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Department of Studies

The Department of Studies is assigned to the Vice Dean for Teaching, Studies and Academic Reform. It manages the strategic and administrative processes and projects in the area of studies and teaching at the WiSo-Faculty:

  • Master Application and Admissions Management: Implementing, controlling and evaluating of the overall process, first level support of applicant enquiries and reviewing applications with regard to admission criteria.
  • Programme and Quality Management: Programme evaluating and developing new and existing study programmes including (re-)accreditations, strategic teaching controlling and administrative resource planning (as well as managing teaching loads and teaching assignments), processing the amendment of examination regulations and module handbooks, allocating Bachelor theses and seminars, second level support of student enquiries and coordinating higher education didactic services.
  • Faculty administration of the Campus Management System (KLIPS): managing event and teaching rooms as well as data bases, supporting students and counseling departments, (technical) coordinating of digital teaching concepts.
  • Student Service: counseling students and prospective students individually or in groups, coordinating the WiSo Student Service Point, providing information, developing counseling concepts, issuing of certificates and representing at fairs (further information can be found here)
  • Teaching Evaluation Centre: conducting teaching evaluations and further surveys, preparing the awarding of the Junior Teaching Award.

Furthermore, the Department of Studies coordinates the Study Advisory Board.

Department of Studies

Universitätsstraße 91

Gebäude: 810, 1. Etage (Atrium)
Telefon: +49 221 470-89257

Studierende können ihre Anliegen gerne über das E-Mail-Kontaktformular des WiSo Student Service Point (WiSSPo) an uns richten.

Director of the Department of Studies

Dipl.-Region.-Wiss.(Lat.) Alice Anna Oeter

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-5522
E-Mail: oeterSpamProtectionwiso.uni-koeln.de

Ms Alice Oeter is head of the Department of Studies, which evolved under her leadership from the Programme Management founded in 2009. In addition to representing the Vice Dean of Studies, she is responsible for the strategic and content related project and process management of the WiSo Faculty's teaching and learning area, as well as staffing and the organizational structure. In addition, she represents the School in university-wide and intra-faculty committees and in recent years has played a significant part in the development of the University of Cologne’s central quality management system (system accreditation).

From 2017 to 2018, she also managed, in a provisional capacity, the Student Advisory & Career Services. Moreover, from 2017 to 2019, she was a member of the Academy for the Professionalization of Teaching in Academic Networks (PLAN Academy) at the University of Cologne. Since 2018 she has also been responsible for the WiSo Teaching Evaluation Centre and once again the Student Advisory Services.

In 2019, she successfully completed the EFMD Executive Academy "Leading with impact" in Miami and in the following year graduated from the certificate programme "Advanced Management for Senior Professionals" at the University of Cologne’s Business School. Since 2021, she has been undergoing extra-occupational training to become a certified systemic coach at the Universities INeKo Institute.

Alice Oeter studied Regional Studies Latin America at the University of Cologne and worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Political Science and European Affairs.

Programme & Quality Management

Vice Head of Department of Studies
Senior Manager Programme & Quality Management

Dipl.-Volksw. Andreas Klöcker

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-3997
E-Mail: kloecker(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

Quality Assurance Curriculum Planning

Sebastian Kropp, M.Sc. 

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-1851
E-Mail: kropp(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

Undergraduate Programmes

Gerald Schmitz, M.A.

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-5705
E-Mail: wiso-bachelor(at)uni-koeln.de

Seranoush Mikailian-Trefz , M.Sc.

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Telefone: +49 221 470-1934
E-Mail: wiso-bachelor(at)uni-koeln.de

Malte Johanns, B.Sc.

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Telefone: +49 221 470-76748
E-Mail: wiso-bachelor(at)uni-koeln.de

Graduate Programmes

Dr. Timo Klein

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-89928
E-Mail: wiso-master(at)uni-koeln.de

Kristina Schnitzler, B.Sc.

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-89161
E-Mail: master(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

Marlene Heinen, M.Sc.

Gebäude: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Raum: 1. Etage

Telefon: +49 221 470-7961
E-Mail: wiso-master(at)uni-koeln.de

Master Application and Admission Management

Senior Manager Master Application and Admission Management

Steffi Frommhold, M.A.

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-5910
E-Mail: wiso-zulassung(at)uni-koeln.de

Christina Becker, M.Ed.

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-89928
E-Mail: wiso-zulassung(at)uni-koeln.de

WiSo-KLIPS-Administration

Senior Manager WiSo-KLIPS-Administration

Dipl.-Geogr. Joss Wobser

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-1933
E-Mail: klips-wiso(at)uni-koeln.de

Dipl.-Geogr. Peter Heimes

Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-4669
E-Mail: klips-wiso(at)uni-koeln.de

Qualität der Lehre

Charlotte Schilf, M.Sc

Gebäude: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Raum: 1. Etage

Telefon: +49 221 470-76893
E-Mail: schilf(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de

Evaluation Centre

Senior Manager Evaluation Centre

Gerald Schmitz, M.A.

Building : 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor

Phone: +49 221 470-5705
E-Mail: evaluationszentrum(at)uni-koeln.de

Student Advisory Service & WiSo Student Service Point

Senior Manager Study Service Centre

Carina Piek, M.Sc. 

Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
ground floor, Room 0.305

Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: WiSSPo contact form

Lena Bongartz, B.Sc.
Student advisor

Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Ground floor, Room 0.305

Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail:  WiSSPo contact form

Steffi Frommhold, M.A.
Student advisor

Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Ground floor, Room 0.303

Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: WiSSPo contact form

Inken Host
Organisation of reception

Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Ground Floor, Room 0.305

Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail:  WiSSPo contact form

Dipl.-Hdl. Nicole Kienel
Student advisor

Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Ground floor, Room 0.303

Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: WiSSPo contact form

Vanessa Vemba, B.A.
Organisation of reception

Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Ground Floor, Room 0.305

Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: WiSSPo contact form

Student Assistants

Programme & Quality Management: Stefan Euler, Mattis Voß

Application and Admission Management: Franziska Arndt

KLIPS: Gloria Maluszczak, Lea Sakowski

Evaluation Centre: Karen Rückert, Nathalie Spellerberg

Student Service: Melis Ates, Sophie Tecklenborg

Academic and Programme Directors