Universities and research institutes in Cologne, Germany

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 30 universities and research institutes in Cologne, Germany.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

Cologne also has 37 corporate R&D centers, 28 research organizations and 17 health research organizations in the registry.

Germany scores 67.8 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 23 of 117 economies.

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30 universities and research institutes

• Academy of Media Arts Cologne
  University or research institute · khm.de
• Apherese Forschungsinstitut
  University or research institute · apheresis-research.de
• Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine – Westphalia
  University or research institute · katho-nrw.de
• CBS University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · cbs.de
• Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases
  University or research institute · cecad.uni-koeln.de
• Cologne Institute for Economic Research
  University or research institute · iwkoeln.de
• Cologne University of Music
  University or research institute · hfmt-koeln.de
• CRC183 - Entangled States of Matter
  University or research institute · crc183.uni-koeln.de
• Deutsche Institut für angewandte Pflegeforschung e.V.
  University or research institute · dip.de
• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)
  University or research institute · dlr.de
• German Sport University Cologne
  University or research institute · dshs-koeln.de
• Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
  University or research institute · hbz-nrw.de
• HPO Research Group
  University or research institute · hpo-research.org
• HSD Hochschule Döpfer
  University or research institute · hs-doepfer.de
• Institut Kurz
  University or research institute · institut-kurz.de
• Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care
  University or research institute · iqwig.de
• Institute of Energy Economics at the University of Cologne
  University or research institute · ewi.uni-koeln.de
• ISG Institute for Social Research
  University or research institute · isg-institut.de
• Katalyse Institut
  University or research institute · katalyse.de
• Kolping Hochschule
  University or research institute · kolping-hochschule.de
• Laboratory Dr. Wisplinghoff
  University or research institute · wisplinghoff.de
• Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research
  University or research institute · sf.mpg.de
• Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
  University or research institute · mpipz.mpg.de
• Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
  University or research institute · mpifg.de
• Medien Management Institut
  University or research institute · memi-koeln.de
• Rheinische Hochschule Köln
  University or research institute · rh-koeln.de
• Rhenish Institute for Environmental Research
  University or research institute · eurad.uni-koeln.de
• TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · fh-koeln.de
• Univation Institut für Evaluation Dr. Beywl & Associates
  University or research institute · univation.org
• University of Cologne
  University or research institute · portal.uni-koeln.de

More in Cologne

• Corporate R&D centers in Cologne 37
• Research organizations in Cologne 28
• Health research organizations in Cologne 17
• Government and public bodies in Cologne 5
• Other organizations in Cologne 5

Across Germany

• Universities and research institutes in Germany 1,466