Universität Duisburg-Essen

About

Located in Duisburg and Essen, Germany, the Universität Duisburg-Essen is one of the country's largest and most modern universities, renowned for its strong research profile in physics, nanosciences, urban systems, and educational research. The university offers a wide array of English-taught master's degree programs that attract a diverse global cohort, drawing over 6,000 international students from more than 130 nations. Its dedicated International Office and International Student Support services provide comprehensive guidance on visas, housing, and integration through language courses and orientation weeks. A particularly distinctive characteristic of the institution is its dual-campus structure bridged by a free inter-campus shuttle, which fosters a uniquely interconnected regional experience across the dynamic Ruhr metropolitan area.

Background

The University of Duisburg-Essen (German: Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public research university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the university was awarded 194th place in the world. It was originally founded in 1654 and re-established on 1 January 2003, as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the university of Essen. It is based in both the cities of Duisburg and Essen, and a part of University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. With its 12 departments and around 40,000 students, the University of Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities. Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent. Natural science and engineering are ranked within the top 10 in Germany, and the humanities are within the top 20 to 30. Especially, the physics field is ranked in the top 1 in Germany.

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