Do you want to boost your English skills? Registration for the winter semester 2024/25 “Business English” language courses opens on 17th June 2024 at 10:00 a.m. If you would like to improve your communication skills, this could be the right course for you!

Courses are open to all WiSo Faculty students. Bachelor students of most study programmes and incoming guest students have the opportunity to gain 6 ECTS within the module Studium Integrale on successful completion of the course. Master students can take the course as part of their Extracurricular Modules.

Please visit our website for more information and to find the registration link.

Are you currently navigating through your Economics studies and eager to gain valuable

insights into your future career? Look no further – we've got the perfect event for you!

Join us at our upcoming Career Tuesday, where you can gain firsthand experience from successful Economics graduates who have launched their careers. They will share their personal journeys, discuss how they overcame challenges, and reveal the exciting career paths that unfolded for them. This is a unique opportunity to benefit from the experiences and tips of seasoned WiSo-Alumni.

Our event not only provides you with insights into your potential career path but also offers the opportunity to build valuable connections.

When and Where: Tuesday, 18th June, 5.45 p.m. to 7.15 p.m. @ WiSo-Building in room 0.224
Event language: German

Register & find more information on the WiSo-Career-Service website. We are excited to welcome you to Career Tuesday!

Your WiSo-Career-Service
www.wiso-career.uni-koeln.de 

The ZIB Wiso offers a secondary STAP selection round for bachelor and master students with a reduced list of universities available for a term abroad in spring term 2025. The application deadline has been extended until 25th June 2024 for all applicant groups through the WEX platform.

​You can find the list of available universities here.

We strongly recommend discussing your application with your ZIB coordinators and read the STAP application manual:

• BSc Business&Economics:  manual, contact: Kathrin Ebel
• BSc Politics&Sociology: manual, contact: Veronika Langenberg
• MA Political Sciences/MSc Sociology: manual, contact: Veronika Langenberg
• MBA/MSc Business&Economics:  manual, contact: Jutta Reusch

• One day virtual session: 28th August
• In-person seminar on sustainable entrepreneurship in Florence: 2nd until 6th September
• Participants from five European universities
• No tuition fees, mobility funded by Erasmus+ (79€/day in Florence)
• 6 ECTS with options for Credit Transfer

You have not spent a semester abroad during your studies and want to gather international experience? Or you cannot get enough of studying in another country?

Now is your chance to participate in the University of Florence’s short programme “How to Build and Finance a Sustainable Business”. After a short virtual introduction on 28 August, you will spend five days in Florence (2nd until 6th September 2024) to learn about:

• How to build a sustainable business model
• Competitive analysis and market positioning
• Financing innovation with social impact purpose
• How to launch and communicate a sustainable value proposition

You will work in teams with students from four other European universities to apply your knowledge.

Apply through the WEX database by selecting “BIP – Blended Intensive Programme” until 19th June. In case of any questions please contact wiso-outgoingsuni-koeln.de.

Lecture by Flossbach von Storch on innovation and competition in the German automotive industry

Are you interested in learning more about competition in the German automotive industry? Then our event with Flossbach von Storch is just right for you. While Chinese car manufacturers are pushing into the European market with their relatively cheap electric cars, the question arises as to whether competition should be restricted. The lecture will discuss why state intervention is not the right solution and that this has also been shown historically. Flosbach von Storch will take you through the early years of automotive history, as well as the 1920s and 1970s. The lecture will take place on 27th June 2024 at 5.00 p.m. in room 0.224,  Please register in advance via the following link: https://kbv.typeform.com/flossbach

Please note that this lecture will be held in German.

We look forward to seeing you!

Start your career in Private Equity and join our exclusive Networking-Event with INVISION! 
INVISION is a leading private equity company for medium-sized companies in the DACH region with over €1 billion AuM. 

Agenda: 

• 5:00 p.m.: Introduction to INVISION 
• 5:30 p.m.: Working on an Info-Memorandum 
• 7:30 p.m.: Presentation of Results 
• 8:00 p.m.: Get-together in the restaurant Il Bagutta 

Take this opportunity to learn valuable skills and sharpen your understanding of the financial and strategic aspects of business valuation. The colleagues from INVISION will give you exciting insights into their work and culture. Feel free to ask questions and be curious about new things. 

The day will end with a dinner, where you will have the opportunity to get to know each other better and expand your network in a relaxed atmosphere. 

Date: Thursday, 27^th June 2024 
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: University of Cologne (TBA) 

Please submit your CV via Mail to infoinvestmentstrategyclub.de until 20^th June 2024.

Your ISC

Hello everyone!

Next week on Wednesday, 19^th June 2024, at 3:45 p.m. we have organised a lecture on the debt brake and the budget dispute. Florian Schuster (some of you might remember him from the Macro1 exercise) will present the current financial policy of the federal government and how it could be organised differently in the future.

Afterwards, we look forward to many questions and an open exchange with Florian Schuster.

Where: Lecture theatre G, lecture theatre building
When: 19th June 2024 at 3:45 to approx. 4:15 p.m.

Come along and join us!
Your university group Plural Economics Cologne