Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
The University of Cologne has 6 permanent Graduate Schools, which are connected by the Albertus Magnus Center. Further subject-specific and third-party funded programs are embedded in this structure.
Cross-faculty Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
| Name | Speaker | Administrative coordinator | Type of program |
|---|---|---|---|
Graduiertenschule für LehrerInnenbildung (Cooparation of Natural-Science Faculty, Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Humanities) | Prof.' Dr.' Aline Willems (Faculty of Philosophy)
| Dr.' Eva Becker | Graduate School |
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
Name | Speaker | Administrative coordinator | Type of program |
|---|---|---|---|
| a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities | Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Speer | Dr.' Artemis Klidis-Honecker | Graduate School (head organisation) |
| RTG 2212Dynamics of Conventionality (400–1550) | Prof. Dr. Karl Ubl | Dr.' Anica Schumann | RTG |
CRC 1252 Prominence in Language (Cooperation with Faculty of Human Sciences and Medical Faculty ) | Prof.' Dr.' Petra Schumacher | Britt Krukau | CRC |
CRC 228 Future Rural Africa: Future-making and social-ecological transformation | Prof. Dr. Michael Bollig | Dr. Matian von Soest | CRC |
| GRK 2661 Anschließen - Ausschließen | Prof. Dr. Stefan Kramer | Martin Müller | Graduiertenkolleg 2661 |
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Department-wide Graduate Schools
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
Name | Speaker | Administrative coordinator | Type of program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prof. Dr. Niels Gehring | Dr.' Isabell Witt | Graduate School of the Department for Biology (Head organisation) | |
| CEPLAS Graduate School | Prof.' Dr.' Ute Höcker | Dr.' Nadine Rademacher | Graduate School (Excellence Initiative) |
GRK 1960 Neural Circuit Analysis on the cellular and subcellular level (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine) | Prof. Dr. Ansgar Büschges | Dr.' Katerina Vlantis | RTG |
SFB/IRTG 1218 Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine) | Prof.' Dr.' Elena Rugarli | Julia Vorobieva | CRC/IRTG |
Understanding Complex Plant Traits using Computational and Evolutionary Approaches | Prof. George Coupland | Dr.' Monika Schlosser | International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) |
| (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine) | Prof.' Dr.' Aleksandra Trifunovic | Heike Brucherseifer | Marie Curie Innovative Training Network: Regulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression |
Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine) | Prof.' Dr.' Tatiana Korotkova / Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer | Dr.' Daniela Morick, Dr.' Julia Zielinski | Graduate School (Excellence Initiative) / International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) |
| TRR 341 Plant Ecological Genetics | Prof.' Dr.' Juliette de Meaux | Dr. Charalampos Mantziaris | CRC/TRR |
SFB/IRTG 1403 Cell Death in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine) | Prof. Manolis Pasparakis | Dr.' Emmi Wachsmuth | CRC/IRTG |
| SFB/IRTG 1451 Key mechanisms of physiological and disease-related impaired motor control (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine and Human Sciences ) | Prof.' Dr.' Tatiana Korotkova | Dr. Claudia Wegscheid | SFB 1451 |
| SFB 1530 Aufklärung und Targeting von pathogenen Mechanismen bei B-Zell-Neoplasien (Cooperation with the Faculty of Medicine) | Prof. Dr. Michael Hallek | Nicole Jörns Dr.' Viktoria Linne Anh Thu Nguyen | SFB |
| Prof. Dr. Jan Riemer | Dr.' Heike Henneken | Graduate School of the Chemistry Department (Head organisation) | |
| GRK 2550 Dynamische Regulation zellulärer Proteinlokalisation | Prof. Dr. Jan Riemer | Dr.' Susanne Vorhagen | RTG |
| GRK 2482 Modulation of intersystem crossing (ModISC) | Prof. Dr. Klaus Meerholz | RTG | |
| Prof. Dr. Klaus Meerholz | Dr.' Stefanie Meißner | RTG | |
| Prof. Dr. Boris Braun | Dr.' Karin Boessenkool Dr.' Hannah Hartung | Graduate School of the Department of Geosciences (Head organisation) | |
| SFB/IRTG 172 Arctic Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and Surface Processes and Feedback Mechanisms | Prof.' Dr.' Susanne Crewell | Dr. Christa Genz | CRC/IRTG |
Helmholtz Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training in Energy and Climate Research (HITEC) | Prof. Dr. Uwe Rau | Maurice Nuys | Helmholtz Research School |
| Helmholtz School for Data Science in Life, Earth and Energy (HDS-LEE) | Prof. Dr. Axel Klawonn | Dr.' Ramona Kloß | Helmholtz Research School |
| SFB/IRTG 1211 Earth - Evolution at the dry limit | Dr. Karin Boessenkool | Dr. Hannah Hartung | CRC |
SFB 228 Future Rural Africa: Future-making and social-ecological transformation
| Prof. Dr. Michael Bollig | Dr. Matian von Soest | CRC |
Bonn-Cologne Graduate School of Physics and Astronomy (BCGS) | Prof. Dr. Johannes Berg | Dr.' Petra Neubauer-Günther | Graduate School of the Departments of Physics (Head organisation) |
| Prof. Dr. J. Anton Zensus | Dr. Gunther Witzel | International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) | |
| SFB 1238 Control and dynamics of quantum materials | Prof. Dr. Achim Rosch | Laura Lüers | CRC |
| SFB/TRR 183 Entangled States of Matter | Prof. Dr. Simon Trebst | Kathrin Krüttgen | CRC/TRR |
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gompper Prof. Dr. Rudolph Merkel | Thorsten Auth | Helmholtz Research School | |
