The Process: The aim was to let the values from the 2019 Faculty Development Plan strategy update emerge naturally. Within this process, much fruitful input was received from all relevant stakeholders.
Finally in 2022, the faculty council formally agreed on the 'PARTicipate' values:
Plurality
Authenticity
Responsibility
Togetherness
These values largely reflect how we already work, but they are also intended to introduce new members of the WiSo community to our way of thinking and working.
PARTicipate!
That means for us:
Plurality
We value academic freedom, including open discussions of opposing views
We value independent thinking
We strive for diverse and international faculty, staff and students
We value multi-disciplinary research
We value international cooperation within networks of academic institution
Authenticity
We value our academic heritage as a multidisciplinary Faculty
We value our local heritage of Cologne as a 2000-year-old multicultural city at the crossroads of trade flows
We value Cologne's spirit of ‘Lebensfreude’
We are honest with each other and present our authentic selves
We value curiosity, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit
WiSo Sustainabilty Days
Under the banner of “WiSo sustainability days”, have been a number of different activities going on with employees of the WiSo taking responsibility for our immediate environment, and also creating food for insects and bees sustainably.
