Dear students,

The year is drawing to an end and the WiSSPo is going into a short but well-deserved winter rest. We can therefore be contacted as follows at the turn of the year:

• From 23rd December 2024 till 6th January 2025, the WiSSPo will be closed on site.
• From 24th December 2024 till 1st January 2025, mails are neither answered nor applications processed or forwarded.
• On 2nd & 3rd January 2025, the WiSSPo will be available by e-mail via the contact form, from 6th January 2025 also by telephone again.
• From 7th January 2025, the WiSSPo will be available again during regular office hours with the full range of services and study guidance.

Important: From 20th December 2024, documents and applications that are due by a deadline can be submitted digitally as a PDF by e-mail via the contact form or via the WiSo Inbox. The WiSSPo letterboxes on site will be emptied again from 7th January 2025.

The WiSSPo team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a healthy, successful start to the New Year!

[Event in German]

Skills shortages, generational change, AI, four-day week, basic income, work-life balance, economic strength, corporate culture... Everyone is talking about the changing labour market. But what exactly does this change mean for employers on the one hand and employees on the other? What needs, desires and concerns do both sides have about the labour market and how can change be shaped together?

These are just some of the questions that will be discussed at the panel discussion: „Expectations, realities, visions - how employees and employers shape work together“, organised by WiSoAlumni WiSo-Fakultät, PhilAlumni and Career Service PhilFak in cooperation with KölnAlumni - Das Netzwerk der Universität zu Köln on Thursday, 16 January 2025, starting at 6 pm. We have invited four speakers from the WiSo and Philosophy faculties to take part in the discussion.

• Panel discussion: Expectations, Realities, Visions - How Employees and Employers Shape Work Together [Event in German]
• Thursday | 16 January 2025 | 6:00–7:30 p.m.
• Conference room of the Neue Seminargebäude of the University of Cologne, Universitätsstraße 37, 50931 Cologne

Sig up here for the event: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/podiumsdiskussion-erwartungen-realitaten-visionen-tickets-918717036387 

Several new WiSo partner universities are now available for a STAP term abroad:

• Università degli studi di Torino, Italy
• Ajman University, United Arab Emirates
• Sungyunkwan University, South Korea
• Waseda University, Japan
• Hong Kong Universit of Science and Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, China

Check WEX to see which new options are available for your study programme

You have checked out the STAP application infos but still need some advice after the Christmas Break?

We’ll offer extended digital advising hours during our service days in January:

• Kathrin Ebel, Bachelor Business & Economics: Jan 6-8 all day, book your appointment here.
• Veronika Langenberg, Bachelor Social Sciences: Jan 7-8 all day, book your appointment here.

Freemover Info Session
Considering a freemover term abroad outside of the WiSo partner universities? Register here for our info session on 10 January, 4 PM to get tips and tricks for the organisation.

Internships in international organisations - offers for 2025

The Carlo Schmid Programme, operated by DAAD, offers internship positions and financial support for internships in international organisations. For the list of open internship positions pls see here.  Application deadline will be 4 February 2024. For full information, pls see here

Students interested in applying, pls keep us informed and contact wiso-outgoingsuni-koeln.de

Internships with Chambers of Commerce abroad

The German Chambers of Commerce and their offices abroad offer regular internships for students. Current offers are provided by AHK Dublin, pls see here and AHK Baltische Staaten, pls see here.

Students interested in these positions are recommended to contact the ZIB outgoings coordinators who can share feedback/experiences from former students. Pls contact wiso-outgoingsuni-koeln.de

ERASMUS+-funding will be available for these internships. Pls contact wiso-outgoingsuni-koeln.de. For general information on ERASMUS+ funding for internships, pls see here

Giving Voice to Values in your career: 14th January at 5:00 p.m.

Imagine you start an internship at your dream company - the place where you have always wanted to work. But you soon realize that practices are being applied here that are incompatible with your own beliefs and values. You find yourself in the middle of a dilemma: “What should I do?” And you ask yourself: “How can I uphold my values?”

This is exactly where Career Tuesday comes in. Using the proven “Giving Voice to Values” method, we will show you step by step how to recognize such situations and develop solutions. Using practical case studies, we will practise together how to use this method in a targeted way so that you can stand up for your values strongly and convincingly in the real world.

When: Tuesday, 14th January 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 
Where: In seminar room S241 - WiSo building (101)

Click here to register.

We look forward to seeing you!
Your WiSo-Career-Service
www.wiso-career.uni-koeln.de 

Dear students,

The final sprint is approaching and hopefully the Christmas holidays will be nice and relaxing! Before you disappear into the holidays, here are some important save the dates for our events and registration deadlines in January:

Save the Dates! Make a note of these dates and register directly to get a place:

14th January 2025 - Career Tuesday – Giving Voice to Value

23rd January 2025 - Workshop – Roland Berger
Registration for Roland Berger is possible from 11th December – first come, first serve!

16th Januar 2025 - Meet ́n Greet – Health Care ManagementOur cosy Health Care Networking Event will also take place in the beautiful WiSo Coffee Bar in mid-January, where you can get to know eight exciting employers from the healthcare sector - and there will also be plenty of refreshments.

21st Januar 2025 - Career Tuesday – Job perspectives SoWi and PoWi
And at our event for SoWi and PoWi you can also get in touch with various employers - all alumni of the WiSo Faculty - and receive valuable information for your own path!

Make a note of the dates or register before you go into the Christmas period!

Now we wish you a great festive season and a happy new year - here's to a successful 2025!
We look forward to seeing you!
Your WiSo Career Service

On 23rd January 2025, the time has come: the best teams from the Gateway Universities Cologne will present their innovative ideas at the 6th final of the Startup Your Idea Contest. Look forward to exciting pitches, networking and inspiring insights into Cologne's start-up scene!

Further key data on the event: 
Startup Your Idea Contest - The Final 2025
Date: 23rd January 2025
Location: University of Cologne, Main Building 
Website: https://gateway-unikoeln.de/SYIC-Finale 

Does the regulation of Artificial Intelligence hold back economic opportunities in Europe? How is the technology changing the law? And is AI regulation actually practicable?

Indra Spiecker gen. Döhmann holds the Chair of Digitalization Law at the University of Cologne and conducts research at ECONtribute on issues such as the legal aspects of digitalization. We talk about how much regulation AI needs, what the EU’s AI Act really means and why she leads a double life as a lawyer.

This episode is about AI, control and (in)consequences.

Link: https://econtribute.de/artificial-intelligence-is-eu-regulation-holding-back-innovation-new-episode-of-the-econtribute-wirtschaftspodcast/