Cologne University of Applied Sciences
E190573
Cologne University of Applied Sciences is a major German university of applied sciences known for its practice-oriented programs in engineering, business, social sciences, and design.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cologne University of Applied Sciences canonical | 1 |
| Fachhochschule Köln | 1 |
| TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences | 1 |
| Technische Hochschule Köln | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1663050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cologne University of Applied Sciences Context triple: [Cologne, hasUniversity, Cologne University of Applied Sciences]
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A.
University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe
The University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe is a German higher education institution in Karlsruhe specializing in practice-oriented engineering, computer science, business, and media programs closely linked to industry.
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B.
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of Germany’s largest and oldest universities, renowned for its research and teaching across a broad range of disciplines.
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C.
German Sport University Cologne
German Sport University Cologne is a specialized public university in Cologne, Germany, focused on sports science, physical education, and related research.
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D.
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a major public research university in Hamburg, Germany, known for its wide range of academic disciplines and significant contributions to science and scholarship.
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E.
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
The German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer is a specialized higher education institution in Germany focused on public administration, administrative law, and governance, serving as a key training and research center for civil servants and public sector professionals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cologne University of Applied Sciences Target entity description: Cologne University of Applied Sciences is a major German university of applied sciences known for its practice-oriented programs in engineering, business, social sciences, and design.
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A.
University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe
The University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe is a German higher education institution in Karlsruhe specializing in practice-oriented engineering, computer science, business, and media programs closely linked to industry.
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B.
University of Cologne
The University of Cologne is one of Germany’s largest and oldest universities, renowned for its research and teaching across a broad range of disciplines.
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C.
German Sport University Cologne
German Sport University Cologne is a specialized public university in Cologne, Germany, focused on sports science, physical education, and related research.
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D.
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a major public research university in Hamburg, Germany, known for its wide range of academic disciplines and significant contributions to science and scholarship.
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E.
German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
The German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer is a specialized higher education institution in Germany focused on public administration, administrative law, and governance, serving as a key training and research center for civil servants and public sector professionals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
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public university ⓘ university of applied sciences ⓘ |
| affiliation |
German Rectors' Conference
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UAS7 ⓘ |
| campus |
Cologne
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Gummersbach ⓘ Leverkusen ⓘ |
| city | Cologne ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| emphasis |
cooperation with industry
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interdisciplinary teaching ⓘ internationalization ⓘ |
| focus |
applied research
ⓘ
practice-oriented education ⓘ |
| formerName |
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fachhochschule Köln
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| governedBy |
North Rhine-Westphalia
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surface form:
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
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| hasAcademicDiscipline |
architecture
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business ⓘ computer science ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ design ⓘ engineering ⓘ information science ⓘ media studies ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | largest universities of applied sciences in Germany ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
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Faculty of Architecture ⓘ Faculty of Business, Economics and Law ⓘ Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering Science ⓘ Faculty of Cultural Studies ⓘ Faculty of Information, Media and Electrical Engineering ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
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German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cologne
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Technische Hochschule Köln
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| offersProgramType |
bachelor's degree
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continuing education ⓘ master's degree ⓘ |
| offersStudyMode |
dual study programs
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full-time ⓘ part-time ⓘ |
| region | Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| shortName | TH Köln ⓘ |
| type | university of applied sciences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cologne University of Applied Sciences Description of subject: Cologne University of Applied Sciences is a major German university of applied sciences known for its practice-oriented programs in engineering, business, social sciences, and design.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
→
nativeName
→
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Technische Hochschule Köln
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
→
formerName
→
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Fachhochschule Köln