The University of Cologne is strongly committed to advancing the development of graduate students and early-stage researchers.

UoC attaches great importance to the comprehensive support of early career researcher and has established a variety of additional activities within the framework of the Institutional Strategy in order to support outstanding early career researchers in their scientific careers and independence.

The activities are:

- Albertus Magnus Graduate Center
- Graduate Schools
- Research Grants for Postdocs
- Junior Faculty Club
- Postdoc Career Program
- Modern Academic Publishing (MAP)