Incomings

We would like to welcome you to the Institute for Insurance Studies at TH Köln and are pleased that you are interested in studying at our institute. As an international student, you will enrich our institute and enable us to exchange ideas and experiences on an intercultural and professional level.

The International Coordinator of our institute will be happy to advise you on all questions regarding application deadlines, semester times and examination dates as well as the preparation of the Learning Agreement and your personal timetable (email: torsten.oletzky@th-koeln.de).

More general information for international students can be found below or on the website of the Department of International Affairs.

You will find an overview of all courses offered by our institute under the following links:

Studenten im Gespräch im Vorlesugnsraum, Tafel groß im Hintergrund

Learning at the Faculty of Economics and Law (Image: Thilo Schülgen / FH Köln)

Course Catalogue

In the course catalogue you will find all lectures offered in this semester with time and room number. Since the Bachelor's program in Insurance always begins in the winter semester, the odd semesters (1,3,5) are relevant in the winter semester and the even semesters (2,4,6) in the summer semester. After the start of the semester, changes to the timetable and cancellations of lectures are announced for all students on the universities communication platform ILIAS.

Bachelor level

Masters level

The courses listed in the general course catalogue are generally held in German and require language comprehension at level B1.

In addition, the Institute of Insurance Studies offers a number of courses in English in cooperation with the Schmalenbach Institute of Economic Sciences in the respective winter semester:

Insurance specific curriculum

Liability Insurance
Digital Innovation of the Insurance Industry
Introduction to Actuarial Science
Reinsurance Seminar
Seminar on Management Theory
...

International Business Studies curriculum

Managerial Microeconomics
International Corporate Finance
Introduction to International Business Law
International Management Ethics
Multicultural Entrepreneurship
…

Degree-Seeking Students

You have applied to TH Köln and are looking for information on visa and accommodation? You have been admitted as a student at TH Köln and would like to prepare your stay and your life in Germany? Whether you are looking for accommodation, financing or advice, we are your starting point of contact. Show more

Exchange Students

Are you looking forward to your time abroad at TH Köln? Are you excited to meet new people and discover the city of Cologne but still have plenty of unanswered questions? The Department of International Affairs is happy to assist and accompany you during your first days and weeks at a new university in a new city. Show more

German Courses

Whether you are an exchange student or degree-seeking student: Sound knowledge of the German language will facilitate your stay at TH Köln greatly. German is the language of instruction in most programs, in particular on a Bachelor’s level. Applying for Bachelor’s programs without an excellent command of German is in most cases not possible. Show more

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