University of Cologne (University? T zu k? Ln) was founded in A.D. 1388, with a history of more than 600 years. Two years younger than Heidelberg University, the first university in Germany, it is one of the oldest universities in Europe and even the world. The University of Cologne is located in the fourth largest city in Germany (after Berlin, Munich and Hamburg), North Rhine-westfalen and Cologne, the largest city in West Germany.

The University of Cologne has a long history, combining arts with science, and there is no engineering. Its economics and law enjoy a high reputation in Germany, and it also has strong strength in theoretical physics, biology, medicine and other fields. The University of Cologne has the largest economics department in Germany, and its economy and management have been in the top three in Germany for a long time. The University of Cologne is a member of the CEMS Global Top Business School Alliance, which only selects one top university in each country and region [1].

There are four Nobel Prize winners in the University of Cologne, 1 1 Leibniz Prize winners. In 20 12, the University of Cologne was selected into eleven elite universities in Germany with its excellent strength and future strategy of "meeting the challenges of change and complexity". At the same time, the University of Cologne is also a member of the top German university alliance U 15. In 20 17, the University of Cologne became the 39th member of coimbra group, the oldest and most prestigious university alliance in Europe [2].

The University of Cologne ranked 15 1-200[3] in the 20 19 world university soft science rankings, the Times Higher Education World University ranked 157[4] in 2020, and the News World University ranked 245th [5] in 2020.