Higher Education.
Interested in the academic life of the Ruhr Area? Whether deciding to study or interested in further information on scientific matters, the appropriate institution is available in the Ruhr Area both Universities and Technology Transfer.
The academic field exhibits a wide spectrum of universities and academies. Choose between mathematical, technical, natural or philosophical sciences. Cultural and social studies and any kind of musical or arts education are also constituent parts of academic life in the Ruhr Area. Furthermore, there are institutions concentrating on the effects of science on politics, society and economy.
Studying in Germany has been free for all students over previous decades, rare in comparison with other countries, but that is the past. The federal states began to implement tuition fees and in line with many cities in Germany, several universities in the Ruhr Area now charge for education. Laughable in comparison to some overseas institutions, the 500 € per semester charged is highly disputed. Monies are to be used for better quality with the objective to create more independent and qualitative institutes and even elite universities.
Ruhr-University Bochum.
The Ruhr-University Bochum is one of the largest universities in Germany and part of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft,a society of Germany's leading research universities. Participating in the State Government’s Excellence Initiative...
TU Dortmund.
The Technical University Dortmund was founded in 1968. Through its achievements in research and the excellent academic education of its student body, it importantly contributes to the structural change in the Ruhr Area...
Open University Hagen.
The Open University Hagen is the only state-sponsored distance teaching university in Germany. It was founded in 1974 to provide distance higher education for students at home and abroad and is an integral part of the regular...
Folkwang Hochschule.
The Folkwang Hochschule is a University of Applied Sciences and was founded by Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921) in 1920.The name Folkwang stands for excellent education in the fields of music, theatre, dance, design an...
Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen.
The Fachhochschule Gelsenkirchen, University of Applied Sciences Gelsenkirchen, was founded in 1992 with the aim to contribute to the structural change and the strengthening of small and medium sized businesses in the...
TFH Georg Agricola
The TFH Georg Agricola is a private, state-accredited University of Applied Sciences under the auspices of the DMT-Gesellschaft für Lehre und Bildung. It was named after the famous polymath Georg Agricola (1494-1555). His ideal to...
University Witten/ Herdecke
The University Witten/ Herdecke is the oldest private university in Germany and currently educates approximately 1,200 students in the fields of medicine, nursing sciences, dentistry and economic science. An excellent...
FOM Essen
The Fachhochschule für Ökonomie und Management, in short FOM, is a private University of Applied Sciences which was founded in 1993. Besides Essen, there are 21 other FOM locations nationwide. Altogether, they are home...
Hochschule Bochum
The Hochschule Bochum, founded in 1972, is a University of Applied Sciences specialising in technology and economics. Located in the centre of the Ruhr Area, a cosmopolitan metropolitan region of over five million people...
