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1 Mai 2006 T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F D U I S B U R G E S S E N S C I E N C E O N T H E R H I N E A N D T H E R U H R

2 C A M P U S L O C A T I O N S T W O C A M P U S E S I N T H E R H I N E - R U H R R E G I O N

3 C A M P U S L O C A T I O N S D U I S B U R G 500,000 inhabitants The most important steel production site in Europe The logistical centre of Germany, with the largest inland port in Europe The seat of the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems E S S E N 590,000 inhabitants The cultural and economical centre of the Rhine-Ruhr region as well as a hotspot of the service industries The seat of the Institute for Cultural Studies and of the Rhenish- Westphalian Institute for Economic Research The home of the Folkwang Museum with its unique collection of art from the 19 th and 20 th centuries

4 O V E R V I E W H I S T O R Y August 1, 1972: Foundation of 2 Gesamthochschulen in Duisburg and Essen 1980: Change of names to Universität-Gesamthochschule Duisburg and Universität-Gesamthochschule Essen January 1, 2003: Merger of the 2 universities to the University of Duisburg-Essen

5 O V E R V I E W 1 2 D E P A R T M E N T S including the following subjects Humanities Arts and Design Social Studies Economics Engineering Mathematics and Sciences Medicine

6 O V E R V I E W P E O P L E A T T H E U N I V E R S I T Y B U D G E T 33,750 students 500 professors, including 76 in the Faculty of Medicine 2,220 academic staff, including 772 in the Faculty of Medicine 1,640 employees technical support and administrative services 293,3 million in state aid, of which 77,8 million is for the Faculty of Medicine 56,8 million in research income, of which 23,1 million is for the Faculty of Medicine

7 S T U D Y I N G & T E A C H I N G S T U D E N T S 33,750 students: 47 % female students 12 % foreign students 8,200 first-year students: 48 % female students 18 % foreign students 2,650 graduates, including 290 doctoral students: 57 % female students 8 % foreign students

8 S T U D Y I N G & T E A C H I N G S T U D E N T S by subjects and gender Humanities Arts and Design Social Studies Economics Engineering Mathematics and Sciences Medicine Male Female

9 R E S E A R C H H I G H P R I O R I T Y A R E A S O F R E S E A R C H Genetical Medicine and Medical Biotechnology Fundamentals and Applications of Nanotechnologies Empirical Research in Education Urban Systems C O O R D I N A T E D P R O G R A M M E S F U N D E D B Y T H E D E U T S C H E F O R S C H U N G S G E M E I N S C H A F T (DFG) Managing or participating roles in six collaborative research centres (SFBs), of which four involve the Physics Department Four DFG research training groups in Educational Studies, Medicine, Physics and Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Seven DFG research units in Educational Studies, Physics, Chemistry and Medicine

10 R E S E A R C H I N T E R D I C I P L I N A R Y C E N T R E S Centre for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB) Centre of Microscale Ecosystems (ZMU) Centre of Logistics and Transport (ZLV) Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT) Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) Institute for Experimental Mathematics (IEM) Institute for East Asien Studies (InEast) G R A D U A T E S C H O O L S Ruhr Graduate School in Economics, jointly with the Rhenish- Westphalian Institute for Economic Research (RWI), the Ruhr- University Bochum and the University of Dortmund International Graduate School in Mathematics

11 R E S E A R C H SOURCES OF RESEARCH INCOME (excluding the Faculty of Medicine) 32% 29,8% 5,3% 24,3% 8,6% DFG DFG Europäische Union European Union Wirtschaft Industries Stiftungen Foundations Sonstige Others Total sum: 33,7 millionen

12 I N T E R N A T I O N A L ConRuhr Joint office for international relations of the Universities of Duisburg-Essen, Bochum and Dortmund 40 ACTIVE PARTNERSHIPS WORLDWIDE

13 I N T E R N A T I O N A L I N C O M I N G S T U D E N T S 4,390 students who acquired their university entrance qualification abroad, of whom: 42 % are from European countries 40 % are from Asian countries 14 % are from African countries 3 % are from the US 1 % are from Australia and other countries O U T G O I N G S T U D E N T S 200 outgoing students each year participating in exchange programmes (ERASMUS/SOKRATES)

14 C E N T R A L S E R V I C E S I N F O R M A T I O N A N D C O U N S E L L I N G University Library (UB) with 2.6 million print volumes Centre for Information and Media Services (ZIM) with 11,000 interconnected systems Academic Counselling Centre for Study and Career Development (ABZ) with more than 31,000 annual contacts

15 F O R T H E G E N E R A L P U B L I C O F F E R S F O R E V E R Y O N E Mercator Professorship in each winter semester (e. g. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Jutta Limbach, Richard von Weizsäcker, Ulrich Wickert) Poet in residence in each semester (e. g. Günter Grass, Rolf Hochmuth, Jurek Becker, Martin Walser, Cees Nooteboom) Summer University for Women in Natural Sciences and Engineering, Taster courses, opportunities for pupils to participate in certified courses, Freestyle Physics Lectures for children between the ages of 8 and 12 Series of lectures open to the general public as well as seminars, concerts and exhibitions