| Matter and light for quantum computing (MLQ4) | Prof. Dr. Yoichi Ando | Dr.' Magdalena Baer Radermacher | Cluster of Excellence |
| GRK 2482 Modulation of intersystem crossing (ModISC) | Prof. Dr. Klaus Meerholz | RTG | |
| SFB 1310 Vorhersagbarkeit in der Evolution | Prof. Dr. Michael Lässig | Christa Stitz | CRC |
| Prof. Dr. Alexander Drewitz | Prof. Dr. George Marinescu | Graduate School of the Department for Mathematics and Computer Science (Head organisation) | |
| SFB/TRR 191 Symplektische Strukturen in Geometrie, Algebra und Dynamik | Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Geiges | Sabine Bröders | TRR |
| Prof. Dr. Michael Meyer | NN | Research Training Group of the Department for Mathematics and Natural Science Education |
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS)
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
Name | Speaker | Adminitrative coordinator | Type of Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and Social Sciences (CGS) | Prof. Dr. Michael Krause | Dr.' Katharina Laske | Graduate School (head organisation) |
The Social and Political Constitution of the Economy | Prof. Dr. Luccio Baccaro, Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert | Dr. Gudrun Löhrer | International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) |
| The IMPRS on Behaviorally Smart Institutions | Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Christoph Engels Prof. Dr. Dr. Mathias Sutter | Sabina Haveric | International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) |
Faculty of Human Sciences
Graduate School Managing Diversity & Transition
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
| Name | Speaker | Administrative coordinator | Type of program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduiertenschule der Humanwissenschaftlichen Fakultät | Prof.' Dr.' Jutta Stahl | Dr.' Caroline Gaus | Graduate School (Head orgnaisation) |
CRC/IRTG 1252 Prominence in Language (Cooperation with Medical Faculty and Faculty of Arts and Humanities) | Prof.' Dr.' Petra Schumacher | Britt Krukau | CRC/IRTG |
| CRC/IRTG 1451 Key mechanisms of physiological and disease-related impaired motor control (Cooperation with Medical Faculty and Natural Science Faculty) | Prof.' Dr.' Tatiana Korotkova | Dr.' Claudia Wegscheidt | CRC/IRTG |
| JUMPA (Jülich – University of Melbourne Postgraduate Academy) | Prof. Dr. Peter Weiss-Blankenhorn | Dr.` Hyunji Park | Postgraduate Academy |
Faculty of Medicine
Graduate School of the Faculty of Medicine
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
| Name | Speaker | Administrative coordinator | Type of program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Program Health Sciences (IPHS) | Prof. Dr. Prof.' Dr.' Anja Görtz-Dorten | Dr. Christoph Aszyk | Graduate School (Head organisation) |
| Graduiertenschule Human- und Zahnmedizin (GSHZ) | Prof. Dr. Stephan Rosenkranz
| Dr. Sören Moritz | Graduate School (Head organisation) |
Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (Cooperation with Natural-Science Faculty) | Prof.' Dr.' Tatiana Korotkova / Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer | Dr.' Daniela Morick Dr.' Julia Zielinski | Graduate School (Excellence Initiative) / International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) |
| SFB/TRR 259 Aortic Disease | Prof. Dr. Stephan Baldus | nn | CRC/TRR |
| Interdisciplinary Program Molecular Medicine (IPMM) | Prof. Dr. Johannes Vogt Prof.' Dr.' Elena Rugarli | Dr. Christopf Aszyk PD Dr.' Catherin Niemann | Graduate School (Head organisation) |
GRK 1960 Neural Circuit Analysis on the cellular and subcellular level (Cooperation with Natural-Science Faculty) | Prof. Dr. Ansgar Büschges | Dr.' Katerina Vlantis | RTG |
Regulation of MItochondrial gene eXpression (Cooperation with Natural-Science Faculty) | Prof.' Dr.' Aleksandra Trifunovic | Heike Brucherseifer | ITN |
GRK 2407: Inflammatory and cellular stress signaling: Switches to vascular dysfunction | Prof. Dr. Stephan Baldus | Dr.' Monika Schlosser | RTG |
| Prof. Dr. Michael Lässig | Christa Stitz | CRC/IRTG | |
SFB/IRTG 1218 Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function (Cooperation with Natural-Science Faculty) | Prof.' Dr.' Elena Rugarli | Julia Vorobieva | CRC/IRTG |
SFB/IRTG 1403 Cell Death in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (Cooperation with Natural-Science Faculty) | Prof. Manolis Pasparakis | Dr.' Emmi Wachsmuth | CRC/IRTG |
| SFB 1399 Mechanisms of Drug Sensitivity and Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer | Prof. Dr. Roman Thomas | Dr.' Graziella Bosco | CRC |
CRC 1252 Prominence in Language (Cooperation with Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Arts and Humanities) | Prof.' Dr.' Petra Schumacher | Britt Krukau | CRC |
| SFB/IRTG 1451 Key mechanisms of physiological and disease-related impaired motor control (Cooperation with the Faculty of Natrual Sciences and Faculty of Human Sciences ) | Prof.' Dr.' Tatiana Korotkova | Dr.' Claudia Wegscheid | SFB 1451 |
| SFB 1530 Aufklärung und Targeting von pathogenen Mechanismen bei B-Zell-Neoplasien (Cooperation with the Natrual Sciences and Faculty) | Prof. Dr. Michael Hallek | Nicole Jörns Dr.' Viktoria Linne Anh Thu Nguyen | SFB |
Faculty of Law
Graduate School of the Faculty of Law
Overview Graduate Schools and Doctoral Programs
| Name | Speaker | Administrative coordinator | Type of program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduiertenschule der Rechtswissenschaftlichen Fakultät | Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Haferkamp Prof. Dr. Christoph Thole | Dr.' Tatiana Chekushina | Graduate School (Head organisation) |