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Faculty of Management, Economics and Social SciencesCologne Institute for Information Systems (CIIS)

All information for industry leaders interested in a partnership with the CIIS

Corporate

Our institute is a prime partner for organizations, governments and other entities as we are outstanding in both research and teaching and the CIIS is a regular recipient of international awards:

  • Awards held by members of the institute include an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, the 2017 CIONET Research Paper of the Year, Albertus- Magnus Prize, the GI Innovation Prize, and an AIS Fellowship Award
  • The CIIS ranks among the top 3 research institutions in the field of Information Systems in Germany, and the Top 50 worldwide
  • In the ranking of the Wirtschaftswoche the CIIS is in 2nd place among the German universities with the strongest research in the field of business administration
  • Prof. Recker is awarded 1st place among the professors with the strongest research under 40 in the German-speaking countries; Prof. Rosenkranz ranked 4th.

This excellence in research and teaching benefits also our students and every year about 210 first-year students start their studies at KIWI (150 Bachelor, 60 Master).

The Three Pillars of a Collaboration with the CIIS
Research

Research

Joint implementation of research projects (e.g., Agile, Analytics, Innovation, ...), joint supervision of theses (Bachelor and Master)
Transfer

Transfer

Organisation of workshops and other events (fireside evenings/chats, executive dinners, sponsoring), supervision of internships, support of recruitment activities
Teaching

Teaching

Guest lectures from practice, participation in the Capstone Project, joint hosting of seminars on selected topics (e.g. Agile, IT Strategy, Green IS, ...)
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