The Akademie för uns Kölsche Sproch (Academy for our Colognian language) was established in 1983 by the Stadtsparkasse Köln (Cologne Savings and Loan Association).
As part of the bank's foundation for culture, this academy campaigns for the preservation and promotion of the Kölsch dialect as a language.
Written and oral Kölsch examinations are held, with successful candidates receiving a certificate signed by the city mayor.
[2] They have and all kinds of media in addition to printed books, including a notable collection of historic picture postcards of Cologne.
[3] The academy acts as a publisher, with 25 books in and on the Kölsch dialect and on the history of the city currently in print.