Duisburg-Essen University

University Duisburg-Essen
Universität Duisburg-Essen

Motto	Offen im Denken
Motto in English	open-minded
Established	January 1, 2003 (1654 see history)
Type	Public
Endowment	€426.7 million
Chancellor	Dr. Rainer Ambrosy
Rector	Prof. Dr. Ulrich Radtke
Academic staff	419 (2009)
Admin. staff	4,285
Students	37,000 (2011)
Location	Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Campus	Urban/Suburban
Colors	Blue and White
Affiliations	UAMR - University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr , DAAD, DFG, IRUN
Website	www.uni-duisburg-essen.de

The University Duisburg-Essen is a public university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the new founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. It was founded on January 1, 2003 as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen, both of which were established in 1972. Until 1994 the name of the Gerhard Mercator University was Comprehensive University of Duisburg.
With its 12 departments and more than 37,000 students, the University Duisburg-Essen ranks among the 10 largest German universities. Many international students study at the University Duisburg-Essen and give the cities of Duisburg and Essen an international atmosphere.

History

Its origins date back to the 1555 decision of Duke Wilhelm V von Jülich-Kleve-Berg to create a university for the unified duchies at the Lower Rhine. To this end, it was necessary to obtain a permission of the emperor and the pope. Although the permission of the pope was granted in 1564 and of the emperor in 1566, the university was founded about ninety years later in 1654, after the acquisition of the duchy of Kleve by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. It opened on October 14, 1655 by Johannes Claudberg as their first rector. The university had four faculites: Theology, Medicine, Law and Arts. During its period of activity it was one of the central and leading universities of the western provinces of Prussia.
Only a few decades later the university was in competition with the much better equipped Dutch universities. Since only about one third of the population in the western provinces of Prussia were member of the reformed church, most Lutheran and Catholic citizens in the second half of the 18th century, sent their sons to other universities.
The university declined rapidly and was on 18 October 1818 due to a Cabinet Order of Friedrich Wilhelm III. officially lifted. At the same time, the University of Bonn was founded. Large parts of the Duisburg University Library were relocated to Bonn and then formed the basis of the newly formed Bonn Library. Also the sceptre of the University of Duisburg was given to the University of Bonn, and is available until today.
In 1891 the Rheinisch-Westfälische Hüttenschule was settled from Bochum to Duisburg, which was later developed to the Königlich-Preußischen Maschinenbau- und Hüttenschule, and was renamed in 1938 to Public School of Engineering.
After a decision of the federal state government in 1960 the teacher training college of Kettwig was settled to Duisburg and was named Pedagogical University Ruhr. In 1972 the Pedagogical University Ruhr and the Public School of Engineering, which was renamed in 1971 to University of applied sciences Duisburg. Other schools were also relocated to Duisburg. The University of Duisburg was then called Comprehensive University of Duisburg. In 1994 the university was renamed to "Gerhard-Mercator-University".
In 2003 the Gerhard-Mercator-University and the University of Essen merged to the University Duisburg-Essen.

Campus Duisburg Library

A building of Uni-DUE at Campus Essen (Library)

Recent developmentsIn march 2007 the three universities of Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg and Essen founded the University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr, which is modelled on the University of California system.

Organizations

The University Duisburg-Essen today has twelve faculties, listed below:

Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Educational Sciences
Faculty of Art and Design
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Mercator School of Management - Faculty of Business Administration
Faculty of Mathematics
Faculty of Physics
Department of Chemistry
Department of Biology and Geography
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Medicine

Central scientific institutes

Center for nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE)
German-French institute for automation and robotics (IAR)
Erwin L. Hahn institute for magnetic resonance imaging
Essen college of gender studies (EKfG)
Institute for experimental mathematics
Institute for east Asian sciences (IN-EAST)
Institute for advanced study in the humanities
Centre for logistics and transport (ZLV)
Centre for medical biotechnology (ZMB)
Centre for water and eviromenmental research (ZMU)
Center for empirical research in education (ZeB)

