SHAPE THE FUTURE THROUGH TRADITION

Through civic engagement.

Civic engagement has a long tradition in Cologne: the Old University of Cologne, the *Universitas Studii sancte civitas Coloniensis*, was founded in 1388 as the first university in the Holy Roman Empire to be established not by princes or emperors, but by the citizenry. Considerable private endowment funds also played a decisive role in the re-establishment of the university in 1919.

The Cologne University Foundation carries this civic commitment into the future. We enable citizens to get involved in supporting their university.

In doing so, we focus specifically on those areas that require long-term support to secure the university’s future: cutting-edge research, early-career academics, the transfer of knowledge to society, international networking and the strengthening of the region.

Further information on the purpose of the Cologne University Foundation can also be found in our Articles of Association.

“As the University of Cologne Foundation, we support forward-looking projects at the University of Cologne that tackle major societal challenges. Please help us to set the course for a successful future together!”

Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cologne and Chairman of the Board of the Cologne University Foundation

“Our young foundation has already achieved a great deal, most notably the construction of the InnoDom Cologne start-up centre. We hope that this flagship project will soon be followed by others – with your support.”

Beate Lippelt

Managing Director of the Cologne University Foundation

„Mit unserer Förderung von Bildung und Wissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln wollen wir Studierenden die Möglichkeit bieten, ihre Ziele zu verwirklichen und – im Sinne eines Wissenstransfers in die Gesellschaft – Erlerntes in der Praxis anzuwenden.“

Prof. Dr. Rainer Minz

Vorstand Kölner Universitätsstiftung

SHAPE THE FUTURE THROUGH TRADITION

Through civic engagement.

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