Ruhr University Bochum

• Jan. 1975: Opening of the art collections

• June 1971: Opening of the Botanical Gardens (today one of the ten largest in Germany)

• June 1965: Ceremonial opening of the university/November: start of teaching

• July 1961: Decision of the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia: Bochum chosen as the site for the first new university in the Federal Republic of Germany

Located in the midst of the dynamic, hospitable metropolitan area of the Ruhr, in the heart of Europe, the Ruhr-Universität with its 20 faculties is home to 5,000 employees and over 33,000 students from 130 countries. All the great scientific disciplines are united on one compact campus. In a few minutes you can walk from philosophy to biology, from astronomy to civil engineering or medicine. The main lecture hall, the cafeteria and the university library are all just a stone's throw away.

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) is one of Germany’s leading research universities with a growing international reputation. Its institutional strategy “Research Campus RUB” (RCR), which made it to the final selection round of the Excellence Initiative in 2007 and has been fully implemented since then, further develops RUB’s unique meritocratic academic culture by merging cutting-edge research with advanced, research-oriented study and teaching.RUB draws its aca­demic strength from its can-do attitude and the diversity of academic disciplines on its campus. Research Campus RUB was designed specifically to encourage collaboration and to enable students and researchers to interact more effectively.

There's life after uni! And RUB graduates do not have to enter it unaided: they have a competent team of advisors to support them. The Career Service facilitates the start of your career with information, advisory, and qualification services, and helps contacting potential employers.One click is enough to browse around this comprehensive range of services: for example, on the website there are internship and job positions listed and there is information material to download. Additionally, the Career Point, located in the Business Studies Faculty Library, is open to students of all subjects from Mondays to Saturdays.