Associated institutes

German textile research centre north-west (DTNW)
Development centre for ship technology and transport systems (DST)
Asia-Pacific economic research institute (FIP)
Institute of energy and eviromental technology (IUTA)
Institute of mobile and satellite communication technology (IMST)
Institute for prevention and health promotion (IPG)
Institute of science and ethics (IWE)
IWW water centre
Rhine-Ruhr institute for social research and political consulting (RISP)
Salomon Ludwig Steinheim Institute for German-Jewish history (StI)
Center for fuel cell technology (ZBT)

Faculties

Faculty of Humanities (Short profile)
Faculty of Social Sciences (Short profile)
Faculty of Educational Sciences (Short profile)
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (Short profile)
Mercator School of Management (Short profile)
Faculty of Mathematics (Short profile)
Faculty of Physics (Short profile)
Faculty of Chemistry (Short profile)
Faculty of Biology (Short profile)
Faculty of Engineering (Short profile)
Faculty of Medicine (Short profile)

Degree Programmes

Anglophone Studies* (B.A.)
Anglophone Studies* (M.A.)
Applied Communication and Media Science (B.Sc.)
Applied Communication and Media Science (M.Sc.)
Applied Computer Science (B.Sc.)
Applied Computer Science (M.Sc.)
Applied Computer Science - Systems Engineering (B.Sc.)
Applied Computer Science - Systems Engineering (M.Sc.)
Applied Philosophy* (B.A.)
Automation and Control Engineering (ISE) (M.Sc.)
Automation and Control Engineering (ISE) B.Sc.)
Automotive Engineering & Management (M.Sc.)
Biology (B.Sc.)
Business Administration (B.Sc.)
Business Administration (B.Sc.)
Business Administration (M.Sc.)
Business Administration - Energy and Finance (M.Sc.)
Business Administration - Health Care Management (M.Sc.)
Chemistry (B.Sc.)
Chemistry (M.Sc.)
Christian Studies (B.A.)
Christian Studies (M.A.)
Civil Engineering (B.Sc.)
Civil Engineering (M.Sc.)
Computational Mechanics (ISE)(M.Sc.)
Computer Engineering (ISE) (B.Sc.)
Computer Engineering (ISE) (M.Sc.)
Computer Science (Applied Computer Science (B.Sc.))
Computer Science (Applied Computer Science (M.Sc.))
Computer Science (Applied Computer Science - Systems Engineering (B.Sc.))
Computer Science (Applied Computer Science - Systems Engineering (M.Sc.))
Computer Science and Communications Engineering (ISE) (B.Sc.)
Computer Science and Communications Engineering (ISE) (M.Sc.)
Contemporary East Asian Studies (M.A.)
Control and Information Systems (ISE) (B.Sc.)
Control and Information Systems (ISE) (M.Sc.)
Cultural Management (B.A.)
Development and Governance (M.A.)
Dutch Language and Culture* B.A.)
Education Science (B.A.)
Educational Media (Online course of study, Pay Master) (M.A.)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ISE) (B.Sc.)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ISE) (M.Sc.)
Electro-technology and Information Technology (B.Sc.)
Electro-technology and Information Technology (M.Sc.)
Energy Science (B.Sc.)
Environmental Toxicoloy (M.Sc.)
European Adult Education (M.A.)
French Language and Culture* (B.A.)
French Language and Culture* (M.A.)
German Studies: Language, Literature, Culture and Communications* (B.A.)
German Studies: Literature and Practical Media Studies* (M.A.)
Health Care Management (M.Sc.)
History (M.A.)
History and Theoriy of Art and Design (M.A.)
History* (B.A.)
History* (M.A.)
Industrial Engineering (B.Sc.)
Industrial Engineering (M.Sc.)
Information Systems (B.Sc.)
Information Systems (M.Sc.)
Information Systems (Pay-Master) (M.Sc.)
International Relations and Development Policy (M.A.)
International Studies in Engineering (ISE courses of studies)
Literature and Media Practice (M.A.)
Management and Technology of Water and Waste Water (M.Sc.)
Mathematics (B.Sc.)
Mathematics (M.Sc.)
Mechanical Engineering (B.Sc.)
Mechanical Engineering (ISE) (B.Sc.)
Mechanical Engineering (ISE) (M.Sc.)
Mechanical Engineering (M.Sc.)
Medical Biology (B.Sc.)
Medical Biology (M.Sc.)
Medicine (State Examination)
Metallurgy and Metal Forming (ISE)(B.Sc.)
Metallurgy and Metal Forming (ISE)(M.Sc.)
Modern East Asien Studies (B.A.)
Modern East Asien Studies (M.A.)
Nano-engineering (B.Sc.)
Nano-engineering (M.Sc.)
Pharmaceutical Medicine (Pay-Master) (M.Sc.)
Philosophy* (M.A.)
Physics (B.Sc.)
Physics (M.Sc.)
Political Economy (B.A.)
Political Economy (M.A.)
Political Management, Public Policy and Public Administration (M.A.)
Political Science (B.A.)
Public Transport Management (for students with a fulltime job) (M.Sc.)
Science And Theory of Art and Design (M.A.)
Social Work (B.A.)
Social Work: Counselling and Management (M.A.)
Sociology (B.A.)
Sociology (M.A.)
Spanish Language and Culture* (B.A.)
Spanish Language and Culture* (M.A.)
Steel Technology and Metal Forming (B.Sc.)
Survey Methodology (M.A.)
Sustainable Urban Technologies (M.Sc.))
Teaching Degree Programmes for Berufskollegs (educational institutions offering a wide range of school-leaving certificates and vocational qualifications) (State Examination)
Teaching Degree Programmes for grammar schools and comprehensive schools (State Examination)
Teaching Degree Programmes for primary schools, lower secondary schools and the corresponding grades at comprehensive schools (emphasis on lower secondary schools and intermediate secondary schools and the corresponding grades at comprehensive schools) (State Examination)
Teaching Degree Programms for primary schools, lower schools and intermediate secondary schools and the corresponding grades at comprehensive schools (emphasis on primary school teaching) (State Examination)
Technical Logistics (M.Sc.)
Theory and methodology of economics studies (B.A.)
Transnational ecosystem-based Water Management - TWM (M.Sc.)
Water Science (M.Sc.)
Water Sciences: Chemistry, Analytics, Microbiology (B.Sc.)

