Early-Stage Researchers

Even though TH Köln is not permitted to confer doctoral degrees in compliance with the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Education Act, it explicitly welcomes and supports doctorate projects carried out in cooperation with traditional universities. More than 150 doctoral students are currently researching at TH Köln – a trend that is set to grow even further in the coming years.

Graduate Center

The Graduate Center of TH Köln is signed as a central contact point for everyone interested in or already executing a doctoral project at TH Köln. It provides comprehensive information as well as personal advice and support in organizational concerns.

Transferable Skill Courses

For a successful accomplishment of every doctoral study it is mandatory to access other core competencies, next to professional expertise on the area of research. Apart from self-discipline and time management, it is also necessary to develop special writing and research skills for drafting your doctoral thesis.

The Competence Center of TH Cologne offers, more than 50 different learning sessions to additionally support the doctoral students, all in cooperation with the Graduate Center TH Köln.

NACCA: New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art

The aim of the Marie Curie Innovative Training Network NACCA is to educate a new generation of professional curators, conservators and academic researchers who are properly equipped to face the challenges of the conservation of contempory art. 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

SPOTSeven Lab

SPOTSeven is an academic working group at TH Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences – Fachhochschule Köln). The SPOTSeven team consists of researchers working together under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Thomas Bartz-Beielstein. The SPOTSeven Lab is located at TH Köln, Campus Gummersbach and well connected to several research groups. Students can do their PhD studies in Dortmund, Leiden, and Amsterdam.