International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo)
The International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo) coordinates international activities for the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo Faculty) at the University of Cologne. Its responsibilities include managing student exchanges and developing and implementing new internationalisation strategies on behalf of the Faculty.
The ZIB WiSo internationalisation strategy promotes and supports cooperation in the following areas:
- Student exchanges, short programmes and international degree programmes
- Courses designed for international students
- Membership in prestigious university networks
- Partnerships with selected universities and business schools across the world
- Close ties with the international business community
Contact
General student enquiries
Are you a student with a general enquiry regarding international exchange and are not sure who to direct your question to? Then please use our WiSSPo contact form and we will assist you as quickly as possible.
You can also make an appointment and visit us during office hours at the WiSSPo in the WiSo building. Find an overview of our office hours and directions to the office on the WiSSPo website.
Visiting address
Aachener Str. 209, 5th and 6th floors
(Entrance: Richard-Strauss-Str. 1)
50931 Cologne
Postal address
International Relations Center (ZIB)
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo Faculty)
University of Cologne
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Cologne
Germany
Director International Relations
Diana Hehle
Director International Relations
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91063
Email: diana.hehle
uni-koeln.de
Deputy Director International Relations
Ulrike Decker
Deputy Director International Relations
Programme Manager WiSo@ programmes
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91042
Email: ulrike.deckeruni-koeln.de
Double Master's Programme Manager & Business English
Xenia Elbrächter
Double Master's Programme Manager
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-7702
Email: dmpwiso.uni-koeln.de
Manager International Cooperation and Communication
Felix Beideck
Manager International Cooperation and Communication
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91061
Email: felix.beideckuni-koeln.de
Outgoings Team
Lea Deußen
Outgoing Students Coordinator (Bachelor)
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91017
Email: outgoingswiso.uni-koeln.de
Kathrin Ebel
Outgoing Students Coordinator (Master)
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91062
Email: outgoingswiso.uni-koeln.de
Veronika Langenberg
Outgoing Students Coordinator
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91064
Email: outgoingswiso.uni-koeln.de
Incomings Team
Jens Funk
Incoming Students Coordinator
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-7969
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-90628
Email: incomingswiso.uni-koeln.de
Christoph Karl
Incoming Students Coordinator
Currently on leave
Philipp Sperber
Incoming Students Coordinator
Phone +49 (0)221 470-91041
Email: incomingswiso.uni-koeln.de
Natasha Turner
Incoming Students Coordinator and Programme Manager DBi Germany
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-91066
Email: wiso-dbiuni-koeln.de
CEMS Team
Christa Leenen-Poser
CEMS Corporate Relations Manager and Office Management
Phone: +49 (0)221 470-3738
Email: cemswiso.uni-koeln.de
Alexandra Overath
CEMS Programme Manager
Phone +49 (0)221 470-91065
Email: cemswiso.uni-koeln.de
Student assistants
Paul Becker
Business English Student Assistant
Email: pbeckerwiso.uni-koeln.de
Marie Beenken
Programme Assistant WiSo@ Programmes
Email: m.beenkenuni-koeln.de
Helen Chon
Programme Assistant CEMS Programme
Email: h.chonuni-koeln.de
Hanna Kuße
Communication Student Assistant
Email: hanna.kusseuni-koeln.de
Samuli Sipponen
Incomings Student Assistant
Email: samuli.sipponenuni-koeln.de