Research

Research Programs and Projects

DFG Collaborative Research Centres
DFG Priority Programmes
DFG Research Training Groups & Graduate Schools
DFG Research Units
Emmy Noether Programmes

EU-Funding
BMBF-Funding
MIWF-Funding
Other National Funding Programmes
Funding from Foundations

Central scientific institutes

Center for Computational Sciences and Simulation (CCSS)
Center for Empirical Research in Education (ZeB)
Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE)
Centre for Logistics and Transport (ZLV)
Centre for Medical Biotechnology (ZMB)
Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU)
Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ELH)
Essen College of Gender Studies (EKfG)
Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST)
Institute for Experimental Mathematics (IEM)
Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research
Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI)
paluno - The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology

Associated institutes

German textile research centre north-west (DTNW)
Development centre for ship technology and transport systems (DST)
Asia-Pacific economic research institute (FIP)
Institute of energy and eviromental technology (IUTA)
Institute of mobile and satellite communication technology (IMST)
Institute for prevention and health promotion (IPG)
Institute of science and ethics (IWE)
IWW water centre
Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr
Rhine-Ruhr institute for social research and political consulting (RISP)
Salomon Ludwig Steinheim institute for German-Jewish history (StI)
Center for fuel cell technology (ZBT)
Center for Studies on Turkey and Integration

