| Year |
Topic |
Link |
| 2007 |
At the end of the year of Humanities 2007, the Ruhr Universität was awarded the “R” in the programme "The ABCs of Humankind". The "R" stands for religion and its importance for humanity. |
Press information |
| 2007 |
Bochum’s humanities scholars receive a full 12 million Euros from the Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for an international college on the theme "Dynamics in the history of religions between Asia and Europe". |
Press information |
| 2007 |
With ICAMS – the Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Materials Simulation – the Ruhr-Universität Bochum has risen to become a world leader in materials research. An industrial consortium led by ThyssenKrupp and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia supported the establishment of the centre of materials simulation to the tune of 24.2 million Euros. Natural scientists and engineers work closely together here to develop novel methods for the computer simulation of contemporary materials. |
ICAMS |
| 2007 |
The universities of Bochum, Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen set up the “University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr”: with this, the universities of the Ruhr region move closer together, whilst remaining independent. In this future-oriented cooperation, the University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr aims to strengthen and targetedly extend the achievements of the three partners and to jointly develop research and teaching priorities further. The aim is to establish the University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr as an excellence location within the national and international scientific and academic landscape. |
Universitätsallianz |
| 2007 |
The engineering faculties of the Universities of Bochum and Dortmund, founded the “Engineering Unit Ruhr” and thus one of the most high-powered training and research centres in Germany. Under a common roof, the partners aim to network their resources and purposefully exploit synergies. The Engineering University Ruhr is a first measure to fill the “University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr” with life. |
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| 2007 |
The door to the “elite” is wide open: the Ruhr-Universität is submitting a full proposal for the second round of the Excellence Initiative of the federal and state funding lines for the two "Clusters of Excellence" (PROTEINinteractions: from molecular mechanism to cellular NETWORKS) and “Future strategies for the project-related extension of top-level university research” (Elite University) |
Wettbewerb
Exzellenzinitiative |
| 2007 |
Cosmopolitan university: the Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of three successful universities in the competition for the best ideas for establishing a "Welcome Centre" for international researchers, organised by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the Deutsche Telekom Foundation and the innovation agency for German science ( Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft). The Bochum concept for all-round support of foreign researchers is to be funded with € 125,000. |
Welcome
Centre |
| 2006 |
With its concept of a campus-wide and international
graduate school (Ruhr-University Research School), the
University succeeded in winning the funding of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
(DFG)! Thus the Ruhr-University is one of the few universities
in NRW which will be able to implement their concepts of Research
Schools in the next five years. |
Research
School |
| 2006 |
Study, career, and children: The Ruhr-Universität
is certified as a “Family Friendly University”.
The certification was awarded for already implemented policies
such as child care, eLearning, a mentoring programme, as well as
for agreed aims to implement a personnel development and “Dual
Career” programmes. |
Family
Friendly University |
| 2006 |
The Ruhr-Universität Bochum is one of four
institutions of higher education in Germany that achieved the first
place in the nationwide competition Key Qualifications
Plus sponsored by the "Stifterverband" and
the "Mercator-Stiftung". With its Options Module (Optionalbereich),
Bochum is unique among public sector universities and has a campus
wide concept for acquiring key skills. The module involves the
participation of nearly all disciplines and is anchored in the
Bachelor programmes. |
“Soft
Skills Plus” at the RUB |
| 2006 |
The Ruhr-Universität is requested to submit a final proposal for its "Ruhr-University
Research School" as part of the Excellence Initiative for promoting top-level
research in Germany initiated by the Federal and state governments. |
Press
release: Research School |
| 2005 |
“Get the Best” – The
RUB achieves 1st prize in the nationwide competition "Initiative
D21" for the best concept for promoting women in research.
The RUB concept encompasses all phases of an academic career and
brings these phases into a common framework. With this concept
the RUB informs, motivates, and supports young women in the choice
of their degree programme, to career orientation, to professorship.
A special aspect of the concept is the Mentoring Programme. |
Press
release "Get the Best" |
| 2005 |
The
idea of the Centre for Foreign Language Studies is to offer all
available language courses from a single source with quality
assured teaching and the highest degree of transparency for students.
The RUB has committed itself to a very special service: all students
who want to learn a foreign language in addition to their programme
of study can do so at no cost. |
Zentrum
für Fremdsprachenausbildung (ZFA) |
| 2004 |
In line with the motto “In numbers there is
strength”, the three universities of the Ruhr area – the
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the University of Dortmund, and the
University of Duisburg-Essen – have jointly formed a Contact
Office in New York: ConRuhr. The Office should make the Ruhr area
more known as a place of research and encourage academic exchanges
among scientists and students. |
ConRuhr |
| 2004 |
The Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE)
designated the Ruhr-Universität as a “Best Practices
University 2004”. The award committee particularly commended
the RUB’s success in adopting the Bachelor and Master system
and for implementing quality assurance measures. Personnel development,
support for young academics, and knowledge transfer were all considered
as exemplary. |
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| 2004 |
The "Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung" provided
the financial support for the establishment of the Alfried
Krupp-School Laboratory. The 1000 m² lab leaves no wishes unfulfilled:
it has sections for biology and chemistry, physics, and mathematical
analysis, a 360° projection cylinder and a seminar room. There
is plenty of room to experiment. The lab complements classroom
teaching and is the ideal place to create enthusiasm for natural
science and technology. The aim of the lab is to communicate state
of the art knowledge and to develop new methods in science teaching. |
Alfried
Krupp School Labratory |
| 2003 |
The first faculty wide graduate school is opened.
The international doctoral programme, the Graduate School of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, accepts Master or Bachelor students in chemistry
or related disciplines for its 3 or 4 year doctoral programme.
The international students undertake their research at the Faculty
of Chemistry and Biochemistry or the Max-Planck Institutes in Dortmund,
Mülheim, or Düsseldorf. |
Graduate School of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2003 |
The RUB becomes a member of the University
Network for the Promotion of Excellence in Sports. The RUB has a large
number of top sportsmen and women, particularly in rowing and athletic
sports. In order to support them in combining sports and study
the RUB has entered into cooperation with the top sports associations. |
University
Network for the Promotion of Excellence in Sports |
| 2002 |
Under the motto “We want to get rid of them!” the
RUB organized its unique foreign exchange exhibition “Grenzenlos” (Without
Borders). Thousands of visitors came to the Audimax to visit the
over 30 exhibitors and listen to the many talks and presentations
about studying abroad. Funding bodies such as the DAAD and the
Fulbright Commission were present as were embassy representatives,
language schools, and partner universities. The Shanghai Tongji-University
even sent five chefs who engaged themselves in extending the menu
in the university canteens. “Grenzenlos” takes place
every two years. |
Foreign
exchange exhibition "Grenzenlos" |
| 2002 |
All degree programmes in the humanities
and the social and natural sciences are converted to the Bachelor
and Master system. The University further developed a model that
it had already started in the 1990s. No other university in Germany
committed itself so early to the creation of a European Education
Area. The result: a rich history of experience from which students
can benefit. |
Degree
Programmes |
| 2001 |
The University founds its first English language
graduate school: the International Graduate School of Neuroscience
(IGSN). As an “open faculty” the Graduate School is
a joint initiative of the faculties of Biology, Chemistry, Medicine,
Psychology, and the Institute for Neuroinformatics. The School
awards its own PhD. |
International
Graduate School of Neuroscience |
| 2000 |
The Ruhr-Universität is the first German university
to establish its own Writing Centre to assist students and academics
with all aspects of professional science writing. Such centres
are standard in US universities such as Harvard and Cornell. |
Writing
Centre |
