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Research Institutions at the University

The University of Cologne collaborates closely with numerous independent institutes dedicated to specific research areas, thus supplementing and supporting the University’s own work in these fields.

Economics & Social Sciences| Law | Medicine | Arts & Humanities | Math & Natural Sciences | Human Sciences | Interfaculty

Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Address	Founding year	Managing Director
Center for Financial Research	CFR	Albertus-Magnus-Platz 50923 Köln	14/08/2002	Prof. Dr. Alexander Kempf
Institute of Energy Economics	EWI	Meister-Ekkehart-Str. 11 50931 Köln	1943	Prof. Dr. Marc Oliver Bettzüge
FiFo Institute for Public Economics	FiFo	Wörthstr. 26 50668 Köln	1948	Dr. Michael Thöne
Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training in the Crafts Sector	FBH	Herbert-Lewin-Str. 2 50931 Köln	28/06/1952	Prof. Dr. Detlef Buschfeld
Research Institute for Leasing		Universitätsstr. 24 (WiSo-Gebäude) 50931 Köln	05/07/1984	Prof. Dr. Thomas Hartmann-Wendels
Research Institute for Social and Economic History		Lindenthalgürtel 15 50935 Köln	20/11/1965	Prof. Dr. Toni Pierenkemper
Institute for Research in Retailing	IfH	Dürener Str. 401 b 50858 Köln	1929	Prof. Dr. Werner Reinartz
Institute for Small Business Research	IfM	Maximilianstr. 20 53111 Bonn	1958	Prof. Dr. Johann Eekhoff (komm.)
Institute for Broadcasting Economics		Hohenstaufenring 57a 50674 Köln	16/07/1991	Prof. Dr. Horst M. Schellhaaß Prof. Dr. Heiner Meulemann Prof. Dr. Detlef Schoder
Institute for Transport Economics	IfV	Universitätsstr. 22 50931 Köln	25/04/1921	Prof. Dr. Herbert Baum
Institute for Economic Policy	IWP	Pohligstr. 1 50969 Köln	11/12/1950	Prof. Dr. Johann Eekhoff Prof. Dr. Achim Wambach
Institute for Housing Law and Housing Economics	INWO	Klosterstr. 79b 50931 Köln	30/03/1950	Prof. Dr. Johann Eekhoff Prof. Dr. Klaus Mackscheidt

Faculty of Law

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Address	Founding year	Managing Director
Institute for the Legal Profession		Am Justizzentrum 7 50939 Köln	31/01/1989	Prof. Dr. Martin Henssler Prof. Dr. Hanns Prütting
Institute for Energy Law		Nikolausplatz 5 50937 Köln	1956	Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ehricke
Institute for Broadcasting Law		Aachener Str. 197-199 50931 Köln	1967	Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. h.c.mult. Klaus Stern

Faculty of Medicine

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Address	Founding year	Managing Director
Institute for the Scientific Evaluation of Naturopathic Therapies		Joseph-Stelzmann- Str. 9 50931 Köln	16/11/1999	Prof. Dr. med. Josef Beuth
Jean Uhrmacher Institute for Clinical ENT Research	JUS	Geibelstr. 29-31 50931 Köln	August 2004	Prof. Dr. Martin Walger (komm.)

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Address	Founding year	Managing Director
Centre for the Lusophone World	ZPW	Albertus-Magnus-Platz 50923 Köln	10/04/1992	Prof. Dr. Claudius Armbruster

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Address	Founding year	Managing Director
Rhenish Institute for Environmental Research	RIU	Aachener Str. 201-209 50931 Köln	31/07/2003	Prof. Dr. Adolf Ebel

Faculty of Human Sciences

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Anschrift	founding year	Managing Director
Research Association “Der körperbehinderte Mensch” (research on persons with disabilities)		Klosterstr. 79b 50931 Köln	12/05/1992	Prof. Dr. Jens Boenisch Prof. Dr. Gerd Hansen
Institute for Audio Education	IFAP	Forststr. 1a 42697 Solingen-Ohligs	08/11/2004	Prof. Dr. Frans Coninx
Institute for the Development of Personal and Interpersonal Competencies	INEKO	Herbert-Lewin-Str. 2 50931 Köln	Mai 2003	Prof. Dr. Egon Stephan

Interfaculty

Name of Institute	Abbr.	Address	Founding year	Managing Director
Institute of Insurance Science Insurance Economics Insurance Law Insurance Mathematics		Kerpener Str. 30 50937 Köln	1940	Prof. Dr. Heinrich R. Schradin Prof. Dr. Heinrich R. Schradin (VW) Prof. Dr. Christian Rolfs (VR) Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Schmidli (VM)
Institute for Banking and Banking Law	IfB	Albertus-Magnus-Platz 50923 Köln	24/03/57	Prof. Dr. Thomas Hartmann-Wendels (Bankwirtschaft) Prof. Dr. Klaus Peter Berger (Bankrecht)