Research Profile & Main Areas

Ideas for the future

In many disciplines the UDE ranks amongst the TOP 10 of German research universities. Over the past three years, research income has risen by 150 percent, a development which is also thanks to the five main research areas: Nanosciences, Biomedical Sciences, Urban Systems, Empirical Research in Education, and Change of Contemporary Societies.
Nanoscience
Nanoscience is considered to be one of the key issues in technology today. The University of Duisburg-Essen has an outstanding network of experts in this interdisciplinary field, with a reputation that extends far beyond the local region.
» more about: "Nanoscience"
Biomedical Sciences
Hippocrates knew that "Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue". Disease has many causes, and, in spite of advances in modern biomedicine, it is still difficult to combat.
» more about: "Biomedical Sciences"
Empirical Research in Education
Why do pupils at German schools compare relatively poorly with their counterparts in the rest of Europe? The groundbreaking research to find the answer to this question is currently being conducted at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
» more about: "Empirical Research in Education"
Urban Systems
There are few better places for the University of Duisburg-Essen's interdisciplinary main research area of Urban Systems to be situated than in one of the largest conurbations in Europe.
» more about: "Urban Systems"
Change of Contemporary Societies
Societies must cope with change on many levels, including social interaction, decision-making, and conflict resolution. Today, these changes are taking place under the conditions of a globalised, networked world.

Scientific programmes & projects

Research centers (SFB)
Priority programmes
Postgraduate programmes
Research groups
Emmy-Noether-groups
EU-Funding
BMBF-promotion
Other federal programmes
MIWFT-promotion
Stiftungsförderung

Science Support Centre (SSC)
The SSC, founded in 2008 to replace the former Department of Research Funding and Technology Transfer (FFT), serves the vital function of providing researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen with a comprehensive offering of support services. The Science Support Centre also coordinates the activities of the university’s primary research institutes.
With the Science Support Centre, the University of Duisburg-Essen took a major step in providing its scientists with the best possible support, allowing them to focus their full attention on their research.

Services & Contact

Contact persons

Vice-Rector for Research, Junior academic Staff & Knowledge Transfer Professor Dr. Jörg Schröder
Secretariat of the Vice-RectorKatrin BosnjakLG 502 (Duisburg) - Tel.: ++49 (0)203 379-1464 - Fax: ++49 (0)203 379-3500
stabsstelle.rektorat@uni-due.de
Committee for Research, Junior academic Staff & Knowledge Transfer
Assistance of Committee for ResearchGünter van den Boom
T01 S06 B07 (Essen) - Tel.: +49 201 183 3939
guenter.vandenboom@zv.uni-due.de
Science Support Centre - SSChttp://www.uni-due.de/ssc
Department of economy & finance
Section for research grants incl. third-party funds
Subject librarians of University library http://www.uni-due.de/ub/en/efachref.shtml

Information for Doctoral Students

Information for Ph.D. Students

Applicants for doctoral studies have to look for a doctoral advisor on their own initiative and suggest a scientific topic.
If your suggestion for a topic has been accepted you can apply at the international office with the professor's letter of acceptance.
Please submit your application for admission at the international office. For Online(https://applyonline.uni-due.de/) apply .
You can apply any time (except for graduate schools)
If you do not wish to write your dissertation in German you also need a written confirmation from the Postgraduate Admissions Board of the respective faculty stating the language your dissertation will be written in.
Please find the main research of the faculties.
Please find a list of all graduate schools.

Information for Post Docs

We at the University of Duisburg-Essen are happy to welcome you! Our university is known for its international outlook, open approach, and support of global knowledge exchange - we are excited that you will be joining our community and hope to help you feel at home during your stay.

Prior to any period spent abroad it's natural that you will have many professional, financial and organisational questions about your visit. To help you prepare and to give you a reference while staying in Germany we have put together a brochure for you, filled with answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" about things like visas, insurance, and even things to do in the area. Although probably not everything in this brochure brochure like you think of a large telephone book: You may never need all of it but it's nice to have it just in case. is personally relevant we hope you can think of this

What should you do if you have other questions? We would recommend you first check with the institute supervising your stay and colleagues there since they can provide first-hand experience and advice. And, for questions that they are unable to answer, please feel free to contact us at the International Office!

