University of Duisburg-Essen

University of Duisburg-Essen
Universität Duisburg-Essen
MottoOffen im Denken
Motto in English
Open-minded
TypePublic
Established1654; 370 years ago (1654)
re-established on 1 January 2003
Budget€483 million[1]
ChancellorRainer Ambrosy
RectorBarbara Albert
Academic staff
4,062[1]
Administrative staff
1,581[1]
Students43,043 (2017)[2]
Location
Duisburg and Essen
,
NRW
,
Germany
CampusUrban/Suburban
Colours   Blue and white
AffiliationsAurora, UAMR – University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr,[3] DAAD, DFG, IRUN
Websitewww.uni-due.de
The Founder Duke of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Duisburg City
University

The University of Duisburg-Essen (German: Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public research university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.[3] In the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the university was awarded 194th place in the world.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[3][7] Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent.[8] 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.[9]

  1. ^ a b c "Facts and Figures" (PDF). University of Duisburg-Essen. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Entwicklung der Zahl der Studierenden seit SS 96". Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "UAMR – University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr". Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  4. ^ "UDE im internationalen THE-Ranking Top im weltweiten Vergleich". www.uni-due.de.
  5. ^ "University of Duisburg-Essen". 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ausgabe 2002 Nr. 37 vom 30.12.2002 Seite 637 bis 654 NRW". recht.nrw.de (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "University of Duisburg-Essen". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ "University of Duisburg-Essen". Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  9. ^ "CHE Hochschulranking". CHE Hochschulranking (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2020.