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Innovation and partnership are Drawing on our extensive network Peter Rosenbaum guiding principles for the Ruhr area’s of technology centers, educational UA Ruhr New York remarkable transition from a and institutions and international Executive Director steel powerhouse to one of Germany’s organizations, we bring together most cutting edge science regions. experts from both sides of the Atlantic who do groundbreaking work in our As a driving force behind this alliance’s key areas of research, among transformation, the University Alliance them Materials Science, Metropolitan Prof. Dr. Ruhr embodies this regional spirit Research, Cyber Security as well as the Gerhard Schembecker through excellence in research and new interdisciplinary field of Solvation UA Ruhr New York the collaboration of its members: Ruhr Science. We connect scientists, scholars President University , TU and students by hosting conferences University and the University of and public events, creating networking -. These universities opportunities and serving as an partner with renowned institutes and information platform. Dr. companies to shape the new identity Barbara Schneider of the Ruhr area as Germany’s biggest Become part of the UA Ruhr network! UA Ruhr New York academic hub with a global reach. Coordinator

Our liaison office in New York serves as a gateway to the Peter Rosenbaum Ruhr area’s exciting innovation landscape.

2 3 © Wolfram Höfer © Wolfram What is the University Alliance Ruhr?

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The UA Ruhr is a consortium of The UA Ruhr universities cooperate To strengthen our young scientists, Find out more on , with hundreds of universities the three universities established www.uaruhr.de/en/ TU Dortmund University and the and institutions around the the Research Academy Ruhr. This is Duisburg University of Duisburg-Essen, the world. To support and deepen one of the most powerful platforms three academic powerhouses of our international exchange and Essen in Germany that prepares young Germany’s thriving Ruhr area (the collaboration, the UA Ruhr has researchers for careers inside and Bochum “Ruhrgebiet” in German). liaison offices in North America outside of academia. Dortmund (New York), Latin America Each of our institutions has a strong (São Paulo), and Russia (). Today, the Ruhr area is not only tradition of breaking down walls Germany’s largest academic hub, but between disciplines. We believe By combining the complementary also an epicenter of innovation that in collaboration on all levels of strengths of our universities, we fosters close interaction between scholarship and research, which is successfully open up innovative academia and the private sector. one of the reasons we came together research fields. Outstanding Our alliance is an open channel to form this unique university examples of that standard- for students and researchers from alliance. setting collaboration include our around the world. programs “Materials Chain,” “Ruhr Explores Solvation” (RESOLV) and “Metropolitan Research.”

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The UA Ruhr New York office promotes BUILDING NETWORKS innovative transatlantic collaboration to promote transatlantic educational and research mobility © TU Dortmund University © University of Duisburg-Essen © Ruhr University Bochum © TU Dortmund University in research and among the three UA Ruhr universities and academic partners in North America. ORGANIZING CONFERENCES symposia and workshops for faculty and researchers We leverage our strengths in science and engineering, social sciences, and IDENTIFYING FUNDING RESOURCES the humanities, and create unique and new programs in science, engineering and the humanities opportunities for international academic cooperation. PROVIDING CAREER SUPPORT for young researchers We assist in extending programs throughout the Ruhr area and in North SUPPORTING EXCHANGE America, and ultimately help develop © TU Dortmund University © TU Dortmund University © TU Dortmund University © University of Duisburg-Essen of researchers and students solutions for global challenges.

6 7 © University of Duisburg-Essen © Ruhr University Bochum © Ruhr University Bochum © University of Duisburg-Essen Duisburg, Salvator Church and City Hall Duisburg Nord Landscape Park The Ruhr area — the Ruhrgebiet. Tradition and future.

