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🤖 Chat with PACO
Need quick answers on programmes, admissions or uni life? PACO, the WiSo AI assistant, is available 24/7.
⚡ Instant, reliable info
📚 Clear & structured answers
🔗 uni.koeln/LFPK2
#StudySupport #UniCologne #AIinEducation
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🎓 Double Master’s in European Studies (Maastricht & Cologne)
🌍 Two countries, two degrees in 4 semester, focusing on European politics, methods & research.
💡 For students aiming at international careers in the EU, NGOs or research.
🔗 uni.koeln/7ELQM
#DoubleDegree #EuropeanStudies #UniCologne
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Youth crime in NRW: slight decline, but no all-clear 📊
WiSo research shows fewer offenses in 2025, but long-term levels stay high. Family violence and mental distress remain key issues.
👉 Prevention and strong social support remain key.
🔗 bit.ly/48JuzDe
#UniCologne
Eine Dunkelfeldstudie der @unicologne.bsky.social unter Leitung von @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social liefert neue Erkenntnisse zur Entwicklung der Jugenddelinquenz in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die neuen Ergebnisse wurden als ECONtribute Policy Brief veröffentlicht 👉: www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj...
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Thinking about studying at the WiSo Faculty of the University of Cologne?🤔
We offer a range of advisory tools to support you in choosing your programme and navigating the application process: WiSSPo, Chat with a Student, and PACO (including Score & Fitting).
🔗 uni.koeln/AJZ4Y
#UniversityOfCologne
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Applications are open! 🚀🎓
Apply now for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Double Master’s programmes at the WiSo Faculty of the University of Cologne.
Explore Business, Economics, Social Sciences, Health and Information Systems.
🔗 uni.koeln/R6D5F
#UniversityOfCologne
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Same data, different results? 📊
A new international study shows that research results can vary even with identical data, depending on analytical choices. Transparency is key to understanding scientific findings.
🔗 Read more: uni.koeln/J9N7D
#UniversityOfCologne
New stylish hoodie in the WiSo shop: wiso-shop.de/Kleidung/ 💚😍
#WiSostyle #hoodie #WiSo
🚀 Professorship in Economics (W3) at the University of Cologne 🇩🇪
Join the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute & shape cutting-edge research on markets and public policy. Start: Jan 2027 (or earlier). Apply by May 8, 2026.
www.stellenwerk.de/koeln/profes...
📊 🔬 Same data, different results?
A large-scale international study involving the @wisocologne.bsky.social #UniCologne reveals that researchers can reach very different conclusions—even when working with identical data and research questions
Read more 🔗 uni.koeln/GKDJN
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Many apps, little loyalty.
A recent study reveals:
👉 9 out of 10 use at least one loyalty app
👉 Switching based on the best deal
👉 Price > loyalty
📊 Learn more: bit.ly/47NFWd3
#CustomerInsights #LoyaltyApps #Marketing #UniversityOfCologne
💚 Werner Geissler (WiSo alumnus, Class of 1979) spent nearly 40 years at Procter & Gamble, rising to Vice Chairman of Global Operations.
In our interview, he shares insights on global careers, leadership, and why he still supports WiSo today.
👉 uni.koeln/925XS
@unicologne.bsky.social
Join @econtribute.bsky.social as a Professor in Economics (W3) at @unicologne.bsky.social and be part of Germany's only Cluster of Excellence with a focus on economics. Apply by May 8 and benefit from excellent research conditions 👉: econtribute.de/career/profe... @wisocologne.bsky.social #EconSky
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Celebrating 125 Years of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne 🇩🇪🎓
🗓 Every Tuesday from 05 May 2026
🕕 18:00 – approx. 20:00 (followed by a get-together)
📍 Aula 2, University of Cologne
🚪 Entry from 17:45
More information & registration: uni.koeln/4QPJK
#UniversityOfCologne
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Now it’s your WiSoS 🌞📚
Start your studies at WiSo with the Welcome Week (Apr 7–11, 2026): meet the dean, your cohort & learn everything for your first semester. Plus campus tours, workshops & social events
➡️ Please register via Anny in advance
#WiSoCologne #WelcomeWeek #WiSoS #UniversityOfCologne
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Did you know breakups later in life can improve well-being? 🤔
A study from the University of Cologne shows that in stressful relationships or with mental health issues, many feel relieved after a breakup.
more info: bit.ly/4sg0N04
#UniversityOfCologne #Research #MentalHealth #Breakups
A poster for a seminar on the social market economy, featuring a classroom discussion scene, event details and a QR code for registration.
Dear UoC students,
join the seminar “Dialog junge Wissenschaft und Praxis” (May 20–22, Marienhof Königswinter). Discuss economic policy with experts. Includes stay & credits. 📚
Register by Apr 8: www.supersaas.de/form/iwp-koe...
