Cosmopolitan

RUB international
| University-wide partnerships | more than 40 in 25 nations |
| Partnerships at faculty/institute level | more than 250 in 62 nations |
| International students | 2,615 from 130 nations |
| Students with immigration background | 1,951 from 121 nations |
| Exchange students (incoming) | approx. 450 |
| Exchange students (outgoing) | approx. 500 |
| Foreign doctoral students | about 450 from 50 nations |
| International guest researchers | about 200 from 50 nations |
| International (full-time) staff | approx. 520 from nearly 80 Nations |
English, Double- und Joint Degree Programmes
| Degree Programmes taught in english | 11 |
| Double Degree Programmes | 12 |
| Joint Degree Programmes | 4 |
Member of the following international networks
- Utrecht Network
- MAUI Network
- AEN Network
- NOHA Network
- ENS Network
Foreign offices of the University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr
- ConRuhr New York
- ConRuhr Moscow
- ConRuhr Brasil (locations: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro)
Integrated EU projects (without Marie Curie measures)
- Exceptional Materials via Ionic Liquids (ERC Starting Grant)
- Nuclear Forces and Light Nuclei based on Quantum Chromodynamics (ERC Starting Grant)
- Functional Metagenomics - Harnessing the Biotechnological Potential of Completely Novel Protein Families
- BrightEMIL: EMIL goes Green
- Neural Dynamics
- Social Integration of Migrant Children
- Function of RGS2 in Serotonin Neurons and Anxiety
- Metrology for Liqified Natural Gas
Project participations in the 7th ResearchFramework Programme of the EU: 51
Participations in international research projects: 62
thereof 23 in coordination
Rev.: April 2012