The Cologne Trade Fair is an international event Cultural centre Cologne is above all the cultural centre of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia. Internationally renowned museums, music ensembles from folklore groups to symphony orchestras and the opera house bear witness to the lively cultural life here. Every day somewhere or other in Cologne an event with international stars takes place. Furthermore, Cologne not only has the largest German radio and television station, the WDR, but Deutschlandfunk and Deutsche Welle as well as the TV stations RTL, VOX and VIVA are also situated here. The University of Applied Sciences teaches the knowledge and skills that are indispensable for professional jobs.
Teaching is based on scientific precepts but is at the same time hands-on and practical.
Successful completion of a course leads to a degree. The University of Applied Sciences takes the basic principle seriously that further education should lay the foundations for later professional life. In practical terms this means that the contents of the course as well as the teaching methods are always oriented towards the demands of the profession. This is guaranteed by the fact that all teachers have practical experience in addition to their scientific knowledge and are constantly in touch with industry and commerce.