studies • with Maastricht University, The Netherlands • DemographyandSocialInequality • with University of Groningen, The Netherlands

4. Agenda • InternationalizationStrategy – Objectives • InternationalizationStrategy – Measuresandoperationalzation • Programmes

5. Objectives 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 • Faculty members • Increase international faculty • Make faculty life more international • Increase intern. visibility • Administration • Offer very good support for student exchange

6. Agenda • InternationalizationStrategy – Objectives • InternationalizationStrategy – Measuresandoperationalization • Programmes

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 • Establish high volumeMoU (10 students+) ratherthan a multitudeofcooperationagreementswith 2-3 students • Creation of „freemoverguidance“ and „internshipguidance“ withdedicatedservicehours • Introduction of English taughtBScprogramme • Awareness for international scope of programmes • High demandforstudyopportunities in US andAsia • summerschool in NYC for 30+ students • summerschool in Hong Kong (perspective) Operationalization of measures

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 • Currently 7 double master‘sprogrammes in variousdisciplines • Strong involvement of faculty in dual degrees • Definition of partnerinstitutionswith professoral council • Introduction of English programmesthrough all disciplines • Awareness for international scope of programmes • High demandforstudyopportunities in US andAsia • summerschool in NYC for20 students • summerschool in Hong Kong für 20 students Operationalization of measures

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 • 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 Operationalization of measures

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 • InternationalizationStrategy – Objectives • InternationalizationStrategy – Measuresandoperationalzation • Programmes

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

16. Further info: www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/international.html