Ruhr University Bochum

Located right in the dynamic, hospitable Ruhr metropolis in the heart of Europe, the Ruhr-University with its 20 faculties is home to 5,500 employees and more than 41,000 students from 130 countries. All the great scientific disciplines are united in one compact campus.

The Ruhr-University is on the way to becoming one of Europe's leading universities in the 21st century. Almost all courses are offered as Bachelor and Master programs. Excellence programs have made an international name: The Research School is an international college for structured doctoral research in the life sciences, the natural sciences and engineering, and the humanities and social sciences. Among themselves, both nationally and internationally highly networked, faculty and multidisciplinary research collaboration (Research Department) raise the profile of the RUB, added an unmatched program for the promotion of young scientists and scientists and an excellent infrastructure.