SCIENCE & RESEARCH

Behind art is science and behind science is art.

Two supposed opposites that are not at all mutually exclusive, but are closely intertwined in our work. We understand music and dance not only as artistic expression, but also as an important part of culture, history and society.

At the Cologne University of Music and Dance, intensive academic research is carried out in the subjects of musicology, music education, dance studies, musicians' medicine and arts management. Doctoral degrees can be obtained in these subjects as part of the doctoral program. Faculty 5 is home to two academic institutes: the Institute for Historical Musicology (IHM) and the Cologne Institute for Music Education Research (KIM). Numerous research focuses contribute to the interdisciplinary academic profile of the university. The results of the research are presented to the public in the University's weekly lecture series, in regular international symposia, in the University's publication series "musicolonia" and in a wide range of other publications.

The Cologne University of Music and Dance has committed itself to complying with the guidelines of good scientific practice. Further information can be found below under Downloads.

Composition of the ombuds committee

• Prof. Dr. Katharina Hottmann (Folkwang University of the Arts)
• Prof. Dr. Yvonne Hardt (HfMT Cologne) as deputy to the ombudsperson

The series Beiträge aus Musikpädagogik und Musikwissenschaft der HfMT Köln is published jointly by the Institute for Historical Musicology and the Cologne Institute for Music Education Research via the musiconn portal. This open access series represents the broad spectrum of the disciplines of musicology and music education as well as their interface areas at the Cologne University of Music and Dance. The range of publications includes a variety of formats - from outstanding student papers to post-doctoral theses, from academic essays to research reports.