Cologne University of Music and Dance

The Cologne University of Music and Dance is one of the best-established and most highly regarded universities of music in Europe, and the largest in the Federal Republic of Germany.

It offers excellence training across the full range of artistic, musicological and music education subjects and an accordingly comprehensive and broad selection of courses. The proximity and balance between artistic, educational and scientific training is one of the great advantages the university offers young artists, teachers and scientists. Numerous cross-disciplinary projects that highlight the interrelationships between the individual degree subjects provide students with a qualified and future-oriented education. The Cologne University of Music and Dance is further distinguished by its consistent interdisciplinarity, extensive practical orientation and international networking with numerous high-ranking partner universities within and outside Europe.

The university considers its position as a regional cultural organisation a significant part of its identity at all its sites (Cologne, Aachen, Wuppertal). With over 450 events held in Cologne, Aachen and the Maas-Rhine Euregio as well as Wuppertal and the Bergisches Land, and many large-scale events (opera productions, International Dance Weeks, the Cologne Jazz Night, the Bach, Classic and Romantic Nights, the festival "Die 3. Art", the Bergisch Biennial for Contemporary Music, and many more), the university in its entirety is an integral part of cultural life. Numerous co-operation agreements with other cultural organisations, municipal and regional institutions reflect the broad acceptance the Cologne University of Music and Dance enjoys in local culture and cultural promotion.

Training at the Cologne University of Music focuses on the fields of

• Musical Theatre, with the institution of a Rhenish Opera Academy in close collaboration with the Theatres of the
  City of Cologne and the Aachen Theatre
• Teaching qualification in music, combining academic training and practical experience
• Jazz/pop/world music, with the Master of Producing and Arrangement
• Early and Contemporary Music, designed as Master degree courses
• Protestant and Catholic Church Music, focusing on artistic organ training
• The Centre for International Art Management (CIAM)
• Special programmes for gifted students, such as the Pre-College Cologne
• Practice-oriented general music education, with special focus on general music education / elementary music
  pedagogy
• Center for Contemporary Dance (CCD)