Built to change

Ruhr University Bochum has been driving change in the Ruhr area for 60 years. Together, we are breaking down disciplinary boundaries, daring to try new paths and welcoming talents who excel with us.

Studentinnen sitzen nebeneinander

Enrollment is now possible for non-restricted courses at Ruhr University. Applicants for a degree with restricted admission can find out about the status of their application at the Infoportal Zulassung. Here you will find all information you need about enrollment in degree programs.

Excellence Strategy

Collage aus Audimax der Ruhr-Universität Bochum und Mathetower der TU Dortmund
RUB and TU Dortmund apply as Ruhr Innovation Lab
All information about the competition

People

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"For me, Ruhr University stands for a place, where capable minds meet open hearts. It truly feels like a university built to change – and to help others change the world with it."

Naimeh Naseritaheri, Humboldt Fellow at the Chair of Analytical Chemistry II

News

Once a candidate is in the lead, our brains cannot get rid of this impression. This influences our evaluation of election results.

A new drug can eliminate cancer cells while training the immune system to destroy such cells throughout the body.

With its wide variety of subjects and faculties, Ruhr University Bochum offers almost limitless study opportunities. But don't worry: There are many offers for advice, orientation and support, especially when starting your studies. With individual talent support, Ruhr University helps young people to find their way and fully realize their potential.

The big questions of our time can only be answered together. This is why researchers at Ruhr University work together across disciplinary boundaries. The compact campus with its 21 faculties facilitates this collaboration on overarching questions of global change.

Ruhr University is a think tank, laboratory and production facility for the innovations that our world urgently needs. With the WORLDFACTORY, it also has a unique location for technology and knowledge-based spin-offs.

What Motivates us

We focus on these socially relevant topics on campus.

Portalbild und Claim Diversity

We see our great strength in the diversity of the people who work, study, research and teach at our university.

Zwei Bio-Studis bestimmen auf Wiese Pflanzen

We are committed to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aim to work together as a university community towards a sustainable RUB 2030.

Digitale Geräte

Digital technologies make university life more flexible, structured and convenient.

Ein Finger zeigt auf einen Globus

Ruhr Unversity is open to the world and internationally connected.

Study

37,702

persons enrolled at Ruhr University Bochum

Research

12

current Collaborative Research Centers

Transfer

more than
135

spin-offs since 2019

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