CEMS - The Global Alliance of Management Education
All courses are held in English.
31 March for the following winter semester
The University of Cologne's MSc International Management and CEMS Master's programme is designed to provide you with excellent academic and practical training in international management with an international focus for your future career in an international business environment.
CEMS network
This network is a global alliance of 34 leading business schools across five continents, more than 74 multinational corporations, and eight social partners that together offer the CEMS Master’s in International Management (MIM). The University of Cologne’s Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences (the “WiSo Faculty”) is a founding member – and the only German member – of the CEMS alliance.
The CEMS MIM is a pre-experience postgraduate degree. It is open to top-class, internationally minded, multilingual students enrolled in the MSc in International Management programme at the WiSo Faculty.
It offers:
The CEMS year, including the CEMS core elements, takes place during the second year of the Cologne Master's degree and is equivalent to an academic year (CEMS semester one during the winter semester and CEMS semester two during the summer semester). One of these semesters is completed at the home school, and the other is completed at a CEMS school abroad.
The total workload for the CEMS elements within the MIM programme is 66 ECTS with a minimum requirement of 24 ECTS successfully completed in CEMS semester one and 24 ECTS in CEMS semester two. The CEMS programme also includes ongoing language training, skill and block seminars as well as a compulsory internship abroad.
For a detailed course list of the CEMS MIM programme, please refer to our website.
CEMS courses
Within the CEMS requirements of the programme, students have to fulfil compulsory courses such as "International Strategy" in the winter semester and "Global Management Practice" in the summer semester.
While CEMS core courses are designed solely for the cohort of CEMS students (both international and Cologne students), electives provide access to specialised courses from various disciplines covered by the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. Courses may be taken from the fields of corporate development, finance, supply chain management, marketing, accounting/taxation, economics, or social sciences.
Students spend one academic semester abroad at one of the 34 CEMS partner universities – either in the winter or in the summer semester. At the time of their application, applicants state their preferences regarding the host university for their CEMS semester abroad.
Part of the CEMS MIM is an internship abroad with a minimum length of ten weeks.
Students are free to choose a country or a company according to their interests. Internships can take place at a CEMS corporate partner, although this is not compulsory.
The semester contribution amounts to approx. 320 EUR per semester. The fee includes a semester ticket covering public transport in the entire federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Please note: There will be other expenses related to the programme in addition to enrolment fees and general living costs. These expenses vary, and the total amount of the extra costs for the CEMS programme elements can be up to 900 EUR (study materials, compulsory programme elements, insurance coverage).
Please find more information and the full list of requirements here.
Proof of proficiency in English at level C1 CEFR and a second language at level B2 CEFR
31 March for the following winter semester
https://wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies/application/master/master-international-management-cems-mim
Accommodation is available through the student union ("Kölner Studierendenwerk") or on the private housing market. Rent for a single room in a students' hall of residence is approx. 200 - 300 EUR. Rent for a single room on the private housing market is approx. 400 - 600 EUR.
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