Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum, RUB), located on the southern hills of central Ruhr area Bochum, was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany since World War II. Instruction began in 1965.

The Ruhr-University Bochum is one of the largest universities in Germany and part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the most important German research funding organization.

With its 20 faculties, RUB is home to 5,600 employees and over 41,000 students from 130 countries. Almost all courses are offered as Bachelor and Master degree programmes. Their Research School is an international college for structured doctoral research in the life sciences, natural sciences, engineering, the humanities and social sciences.

People from 130 countries are currently studying or carrying out research on campus.

Research at RUB is internationally linked and geared towards internationalisation, for example in the research departments across the faculties. PhD students from across the world are carrying out top level research in several Graduate Schools with support from the Research School on campus. Young researchers are working on interdisciplinary matters in international teams, for example in the Mercator Research Groups. The Welcome Centre also offers international researchers intensive support during their stay at RUB and when preparing for this.

 

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Type of organization

1 office
1M - 5M
26-50
1962
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Company Offices

  • Germany (headquarters)
  • Bochum
  • Universitätsstraße 150