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Our Winter Schooll courses in Mechanical Engineering and Management offer international students the opportunity to take part in excellent science and research at RWTH Aachen University. The University is highly acclaimed internationally for its development of innovative answers to the most pressing global challenges. As a result, numerous research institutions, companies, R&D departments and start-ups have settled in and around Aachen, making RWTH the ideal setting for aspiring students.

Ranking RWTH Aachen University was placed 23 in the QS World Univer- sity Rankings by subject “Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing” (QS World University Rankings 2018), making it the best German university in this field.

University of Excellence – Science and Research at RWTH Aachen University The Excellence Initiative provided a huge boost to the further Currently, there are two Clusters of Excellence at RWTH Aachen development of RWTH Aachen University. Funded by the German University: The Cluster of Excellence “Internet of Production” federal and state governments and overseen by the German and the Cluster of Excellence “Fuel Science Center”. Moreover, Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Council of Science RWTH Aachen, the University of Cologne, the University of Bonn and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat), the Excellence Initiative aims and Forschungszentrum Jülich will closely cooperate together at strengthening Germany’s global role in excellent science and in the joint Cluster of Excellence “Matter and Light for Quantum research, its competitiveness as well as visibility in the world. Computing”. innovation intheregion. AachenhasbeenapivotaldrivingforceRWTH ofdevelopmentand success andattractivenessofthenewcampusarea. Asaresult, ofProduction”,of Excellence“Internet highlightingtherapid business mindsalike.CampusMelatenisalsohomeoftheCluster industry, makingthistheidealplaceforambitiousresearchers and and research Aachenand aswellcooperationbetweenRWTH Cluster. Combined,theseclustersrepresent aneweraofscience Cluster, theHeavy-DutyDrivesClusterandSmartLogistics Energy Cluster, thePhotonicsCluster, the Production Engineering been founded:theBio-MedicalEngineeringCluster, theSustainable new campusarea, CampusMelaten,sixinitialclustershave RWTH tri-border area ofGermany, BelgiumandtheNetherlands.On Aachen’s influenceonandprominence inthe region andtheentire AachenCampusisaprimeexampleofRWTH The RWTH Development –AGrowing UniversityfullofPossibilities Copyright: e.GOMobileAG will enterthemarketinbeginningof2019. vehicle ofDeutschePostDHL,andtheelectronic care.GO,which Aachenareout atRWTH theStreetScooter, theelectricdelivery Two recent examplesofsuccessfulinnovationsthatwere thought Innovation -From anIdeato Market Copyright: KlimaExpo.NRW them are studentsfrom international 125 countries. AachenUniversity–10,455or23,1%of in 157coursesatRWTH During thewintersemester2018/19,45,256studentsare enrolled Start Your Career AachenUniversity–BeatHomeAbroadRWTH andKick- Brussels 150km Luxembourg 150km Strasbourg 300km Aachen Berlin 550km

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