In the current university ranking of the Centre for Higher Education (CHE-Ranking), the Master's programmes in Business Administration (BWL) and Information Systems of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne were particularly well rated by students. The subject of Economics (VWL) also received high marks from students.
In the Business Administration Department, Master's students are particularly satisfied with the study conditions in general. The University of Cologne received an average of 4.4 out of 5 stars from the respondents. In comparison to other universities, the UoC’s Business Administration Department was also able to score points in terms of study organization, online teaching offers and research orientation. Students also rated the practical orientation of teaching, support for stays abroad positively above-average. Other factors which received particularly high ratings from the students are the quick responses by lecturers as well as the provided support for questions and problems. The academic quality of the teachers was also highlighted positively.
"The current results of the CHE ranking testify to the excellent study conditions at the WiSo Faculty of the University of Cologne in the departments of Business Administration and Business Informatics. Our Master's students benefit from an outstanding academic environment characterised by committed lecturers, state-of-the-art infrastructure and a broad spectrum of practice-oriented teaching content," emphasised Prof. Ulrich Thoneman, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne.
In the field of Information Systems, students are also highly satisfied with the general study conditions (4.2 out of 5 stars). Students especially gave a positive rating to the support provided by lecturers with regard to questions and problems, the discussion of exercises and exams or term papers. For the Economics Department, students are particularly satisfied with the good organization of their studies and the support for stays abroad.
“We are very pleased with the excellent evaluations in the various categories, such as the general study conditions, the practical orientation of teaching or the support for organizing stays abroad. We will continue to work hard to provide our students with an excellent learning environment and to support them in their studies in the best possible way,” says Professor Joybrato Mukherjee, Rector of the University of Cologne.
With around 120,000 students surveyed, the CHE University Ranking is the most comprehensive and detailed comparison of universities in the German-speaking world. It includes students' assessments of the study conditions at their university and evaluates facts about study programmes, teaching and research. It provides prospective students with an important orientation aid when deciding on a course of study.