Tradition in change. From coal to college and high tech. Well connected. Essen City Hall The Ruhrgebiet is the most densely The Ruhrgebiet has gone through The Ruhrgebiet has one of the populated region of Germany, with an exemplary transformation from world’s most extensive public more than 5.1 million people living Germany’s blue collar heartland into transportation networks with more in more than 50 municipalities. The one of the country’s most vibrant than 900 commuter train, subway, big four — Duisburg, Essen, Bochum regions for science and research. light-rail and bus lines, serving more and Dortmund — once were the Blast furnaces, gasometers and than 10,000 stops. International heart and backbone of Germany’s winding towers are visible reminders long-distance and high-speed coal and steel industry, a heritage of of a glorious industrial past, and trains connect the Ruhr area’s cities strength and classic technology. today mainly serve as venues for with other German and European cultural events. metropolitan regions. Bismarck Tower, Bochum Today, the entire region stands for Düsseldorf International Airport smart and innovative answers to The three UA Ruhr universities serves as a hub to all major the big challenges of technical, have been key to the Ruhr area’s destinations, both continental and economic and social change. This transformation into a role model for intercontinental. is the place where people from all structural change. Interdisciplinary parts of the world come to work, live academic work, an excellent network and create a better future. of research institutes, and close ties to large corporations and start-ups reintroduced the entire Ruhr area as Dortmund Opera Theatre a world-class destination for science, research and culture.

8 9 Dortmund Hohensyburg Dortmunder U The Ruhr area — the Ruhrgebiet. Life and landscapes. © Tewes Pia Culture. Nature. Sport. canal The 35-mile stretch between The Ruhr, Emscher and If there is one thing that stirs up Duisburg and Dortmund boasts waterways — once highly polluted emotions, it is soccer. When the an unparalleled scenery: The Ruhr — are now clean rivers with local soccer teams play against area has not only successfully functioning ecosystems. Along the one another, streets empty and transitioned from heavy industries riverbanks, hiking and biking routes it suddenly matters whether you to science and research, it has also connect the different landscapes of are a fan of Schalke 04, Borussia developed into a unique cultural the Ruhrgebiet and serve as lively Dortmund or VFL Bochum.

landscape. getaways for weekend trips or Wiciok Ruhr/RVR/Volker © Metropole romantic boat tours. Soccer is the most popular sport in Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund International events such as the the region, but of course there are RuhrTriennale, the Ruhr Piano The Duisburg Nord Landscape Park hundreds of activities that everyone Festival and the Ruhr Theatre is an excellent demonstration of can pursue, from kick-boxing to Festival feature international as the region’s to move yoga, from canoeing to chess, in well as regional art and artists — on without abandoning the past: countless clubs for every age group. mainstream, classic or experimental. Steel structures transform into Almost everything can be found green landmarks with playgrounds, in the region’s 300-plus museums, gardens and entertainment. venues, parks and theatres. Ruhr valley

10 11 © TU DortmundTU University © Opened in 1965 as the first university in the Worldfactory, a student training facility and Research facilities and partners Ruhr area, Ruhr University Bochum is now one of coworking space, supports students who would · 20 faculties Germany’s biggest and most successful research like to found their own company. Across subject · 11 affiliated research institutes universities. areas and industries, Worldfactory offers both the · 10 associated research institutes infrastructure and the expertise needed to develop Ruhr University Bochum’s Research School, an sustainable and creative business solutions. Research profile international college for structured doctoral · Solvation Science research, is one of the university’s Projects of Ruhr University Bochum in numbers · Cyber Security Excellence. Another project is the Cluster of · 43,000 students (14% international) · Materials Research Excellence RESOLV (Ruhr Explores Solvation) · 3,400 academic staff (incl. professors) · Protein Research that supports researchers at all stages of their · 2,400 Master’s degrees per year · Religious Studies career and offers a new platform for high value, · 550 Doctoral degrees per year · Plasmas with Complex Interactions interdisciplinary education and training for the · 900 international doctoral students and · Neuroscience next generation of scientists. The latest Cluster of guest researchers · Closed Carbon Cycle Economy Excellence project, “Cyber Security in the Age of · Operating budget: €559.9m · Subsurface Modeling and Engineering Large-Scale Adversaries (Casa),” brings together incl. €111.3m third-party funding leading scientists and psychologists to investigate for research projects the interaction of human behavior and IT security.

Interfaculty and interdisciplinary research departments raise the profile of Ruhr University Bochum. The outstanding support provided by the Early Career Researchers program and an excellent infrastructure round out the picture.

