University of Duisburg-Essen
A strong Two-Campus University: Creative inspiration between the Rhine and Ruhr: the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is located in the European region with the highest density of institutions of higher learning. Created in 2003 by the merger of the universities of Duisburg and Essen, the UDE is the youngest university in North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the ten largest universities in Germany. Both campuses are easy to reach and offer some 37,304 students a broad academic spectrum with an international orientation – ranging from the humanities and social sciences to economics and the engineering and natural sciences, including medicine. Students from 130 countries are currently enrolled at the UDE. In many disciplines the UDE ranks amongst the TOP 10 of German research universities. Over the past three years, research income has risen by 150 percent, a development which is also thanks to the five main research areas: Nano-sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Urban Systems, Empirical Research in Education, and Change of Contemporary Societies. The staff members share their enthusiasm for science and research not only with students. At the Childrens University for example, budding scientists can get a taste of academic life on campus while exploring some everyday phenomena. The interested public can also learn about the UDE`s current research themes and are invited to attend literary and musical events at the university.
Five main research areas : The UDE is one of the 40 universities in Germany with the strongest research profile. Research activities are concentrated in five main research areas: Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnologies, Biomedical Sciences, Urban Systems, Empirical Research in Education, and Change of Contemporary Societies. Practical work: Internal institutions of the University and a ring of non-university institutions can provide impressive results of diverse practical work. Not only the technical disciplines are responsible for these impressive results but also the humanities and social science. And it also has very much to do with practical work when the University opens itself for tasks of training and created a separate institution with a diverse range of vocational qualifications.
Foundation year: 1654
Short name: UDE
Type: Public
Students: 41920
Faculty: 780
Faculty/Students Ratio: 54:1
Region: Europe
Location: Duisburg and Essen
