WiSo-Fakultät der Universität zu Köln

What does corporate sustainability really look like? 🌱📊🤖🌍🔎💡📈

European companies are reporting significantly more on sustainability than they did ten years ago. But more transparency does not automatically mean better sustainability performance.

A new study by WiSo Professor Maximilian Müller and co-authors Kerstin Forster, Lucas Keil, Victor Wagner, Thorsten Sellhorn and Stefan Feuerriegel uses artificial intelligence to make millions of previously hidden ESG data points systematically comparable. 🤖 The findings reveal significant differences across ESG indicators – from progress in gender equality to varying developments in environmental indicators. 🌱⚖️

The study, published in Nature Communications, also shows how the availability of data can influence our perception of companies’ sustainability performance. The team has made the dataset and methodology freely available, creating new opportunities for researchers, companies, policymakers, media, NGOs, investors and society to analyse and compare sustainability information. 🔓📚

👉 Read the full news here https://uni.koeln/X5JXR or via LiLa [Link in Bio]🔗

Free A1 German Course for International Master’s Students!

Want to build a foundation in German before the semester starts? Our free A1 German course is a great opportunity to learn the basics, develop Business German skills, and meet fellow international students.

📅 7 Sept – 8 Oct 2026
🕔 Mon, Tue & Thu | 5:00–8:30 PM
📍 On campus
🎟️ Free of charge
👥 Limited to 20 participants

📩 Register by 2 September 2026 by emailing from your S-mail to [email protected] with your name, matriculation number and degree programme.

Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!

🎓 Alumni Success Story: Nora Kobertz

From healthcare and nursing professional to healthcare strategy and transformation consultant: our alumna Nora Kobertz has built a career at the intersection of healthcare and organisational transformation.

After studying Health Economics at the WiSo Faculty and graduating in 2019, she gained experience at University Hospital Cologne as well as in Munich, Münster and Berlin. Today, as the founder of Kobertz Healthcare Consulting, she supports organisations, executives and teams in strategy, cultural and change processes.

In our alumni interview, she reflects on

✨ her journey from clinical practice to consultancy,
✨ what modern leadership means in healthcare and
✨ how organisations can shape effective transformation.

🔗 Read the full interview and learn more about her professional journey – link in bio

🌍 Become a WiSo BUDDY for international exchange students! 🤝

Each term, the International Relations Center (ZIB WiSo) and @‌pimandcemscologne organize a Buddy Programme, pairing students and doctoral candidates with guest students from our partner universities. 🎓🌎 This fall, most Incomings arrive in Cologne between September and early October. 🍂📍

✨ Why become a WiSo BUDDY?

🌍 Meet students from all over the world

🎉 Join the Welcome Programme & exciting social events

🗣️ Improve your language skills

✈️ Get first-hand insights into partner universities — perfect prep for your own exchange

💚 Show social commitment during your studies

📜 We're happy to issue a letter of acknowledgement for your support.

🔗 More info on our website — link in LiLa!

🏆 Congratulations to the CCCP Women and Non-binary Research Group on receiving the University of Cologne’s Jenny Gusyk Prize in the category of Equality! 🎉✨

The award recognises the group’s inspiring peer mentoring programme, which supports networking, interdisciplinary collaboration and career development for women and non-binary early-career researchers. 🤝📚💡

A well-deserved recognition of an outstanding initiative! 💙🌈 Read more: https://uni.koeln/LS92U

We’re delighted to continue our WiSo Wishes series with warm congratulations from Agnes Bührmann 💚🎉

As we celebrate 125 years of Management, Economics and Social Sciences in Cologne 🎓, we’re proud to feature one of our alumnae. After studying Business Administration at the University of Cologne, Agnes has built a career spanning management, consulting, IT, sales and international business transformation 🌍✨

Thank you, Agnes, for your inspiring wishes and for reminding us of the importance of balancing tradition and modernisation while shaping the future through research and innovation. We’re proud to stay forever connected! 💚

🎈 Celebrate with us: https://uni.koeln/4QPJK (or via LiLa – link in bio)

International Degree BUDDIES wanted! 🌍🤝

A little reminder: If you’re interested in becoming a WiSo BUDDY, there’s still a chance to get involved!
As a Buddy, you support international Master’s students during their first months in Cologne and at university. You’ll be a first point of contact for questions about studying, campus life, and everyday life in Cologne while sharing experiences, exchanging ideas, and building valuable international connections.

You decide how you stay in touch and shape the exchange together with your Buddy: whether over a coffee, online, or by sharing helpful tips along the way. ☕💬

By becoming a WiSo BUDDY, you can help new students feel welcome, supported, and at home from day one.💚

Ready to become a WiSo BUDDY?

🔗Learn how you may get further involved as a WiSo BUDDY here: https://uni.koeln/FJKBU

LAST CALL! Planning an internship abroad? Don't miss your chance to apply for Erasmus+ funding through ZIB WiSo!
Apply until 27 August 2026 for internships starting between 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Jan 2027. Submit your application as soon as you're accepted — don't wait until the deadline, funds are limited! Interested? Find out more on our website - Link in LiLa!

⚡ The electricity market is at a crossroads. 🌍🔋

How can Germany and Europe design electricity markets that support a sustainable, efficient and socially responsible energy transition? 🌱💡

In their article ‘The electricity market is at a crossroads’, Prof. Dr. Axel Ockenfels and Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm explore why today’s market design needs to evolve – and make the case for stronger market signals, regional electricity prices and effective CO₂ pricing to encourage investment and innovation. 📈⚙️

👉 Read more about the economic and social science perspectives shaping the future of our energy system.

Details: https://uni.koeln/2PQW2 or via LiLa [Link in Bio]

We’re delighted to continue our WiSo-Wishes series with warm congratulations from Ghana 💚🎉

As we celebrate 125 years of Management, Economics and Social Sciences in Cologne 🎓, we’re especially grateful for the strong international partnerships that connect our community across borders 🌍🤝.

Many thanks to the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra for your kind words and for celebrating this special milestone with us. Your commitment to excellence in teaching, research and the development of future leaders resonates strongly with our own mission at WiSo 📚✨.

We highly value our partnership with GIMPA and look forward to many more years of exchange, collaboration and shared impact. Together, we continue to build bridges between academia, people and ideas across continents 🌍💚.

🔗🎈 Celebrate with us: https://uni.koeln/4QPJK (or via LiLa – link in bio)