The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe. Due to its outstanding scientific achievements and the high quality and diversity of its degree programs, it enjoys an excellent international reputation.

The UoC’s mission is to create, preserve and impart knowledge, to offer its students and early-career academics outstanding academic education, to qualify them for both academic and professional  careers, to promote cutting-edge research and to drive innovation while focusing on the constantly changing needs and challenges of today’s society.

Chair of Energy Economics and Junior Professorship for Energy Market Design

The Chair of Energy Economics and Junior Professorship of Energy Market Design investigates a broad range of energy markets, carriers, and infrastructures, including their decarbonization, digitalization, and decentralization. We also explore related questions of sector coupling, regulation, and market design, as well as the role of energy in the macroeconomy. We closely collaborate with the Institute of Energy Economics (EWI), the Faculty’s Key Research Initiative on Sustainable Smart Energy & Mobility (SSEM), and the Faculty’s Excellence Cluster ECONtribute.