Costs & fees

Fees

The social contribution (Sozial- und Studierendenschaftsbeitrag) is used to finance the semesterticket, the student welfare contribution for the student service and the student self-administration. All students have to pay the social contribution.

More about the social contribution (http://www.uni-due.de/studierendensekretariat/sozial_studierendenschaftsbeitrag.shtml)

Cost of living

Information on cost of living in Germany (http://www.internationale-studierende.de/en/prepare_your_studies/financing/costs_of_living/)

All students must be covered by a compulsory health insurance. There are however certain circumstances in which you must be privately insured.

Information on health insurance (http://www.internationale-studierende.de/en/prepare_your_studies/entry_into_germany/health_insurance/)

Gainful employment

What do you have to take note of when working whilst studying?

Information on gainful employment (http://www.internationale-studierende.de/en/during_your_studies/jobbing/)

Mentoring & Scholarships

The University of Duisburg-Essen is highly committed to offering students the best possible conditions in which to study and work. With a range of different measures, it helps students to pursue and complete their studies successfully, promotes young talent, and takes the differing backgrounds and needs of its students into account.

Studying

One of the most important tools the UDE uses to support students during their studies is its comprehensive mentoring system. This special programme is designed to lend students precisely the individual support they need in every faculty, particularly during the critical early stages of their courses and at exam time. In concrete terms, this means that every student is assigned a mentor, usually a member of the teaching staff, and has access to various special advisory and support services. The UDE mentoring system raises the level of satisfaction among students and helps them to achieve their own goals and develop their personal and academic skills. At the same time, it is a good way to identify particularly able students and foster their talent.

Scholarships

Any institution expecting high performance from its students must also be willing to invest in it. The UDE therefore takes part - very successfully - in the North Rhine-Westphalia Scholarship Programme. Since its inception in 2009, this programme has been supporting talented and ambitious students from at home and abroad. The participating universities are required to obtain one half of funding from sponsors, and the state government contributes the remaining half. The UDE selects its scholarship candidates primarily by achievement, but it also takes other aspects into account such as social engagement, parenthood, alternative educational routes or a migrant background. This still young programme is being extended year on year. Some students are also exempted from paying student fees. The UDE waives or reduces the fees according to certain social criteria, an offer which is taken up by no less than one in six students.

Student fees

The entire student fees flow directly into improving the quality of teaching and study programmes, for example by appointing more academic staff and tutors, buying additional books or investing in media technology. Five percent of total income is allocated to the university's own foundation, the Duisburg-Essen University Foundation, a fledgling institution that is set to play an increasingly important role as its capital grows. In 2007, the UDE was the first university in Germany to establish a university foundation. Its task is to optimise study conditions. Interest earnings are invested in a variety of measures decided upon by the executive board, which is made up of equal numbers of university and student representatives. The Foundation also assists when students are writing their final thesis or if they find themselves in dire financial circumstances; it provides grants to young parents, for example, and awards scholarships to talented students with no financial means.

Mercator-Professorship Award

The University Duisburg-Essen awards the Mercator-Professur to individuals who are well-known for their social and scientific engagement. So far, recipients of the Mercator-Professur have been:

1997: Hans-Dietrich Genscher
1998: Siegfried Lenz
1999: Jan Philipp Reemtsma
2000: Jutta Limbach
2001: Volker Schlöndorff
2002: Ulrich Wickert
2003: Daniel Goeudevert
2004: Walter Kempowski
2005: Richard von Weizsäcker
2006: Necla Kelek
2007: Hanan Ashrawi
2008: Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
2009: Peter Scholl-Latour
2010: Alice Schwarzer
2011: Udo Di Fabio

Professors include Jette Joop, Kai Krause and Bruce Ames.

Alumni portal

You have studied, done research, taught at the University of Duisburg-Essen? Or are you currently a scientist, a student or are you working in another capacity at the University of Duisburg-Essen? Our alumni network has been launched - you are welcome to register in the Alumni portal of the University of Duisburg-Essen. It enables you to get in touch with former fellow students, with your university and to make use of different services.

The registration for the alumni portal is free and has the following benefits: