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 Kontaktformular des WiSo Studierendenservice an uns richten: Kontaktformular WiSSPo
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: oeterwiso.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 Teaching, Studies and Academic reform, she is responsible for the strategic and content related project and process management of the WiSo Faculty's study and teaching area, as well as staffing and the organizational structure. In addition, she represents the Faculty in university-wide and intra-Faculty committees.
From 2017 to 2018, she also managed in a provisional capacity the Faculty's Student & Career Services. Moreover, she represented the Faculty at the Academy for the Professionalization of Teaching in Academic Networks (PLAN Academy) at the University of Cologne from 2017 to 2019. Since 2018 she has also been responsible for the WiSo Teaching Evaluation Centre and once again for Student Service, which has already been part of the Programme Management from 2009 to 2015.
Ms. Alice Oeter graduated from the diploma programme Regional Studies Latin America at the University of Cologne and worked as a student assistant and later as a research assistant at the Jean Monnet Chair of Political Science and European Affairs. In 2019 she successfully completed the EFMD Executive Academy "Leading with impact: oneself, others and successful programmes" in Miami.
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: 1. Etage
Telefone: +49 221 470-1934
E-Mail: wiso-bachelor(at)uni-koeln.de
Malte Johanns, B.Sc.
Student advisor
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: Ground Floor, Room-No. 0.305
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
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
Angelika Weiland, M.Sc.
Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor
Phone: +49 221 470-7961
E-Mail: wiso-master(at)uni-koeln.de
Sebastian Winterhagen, M.Sc.
Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor
Phone: +49 221 470-89161
E-Mail: master(at)wiso.uni-koeln.de
Master Application and Admission Management
Senior Manager Master Application and Admission Management
Angelika Weiland, M.Sc.
Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor
Phone: +49 221 470-1934
E-Mail: wiso-zulassung(at)uni-koeln.de
Steffi Frommhold, M.A.
Building: 810 (Universitätsstraße 91)
Room: 1st floor
Phone: +49 221 470-5910
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
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 & WiSo Student Service Point
Senior Manager Study Service Centre
Carina Piek, M.Sc.
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: ground floor, Room-No. 0.305
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
Lena Bongartz, B.Sc.
Student advisor
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: ground floor, Room no. 0.305
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
Steffi Frommhold, M.A.
Student advisor
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: Ground floor, Room no. 0.303
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
Inken Host
Organisation of reception
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: Ground Floor, Room-No. 0.305
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
Dipl. Hdl. Nicole Kienel
Student advisor
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: Ground floor, Room-No. 0.303
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
Vanessa Vemba, B.A.
Organisation of reception
Building: 101BT3 (Universitätsstraße 24)
Room: Ground Floor, Room-No. 0.305
Phone: +49 221 470-8818
E-Mail: Online Request Portal
Student Assistants
Programme & Quality Management: Stefan Euler, Mattis Voß
Application and Admission Management: Franziska Arndt
KLIPS: Lea Sakowski, Ahmed El Sarky
Evaluation Centre: Karen Rückert, Nathalie Spellerberg
Student Service: Victoria Günther, Marlena Hock, Sophie Tecklenborg