12 13 © Ruhr University Bochum University © Ruhr Founded in 1968, TU Dortmund University is The Center for Entrepreneurship & Transfer (CET) Research profile dedicated to a unique cross-weaving of natural offers entrepreneurial research and education as · Materials, Production Technology and Logistics sciences and engineering as well as social sciences well as a comprehensive range of start-up · Chemical , Drug Research and Process and cultural studies. Around 1,000 third-party services such as infrastructure, consultancy and Engineering funded projects bear witness to the university’s coaching, support for business plan competitions, · Data Analysis, Modeling and Simulation strong focus on research, including a range of and identifying financing options and mentors. · Education, Schooling and Inclusion collaborative projects such as Collaborative Research Every year, around 20 start-ups emerge from Centers, the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV (Ruhr TU Dortmund University. Dortmund Technology Park Explores Solvation), Research Training Groups, and · Largest technology park in Germany (#5 in Europe) several Horizon 2020 Research Consortia. TU Dortmund University in numbers · Around 350 companies · 34,000 students (11% international) · 10,000 employees (incl. academic staff) Approximately 80 study programs are offered · 2,300 academic staff (incl. professors) · €1.1b turnover at TU Dortmund University, among them four · 2,000 Master´s degrees per year · Europe’s largest incubator with more than international Master‘s degree programs. In the · 270 Doctoral degrees per year 100,000 sqm incubation space for diverse Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs leading · 300 international doctoral students and technologies such as Logistics, Biomedicine, to teacher certification, curricula are offered for all guest researchers Robotics, IT, Micro and Nano Technology, levels of education K-12, and there are 30 different · Operating budget: €331.5m budget including Sensor Systems and Production Technology subjects to choose from. Sixty percent of students €77.4m third-party funding for research projects have opted for engineering and scientific disciplines; forty percent are enrolled in cultural studies or Research facilities and partners social science programs. · 16 faculties · 5 affiliated research institutes · 7 associated research institutes

14 15 © TU DortumndTU University © Created in 2003 by the merger of the universities The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research facilities and partners of Duisburg and Essen, the University of Duisburg- (IDE) at the University of Duisburg-Essen supports · 11 faculties Essen is the youngest university in the state of innovations and start-ups across disciplines and · 12 affiliated research institutes North - and one of the ten largest industries. IDE provides a range of start-up services · 11 associated research institutes universities in Germany. such as coaching and innovation workshops, courses in accounting and management as well as its own Research profile In many disciplines, the University of Duisburg- Master’s program in “Innopreneurship.” · Nanoscience Essen ranks among the top ten of German research · Biomedical Sciences universities. Over the past three years, of Duisburg-Essen in numbers · Urban Systems income has risen 150 percent. · 42,900 students (19% international) · Transformation of Contemporary Societies · 4,200 academic staff (incl. professors) The University of Duisburg-Essen has developed · 2,200 Master’s degrees per year four interdisciplinary research clusters in which · 460 Doctoral degrees per year its scientists accomplish outstanding work. · 470 international doctoral students and In the interdisciplinary field of nanoscience, for guest researchers example, the University of Duisburg-Essen has · Operating budget: €588.7m established itself as a global player with its incl. €117.7m third-party funding Center for Nanointegration, CENIDE. for research projects

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The three Ruhr universities are part of an expansive local research network that includes three Max Planck Institutes, four Fraunhofer Institutes, four Leibniz Institutes, and the Mercator Research Center Ruhr. The universities collaborate closely with these institutes, creating unique interdisciplinary research and educational opportunities.

The Max Planck Society (MPG) is The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FHG) The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz The Mercator Research Center an independent, nonprofit research conducts applied research for Association (GWL) addresses Ruhr (MERCUR) was founded in organization. The Max Planck private and public enterprises, as scientific issues of importance to 2010 by the Mercator Foundation Institutes conduct basic research in well as for the general benefit of society as a whole. The Leibniz in collaboration with UA Ruhr. the natural sciences as well as in the the public. Fraunhofer Institutes Institutes provide infrastructure for With its funding programs for joint humanities, thereby complementing carry out research under contract science and research and conduct projects in research, education, research projects at universities. for industry, the service sector, and research-based services for the and administration, MERCUR public administration and also offer public, policymakers, academia and supports the networking strategies information and service features. business. of researchers, institutes and faculties across all three universities. MERCUR pursues the objective of promoting the science hub Ruhr by initiating and supporting strategic collaborations.

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