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Better together

University Alliance Ruhr

Under the motto "Better together", Ruhr-Universität Bochum, TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen have joined forces to form the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr).

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Since 2007, the three major universities in the Ruhr region have been pooling their expertise and resources to promote research, teaching and scientific innovation in the Ruhr science region. This makes the Ruhr region one of the strongest science locations in Germany.

The statistics of the UA Ruhr give an impression of its collective diversity and strength: around 110,000 young people study in a range of subjects that encompasses all disciplines from engineering and natural sciences to humanities, social sciences and medicine. Almost 14,000 scientists research and teach in a dynamic and cooperative environment that creates the best conditions for innovative solutions to the important research topics of our time.

In order to bundle top international research, the UA Ruhr 2021 has established four Research Centers and a College for Social Sciences and Humanities under the umbrella of the "Research Alliance Ruhr".