Office Hours of the Division ‘International Affairs’
Apart from the Welcome Center for International Scholars, the International Office is located in the Student Service Center of the University of Cologne on the 1st basement floor, the ground floor and the 1st upper floor, Universitätsstraße 22a, 50937 Köln.
Opening hours of the building
The International Office has many different units with their own consultation hours and services. Please make use of the respective links "Further information" to the departments and units.
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Service Point of the Division International Affairs:
The Service Point is the first place to go for international students at the Division International Affairs for general inquiries. For detailed information, the Service Point will refer you to the responsible colleagues in our Division.
Opening hours and telephone availability:
Mondays to Fridays 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Telephone:
0221-470-7797
SSC (Student Service Center) ground-floor
Universitätsstr. 22a, 50937 Köln
German as a Foreign Language
Department 91
Further information
Consultation Hours
Mondays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 pm. Consultation hours are held via zoom. Please make an appointment using our registration form.
Contact Form
Outside consultation and office hours you can send us a message via our contact form.
Post Address
University of Cologne
Department 91 – Department German as a Foreign Language
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
International Applications
Department 92
Further information
For prospective Bachelor, Master and State Examination (Staatsexamen) students:
For e-mail enquiries please use our contact form.
Address:
Universität zu Köln
Dezernat Internationales, Team Zulassung
Studierenden Service Center, EG
Universitätsstr. 22a
50937 Köln
SSC (Student Service Center)< ground floor
Mailing address:
Universität zu Köln
Dezernat 9 Internationales, Team Zulassung
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln
Service Point and telephone availability: General enquiries:
Opening hours:
Mondays till fridays 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Telephone: 0221-470-7797
Personal consultation (digital and in presence) with appointment booking/registration:
Prospective students - Bachelor/State Examination (for EU citizens and and citizens on equal terms, Germans with foreign Entrance Qualification):
tuesdays (in presence, address above) 10 am - 12:30 pm (registration)
wednesdays (digital, zoom) 4 pm - 6 pm (registration)
Prospective students - Bachelor/State Examination (for non-EU citizens):
tuesdays (in presence, address above) 10 am - 12:30 pm (registration)
wednesdays (digital, zoom) 4 pm - 6 pm (registration)
Prospective students - Master:
tuesdays (in presence, address above) 10 am - 12:30 pm (registration)
wednesdays (digital, zoom) 4 pm - 6 pm (registration)
Prospective Doctoral Students:
Faculty of Management, Economis and Social Science; Faculty of Law, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences
tuesdays (in presence, address above) 10 am - 12:30 pm (registration)
wednesdays (digital, zoom) 4 pm - 6 pm (registration)
Faculty of Medicine
tuesdays (in presence, address above) 10 am - 12:30 pm (registration)
wednesdays (digital, zoom) 4 pm - 6 pm (registration)
For prospective doctoral students:
Due to current events, our personal consultation hours are cancelled until further notice. However, we are at your disposal via our contact form for international students or by email: international-doctoral-students
verw.uni-koeln.de
Team "Application, admission, enrolment and service for international students"
SSC (Student Service Center), ground floor
Universitätsstr. 22a, 50937 Cologne
Counselling for International Students
Department 92
Further information
For enrolled international students
(Bachelor/State Examination, Master, Doctoral Programmes)
Contact:
Consultation hours (personal/digital): Tuesday, 10 am - 12.30 pm
Please register here
Email
Contact form for international students
Team "Service for international students"
at the SSC (Student Service Center), ground floor
Universitätsstr. 22a, 50937 Köln
Studienstart International
Department 92
Further information
You have questions about the contents of Studienstart International?
Please e-mail us at: studienstart-international@verw.uni-koeln.de
For the time being, there are no personal consultation hours in department 93.
Documents can be dropped in the department's mailbox.
You can still reach us by phone and email. We also offer virtual consultations.
Welcome Centre for International Guest Scholars
Research in Cologne
Department 94
Further Information
Visiting Hours
Walk-In:
Tuesdays: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Thursdays: 10:00am - 12:00pm
SSC building (Universitätsstr. 22a), 1st floor, room 1.207
By indivual appointment at your convenience:
Please send us an email to international.scholars(at)verw.uni-koeln.de to make an appointment.
We also offer consultations via email, Zoom or telephone.
Counselling for Refugees Interested in Studying
Our consultation hours take place in person AND digitally via Zoom:
Initial counselling (German courses for refugees):
Tuesday: 10 am - 12 pm (registration)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about the consultation.
Counselling for participants of the study preparatory German courses for refugees:
▪ Topics: Certificates, Financing, General organisational Questions concerning the German course and Deregistration from German course
Wednesday: 4 - 6 pm (registration)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about the consultation.
Questions via e-mail to: RefugeeAcademicSupportverw.uni-koeln.de