Cologne Business School

Cologne Business School CBS
Established	1993
Type	Business School University of applied sciences
President	Jürgen Weischer
Vice-president	Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Fröhlich, Dr. Klaus Götze, Prof. Dr. Markus Raueiser
Director	Prof. Dr. Birger Lang
Students	~870
Undergraduates	~750
Postgraduates	~120
Location	Cologne, NRW, Germany
Campus	Cologne
Affiliations	Association of MBAs
Website	http://www.cbs-edu.de/

The Cologne Business School (CBS) is a privately run, state-recognized business school located in Cologne, Germany. The Cologne Business School is an internationally renowned business school of the European University of Applied Sciences Rhine/Erft and ranks among the top ten German universities for business studies (University career ranking 07/08). Founded in 1993, the CBS is one of the pioneers who introduced the Bachelor degree to Germany. The Bachelor Study Programme at CBS carries the seal of approval from the tri-national accreditation FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) with excellent appraisal in the areas of practical economics and practical relevance.

Studying International Business at CBS you can choose between main focus studies such as European Management, Asia Pacific Management, Tourism Event and Hospitality Management, Media Management, Import and Export Management and Management Consulting. Students and lecturers from all over the world form the picture of the ‘international campus’ at the CBS. But that’s not all. Whether Shanghai, Sydney, San Diego, Barcelona or Budapest – CBS cooperates worldwide with renowned partner universities and is continuously developing its international networks.

The language at the Cologne University campus is English. Further training in other languages is an integral part of studies as far as modules, practical work or semesters abroad are concerned. Intensive character training completes your qualification profile and thereby provides you with the tools for a splendid appearance. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) guarantees the easy recognition of study certificates at foreign universities easily. And as an option you can also take a foreign university degree (Additional Degree) In its Bachelor-, Master- and MBA-Programs, CBS educates multinational students in a practice-related and cross-cultural manner.

Rankings

The university tests implemented by independent organisations are also an important indicator of the quality of a university and they are then summarised in rankings, providing a precise overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the universities and their position in a direct regional comparison. In the Centre for Higher Education Development‘s (CHE ‘s) ranking, the CBS also achieved top marks, including the best results amongst the Cologne universities. Cologne Business School achieved top marks in the CHE’s (Centre for Universities’ Development) ranking, the most comprehensive ranking in the German educational system. It was placed in the top group in 11 of the 13 categories assessed, and achieved top marks in the areas of “International approach”, “Practical relevance”, “Feasibility of studying” as well as the “Overall study situation”, positioning it among Germany’s top universities for economics subjects. The Cologne Business School was the only university in the Cologne region to achieve a result with an average better than 2.0. - It was ranked in the top 10 of German universities for business studies (University career ranking 11/12).

Accreditiation by the AMBA and ACBSP

The Executive MBA, offered in cooperation with the Maastricht School of Management, has accreditation from the Association of MBA (AMBA) and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP).

Accreditiation by the FIBAA

In connection with the internationalisation of German higher education and the introduction of the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts structure, it was agreed that accreditations will be introduced in addition to state supervision. The FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation), which has accredited all six of the Cologne Business School's degree courses, is one of the few agencies which have been granted permission to award the quality standard.

ITB Berlin

Cologne Business School and ITB Berlin awarded the best exhibitors of this year’s ITB Christin Ernst M.A. Pressestelle Cologne Business School

The award ceremony of the Best Exhibitor Awards (BEA) which is organized by students of the Cologne Business School (CBS) during the ITB in Berlin was once again one of the fair highlights. Four days long, the future Tourism Managers of the CBS evaluated the approximately 12,000 exhibitors at the CBS according to numerous criteria like information content, interactivity, interesting effects and service quality.

ERASMUS

The international orientation of the CBS is, in part, contact to the foreign universities. As well as the academic exchange, such cooperation also provides a sound network through which our students spend a semester abroad. At the same time, CBS welcomes international students from all over the world to study with us for one semester, one year or for a full degree. In 2010, the CBS was awarded the ERASMUS University Charta (EUC) through the European Commission. The EUC allows the CBS to carry out different mobility activities within the frame of the ERASMUS programme.

