German Research Institutions

The Rheinische Fachhochschule Cologne is a government-accredited university of applied sciences operated on a private, not-for-profit basis. It was founded in 1958 as the Rheinische Ingenieurschule für Bau- und Maschinenbauwesen, a college of civil and mechanical engineering. The university offers 18 bachelor’s and 10 master's degree courses in full-time, dual (work-study) and part-time modes in the fields of engineering, media, medical economics and health, business & law and also logistics management, marketing and communications management.

Research strengths

Our professors, who possess practical and research experience in their sectors, carry out research projects in collaboration with industry. The university’s modern facilities and up-to-the minute equipment also provide an outstanding academic research environment. In addition to the laboratories in our technical departments, the ResearchLab offers the very latest equipment for the investigation of psychophysiological processes and human behaviour, enabling high-level scientific research.