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We offer two funding lines: 1) Directorship of the International Research Cluster 2) Innovative Tandem Collaborations

 
 
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Members of the International Research Cluster 2023/24

Conflict-Induced Displacement and Socio-Economic Resilience: Learning From Neglected Conflicts in Cameroon and Myanmar

Innovative Tandem Collaborations 2025

Dennis Agelebe

Dennis Agelebe

Digital and Energy Regulatory Directives in Ad­vancing Energy Tran­sition in Africa: Ex­ploring Ap­proaches for Achiev­ing Inclusive and Sustain­able Develop­ment in the AU Vision 2063
Kasimir Dederichs

Kasimir Dederichs

Disrupted Community Involvement? Changes in Civic Engagement Across Life Events
 
 
 
Gözde Özenç İra

Gözde Özenç İra

Inclusive Pedagogy in Music Education: A Comparison of the Perspectives of Teachers Across Primary and Special Education Schools in Germany and Türkiye
 

Innovative Tandem Collaborations 2024/25

Dr. Monika Prusinowska

Monika Prusinowska

The Legal Dimension of China’s Presence in Latin America: Opportunities, Risks, and Responses 
 
Dr. Binaya Pattnaik

Binaya Pattnaik

From Lab to Community: A Collaborative Approach for Education and Awareness on Microplastics 
 
Christian Ouankou

Christian Ngongang Ouankou

A Hands-on Training Programme and workshop in Skills Lab and Basic Techniques for Stem Cell Research

Innovative Tandem Collaborations 2024

Trudruá Dorrico

Trudruá Dorrico

Future Ancestralities in the Amazonia: Indigenous Arts of Resistance 
 
Richard Kiaka

Richard Kiaka

Mtu ni Watu - Disclosing Hidden Stories of Fieldwork 
 
 
Mert Koçak

Mert Koçak

Gender, Migration and Digitalization of Care Work: Discourse Analysis of Care Service Websites
Ana Macanovic

Ana Macanovic

The Online and Offline Effects of Terror Attacks on Public Opinion Regarding Immigration 
 
 

Innovative Tandem Collaborations 2023/24

Arjang Omrani

Arjang Omrani

Curating and Weaving Memories: Critical Multimodal Collaborations 
 
 
Olesia Kucheriv

Olesia Kucheriv

Thin Films of Aziridinium-Based Hybrid Perovskites: From Fundamental Understanding Towards Optoelectronic Applications
India Nattermann

India Nattermann

Boundaries and Liminality in Flavian Poetry  
 
 
 

Innovative Tandem Collaborations 2023

Federico G. Corsi

Federico G. Corsi

The Atoms of Epicurus. Philosophical and papyrological reassessment of the significance of Epicurus’ 25th book On Physics for his atomistic justification of free will.
Somayeh Khademi

Somayeh Khademi

The Comparison of Implementation of Education for Sustainable Development in Geography Classes in North-Rhine Westphalia and Iran 
 

 
Interviews

Meet Ndapewa Fenny Nakanyete!

Ndapewa Fenny Nakanyete is a geography lecturer and is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Cologne in collaboration with the University of Namibia. For more information check the video description on YouTube.

Meet Veronica Kimani!

Veronica Kimani is a researcher and PhD student at the University of Cologne. She holds a Master of Arts in History from Kenyatta University, Nairobi. For more information check the video description on YouTube.

Interview: Lekan Balogun

We spoke to Dr. Lekan Balogun, researcher, dramatist and self-proclaimed, “complete man of the theatre”, about Nigeria, Shakespeare and his work.
Read the interview
 

Meet our Contributors:

Portraits of numerous contributors to the Cologne International Forum

Discover the individuals who play a key role in shaping the Cologne International Forum!

 
University of Cologne International

Global Faculty Program

Global Faculty Program

A cornerstone of the internationalization strategy for the Key Profile Areas defined in the UoC’s Institutional Strategy.
Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Alexander von Humboldt Professorship

Excellent researchers from abroad