Students' Initiatives

The Cologne Business School students are also directly or indirectly involved with their university during their studies. Such as;

• Students' Parliament
• CI Team
• U2B - University2Business
• Finance Club
• Work for Good
• EVENT! Team
• CBS TV
• Enactus-Team

Bachelor programs

International Business

Specialisations

European Management

Financial Management

International Trade

Management Conculting

Marketing Management

Media Management

International Culture and Management

Specialisations

Arts and Cultural Management

Business Psychology

East Asia Management

Latin Ameriva Management

Tourism Event Hospitality Management

International Tourism Management

Areas of deepened knowledge

Tourism Marketing

Hotel Business Operations

Tourism Event and Congress Management

See and Terrestial Transportation

Aviation Management

Tour Operations

International Media Management

Areas of deepened knowledge

Strategic Online Research and Management

Online Media Marketing and Communication

Cross-media Production and Implementation

General Management

Specialisations

Financial Management

International Management

Marketing Management

Supply Chain Management

Management and Human Resource Management

Business Psychology

Master programs

International Business

Specialisations

Tourism Event Hospitality Management

Media Management

Management Consulting

International Trade

European Management

Emerging Markets

International Culture and Management

Specialisations

Tourism Event Hospitality Management

Media Management

Management Consulting

International Trade

European Management

Emerging Markets

International Tourism Management

Areas of deepened knowledge

Sustainable Tourism Management

Tourism Ethics

Eco and Nature-based tourism

Sustainable Destination Management

Tourism Research Seminar

International Media and Entertainment Management

Areas of deepened knowledge

Media & Entertainment Management

International Journalism

Journalistic Writing

Print & Broadcast Management

Campus Radio / TV Production

Online and Social Media Management

General Management

Areas of deepened knowledge

Global Sourcing

International Production and Logistics

Corporate Social Responsibility

International Marketing

Doing Business in Emerging Markets

Part-Time Master

Specialisations

Human Resources Management

Logistics Management

Management in Dynamic Markets

Marketing Management

Clinical Research Management

IT Audit & Assurance

Computer science

MSM & CBS Executive MBA

The accredited programme, among others from the Association of MBA (AMBA) imparts established knowledge in all the most important areas of business management disciplines, modern management methods and excellent language skills training.

CBS, in cooperation with The Maastricht School of Management (MSM) has developed an Executive MBA programme - specially for managers with executive experience - with study phases in Germany, Holland and China. The MSM is one of the world’s largest management schools and can fall back on almost 25 years experience with MBA and Executive MBA programmes.

Research

All universities have the task of both imparting academic learning and always gaining academic knowledge, called research. In addition to their lecture work, the Cologne Business School professors work on current projects, publishing their results in specialist publications and books.

A group of student employees supports them in this work, at the same time gaining additional knowledge in the field of academic work.

However, also the remaining students are involved in research, help with investigations, carry out surveys and provide important partial results.

• International Business Ethics and Sustainability
• Media Management
• Banking & Finance
• Development Studies and Management
• Tourism & Transport
• Value Chain Management
• Leadership
• Symposium

Corporate contacts

Since it was founded, the Cologne Business School works closely with companies and organisations in a wide variety of economic areas. On the one hand, companies provide important industrial placements for our students and topics for Bachelor of Arts these and on the other hand they find junior employees or student workers. Also when processing projects and case studies, both parties profit equally: the students gain an insight in the corporate activities and the companies can again utilise the students' fresh knowledge and view on specific topics.

The student initiative University2Business (U2B) also provides new contacts to companies time and time again. The network and recruiting event at the CBS campus is held with a specific motto each year. The event offers students, lecturers and company representatives the opportunity to interact in workshops, presentations and panel discussions and to establish contacts.

Moreover, we are very happy that our partners support events from and for students - for example as sponsors. Examples of this include our yearly participation in the ITB in Berlin as well as semester opening and conclusion festivities.

Corporations include well-known companies like Mazda, Volkswagen, Viacom, Toyota, Red Bull and a large number of others.

Partner universities

Source: Cologne Business School

• Europe
  • International Business Academy in Kolding, Denmark
  • Turku University of Applied Sciences in Salo, Finland
  • École de Management Normandie in Caen and Le Havre, France
  • Groupe IGS American Business School in Paris, France
  • Toulouse Business School in Toulouse, France
  • Montpellier 2 University in Montpellier, France
  • Budapest Business School in Budapest, Hungary
  • Dublin Business School in Dublin, Ireland
  • Intercollege in Limassol, Cyprus

• North America
  • Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
  • Metropolitan College, Boston University
  • American University, Washington D.C.
  • Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
  • University of California, Riverside
  • Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  • Hawaii Pacific University

• South America
  • Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago, Chile
  • Universidad de Viña del Mar, Chile
  • Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima,Peru
  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba,Brazil
  • Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo,Brazil

• Asia
  • Konan University in Kobe, Japan
  • ToyoEiwa University, Yokohama, Japan
  • Inha University, Incheon, South-Korea
  • Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South-Korea
  • Hanyang University, Seoul, Soth-Korea
  • National Chengchi University, Taipeh, Taiwan
  • Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
  • Southern Taiwan University, Tainan City, Taiwan

• Oceania
  • International College of Management in Sydney, Australia
  • La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia
  • Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia
  • University of Otago, Dunedin

External links

• [1] (English)