👉more info: bit.ly/4cUEwkg
🚀 Professorship in Health Operations Management (W2) at the University of Cologne 🇩🇪
Start: Jan 2027 (or earlier). Apply by 17 April 2026 via the UoCs Academic Job Portal: Professorship in Health Operations Management (W2) (f/m/d) | stellenwerk koeln
#AcademicJobs #HealthcareManagement #Cologne
Dr Florian Sonnenburg, an alumnus of the WiSo, tells us how important mentoring is, alongside the financial support provided by the Deutschlandstipendium (the German public-private scholarship). The scholarahip supports talented young people with particularly promising prospects.
👉 uni.koeln/XC5GD
📍 What a great two days in Cologne!
On 05–06 March 2026, partners of the
hashtag
#ASSETSproject gathered in Cologne for our plenary meeting, hosted by the Seminar for Cooperative Research at the University of Cologne.
More information: www.assetsprojecthub.eu
Poster for a university seminar showing a small-group discussion in a classroom setting. Text highlights the event “Dialog Young Science and Practice,” taking place May 20–22, 2026, focusing on the future of the social market economy, with info on registration and academic credit.
Dear UoC students,
join the seminar “Dialog junge Wissenschaft und Praxis” (May 20–22, Marienhof Königswinter). Discuss economic policy with experts. Includes stay & credits 📚.
Register by Apr 8: www.supersaas.de/form/iwp-koe...
👉 more info: bit.ly/4cUEwkg
Proud moment for the WiSo Faculty! 🎉
The Cologne Institute for Information Systems (CIIS) at the UoC has secured 1st place in Germany and 3rd place in Europe in the latest AIS Research Ranking for Business Information Systems. 🏆📊
Congratulations to all researchers and teams involved! 👏
Artificial intelligence often behaves in a surprisingly human way when evaluating performance: it tends to be lenient and avoid negative judgments, especially when objective standards are lacking 🤖📊
You want to know more? uni.koeln/G3Q5Y 🔗👀
#ArtificialIntelligence #AIResearch #BehavioralScience
Portrait of Monika Schnitzer.
From WiSo student to chairing Germany’s Council of Economic Experts: Prof. @monika-schnitzer.com´s career spans academia, international research stays at Stanford, Yale, Berkeley & Harvard, and two decades of policy advice.
Details: uni.koeln/5MBXU
@svrwirtschaft.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social
Research in and with companies – managing collaborations’ offers practical insights into the dos and don'ts of collaborating with companies 🤝📊💡🏢
The event will take place on 22 April 2026 from 12:00 to 13:00 📅⏰
You can register here: form.jotform.com/260262903280...
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After NAFTA (1994), homicides among men aged 15–39 rose by 26% in Mexican municipalities along major drug routes to the U.S. Increased trade made it easier to conceal drugs in legal goods flows.
Study by Erik Hornung, Eduardo Hidalgo & Pablo Selaya.
🔎 uni.koeln/RSCLB
#UniKoeln #NAFTA #Trade
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Reminder! 🎓 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!
👉 More details: cgs.uni-koeln.de
Poster for the “Sociological Ash Wednesday” event at the University of Cologne on 18 February 2026, 16:00–18:00, in lecture hall A2, with a background photo of the Cologne skyline and cathedral at sunset over the Rhine. Large white text announces the title “SOZIOLOGISCHER ASCHERMITTWOCH”, with green banner slogans reading “Universitäre Diskursräume” and “Zwischen Freiheit und Beschränkung”. The lower left lists a panel discussion with Claudia Diehl (Konstanz), Naika Foroutan (Berlin), Markus Ogorek (Köln), Uwe Schimank (Bremen) and Richard Traunmüller (Mannheim), moderated by Jan‑Martin Wiarda, and organisation credit to Clemens Kroneberg with a website link. The logos of the University of Cologne, the Adenauer School of Government and the WiSo Faculty’s 125‑year anniversary (1901–2026) appear at the top and bottom of the poster.
Still few places available for the highly topical panel discussion on how to deal with academic freedom and diversity of perspectives,part of the Sociological Ash Wednesday, 18 February at @unicologne.bsky.social, organised by WiSo-Sociologist @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social
📋 bit.ly/soziologisch...
Der Soziologische Aschermittwoch 2026 zum Thema „Akademische Freiheit" zum Nachsehen:
youtu.be/AOZd4tmwrvU?...
Mit @cdiehl.bsky.social @naikaforoutan.bsky.social, Markus Ogorek, Uwe Schimank, Richard Traunmüller und @jmwiarda.bsky.social
@wisocologne.bsky.social #AdenauerSchoolofGovernment
Introducing Professor Daniel Metzger 👨🏫📚
Good news for WiSo 🎉: Prof. Daniel Metzger has accepted the appointment to the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne 🏛️. He will take up the professorship in finance on 1 March 2026 📅.
👉 uni.koeln/849WW
#UniversityOfCologne
