Studying at CBS means being at the hub of practical experience. We offer excellent platforms for our students to enter the world of business in Germany and abroad by means of our close connections with business partners.

Cologne Business Network e.V

The CBS cooperates with well-known national and international businesses in various areas. These are organised in the Cologne Business Network which transfers and facilitates knowledge between the Business School and modern economics. Businesses like the Deutsche Bank, Sony or Cologne Bonn Airport support CBS students with workshops, interviewing techniques, application training and scholarships.

Studium Generale / Concomitant Studies

Studium Generale caters to an increasing number of businesses, especially in the Cologne area. It was started in 1994 as part of the Bachelor programme, to build a bridge between business sciences and practical business. This extension makes it possible for you to look behind the scenes at the reality of production technology. It is due to company visits, state-of-the-art lectures from peers, and whole-day excursions that you gain first-hand information about management and production as well as making valuable contacts to possible future employers.

Prof. Dr. Udo Koppelmann, Head of Studium Generale, helps students from all faculties in their choice of courses and in preparing and postprocessing them. He is grateful for any ideas, suggestions and subject proposals. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Listing of course lecturers and host companies from Studium Generale

The International Accreditation Agency FIBAA, (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) awarded the CBS the FIBAA seal of approval for its Bachelor programme, giving it excellent ratings in the fields of business contacts and practical experience.

Case Studies

The CBS places high emphasis on application relatedness and interactivity. There are management simulations and business games, as well as project and team work in the curriculum. Case studies confront the students with practical tasks from various fields of business which they can solve on their own or with their fellow students.