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{{short description|University in Germany}}
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{{Infobox university
|name = University of Duisburg-Essen
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|native_name_lang=de|budget=€483 million<ref name=facts_and_figures>{{cite web |url=https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/dokumente/datenundfakten/daten_und_fakten.pdf |title=Facts and Figures |publisher=University of Duisburg-Essen |access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>|academic_staff=4,062<ref name=facts_and_figures/>|administrative_staff=1,581<ref name=facts_and_figures/>}}
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The '''University of Duisburg-Essen''' ({{lang-de|link=no|Universität Duisburg-Essen}}) is a public research university in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], Germany.<ref name="ua-ruhr.de" /> In the 2019 ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]'', the university was awarded 194th place in the world.<ref name="uni-due.de">{{cite web |title=UDE im internationalen THE-Ranking Top im weltweiten Vergleich |url=https://www.uni-due.de/2019-09-12-the-ranking-top-200 |website=www.uni-due.de}}</ref><ref name="University of Duisburg-Essen">{{cite web |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-duisburg-essen|title=University of Duisburg-Essen|date=4 September 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recht.nrw.de/lmi/owa/br_vbl_detail_text?anw_nr=6&vd_id=10327&vd_back=N644&sg=&menu=1|title=Ausgabe 2002 Nr. 37 vom 30.12.2002 Seite 637 bis 654 NRW
With its 12 departments and around 40,000 students, the University of Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities.<ref name="ua-ruhr.de" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-duisburg-essen#survey-answer|title=University of Duisburg-Essen|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=3 May 2018}}</ref> Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/universitat-duisburg-essen#ranking-dataset/589595|title=University of Duisburg-Essen|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ranking.zeit.de/che/de/|title=CHE Hochschulranking|website=CHE Hochschulranking|language=de|access-date=
== History ==
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=== Recent developments ===
In March 2007 the three universities of [[University of Bochum|Bochum]], [[
In May 2018, the three members of the University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr launched the Research Academy Ruhr (RAR), an inter- and university overarching program for the development and support of young scientists. The program is funded by the [[North Rhine-Westphalia|State of North Rhine-Westfalia]] (NRW) and the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR) with €800,000 over the next four years and an additional €1 million being added by the three participating members of the University Alliance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/duisburg/universitaet-duisburg-essen-ua-ruhr-buendelt-nachwuchsfoerderung-in-der-research-academy-ruhr_id_8897028.html|title=Universität Duisburg-Essen : UA Ruhr bündelt Nachwuchsförderung in der Research Academy Ruhr
== Campus ==
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# Masters program: "[[Political management]], [[Public policy]] and [[Public administration]]"
# Part-time masters program: "Public Policy"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nrwschool.de/lehre-und-qualifizierung/weiterbildung-2/master-of-public-policy-mpp/|title=Master of Public Policy
# Doctoral School: Scholarship and Excellence Programs at the Department of Political Science
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* Institute of Science and Ethics (IWE)
* IWW Water Centre (IWW)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iww-online.de/en/iww_profile/|title=Profile of IWW Water Centre – IWW Water Centre|website=iww-online.de|date=24 January 2014 |access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
* Rhine-Ruhr Institute for Social Research and Political Consulting (RISP)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.risp-duisburg.de/1-1-HOME.html|title=
* [[Salomon Ludwig Steinheim Institute]] for German-Jewish History (StI)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.steinheim-institut.de/wiki/index.php/Institut|title=Institut – Salomon Ludwig Steinheim-Institut für deutsch-jüdische Geschichte an der Universität Duisburg-Essen|website=steinheim-institut.de|language=de|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
* Centre for Fuel Cell Technology (ZBT)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zbt-duisburg.de/en/the-zbt/|title=The ZBT|website=zbt-duisburg.de|language=de|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>
The university has a [[Confucius Institute]].<ref name=OltermannDuisburg>{{cite news|author=Oltermann, Philip|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/01/germanys-china-city-duisburg-became-xi-jinping-gateway-europe|title=Germany's 'China City': how Duisburg became Xi Jinping's gateway to Europe |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=1 August 2018
== Student body ==
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* 2010: [[Alice Schwarzer]], publisher and feminist
* 2011: [[Udo Di Fabio]], former judge of the Federal Constitutional Court
* 2012: [[Wolfgang Huber]],
* 2013: [[Margarethe von Trotta]], film director.
* 2015: [[Götz Werner]], founder of [[dm-drogerie markt]]
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=== Poets in Residence ===
The institution of the poet in residence is not missing at any university in the
Since the summer semester 2000, the following personalities have worked as poet in residence at the University of Essen (later Duisburg-Essen):
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==== University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr ====
As part of the [[ConRuhr|University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr]] network the university is involved in running three liaison offices in Moscow,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.conruhr.ru/|title=Ruhr Alliance, Regional office Moscow|url-status=dead|access-date=7 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419200919/http://conruhr.ru/|archive-date=19 April 2018
==== International network ====
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==== Further cooperation programmes ====
The university is part of the IS:link (Information Systems Student Exchange Network),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.is-link.org/network/europa/university-of-duisburg-essen|title=University of Duisburg-Essen|website=is-link.org|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> the VDAC (Verband der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Clubs / Federation of German-American Clubs e.V.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vdac.de/studentenaustausch/partneruniversitaeten.html|title=Partneruniversitäten|date=2 April 2017|website=vdac.de|language=de-DE|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> and offers the internationally oriented, doctoral programme "ARUS – Advanced Research in Urban Systems", which is based on previous academic achievements in selected fields within the Joint Centre "Urban Systems".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/?p=d&s=kr&id=3112|title=Doctoral Programme ARUS – Advanced Research in Urban Systems • University of Duisburg-Essen • Essen – DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
==Rankings==
{{Infobox Germany university rankings▼
| QS = 771-780
| QS_N = 42
| QS_year = 2024
| QS_ref = <ref name="QS">{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2024|title=QS World University Rankings 2024|access-date=16 July 2023|website=[[QS World University Rankings]]}}</ref>
| THE = 251-300
| THE_N = 27-32
| THE_year = 2023
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| ARWU = 301-400
| ARWU_N = 20-24
| ARWU_year = 2023
| ARWU_ref = <ref name="ARWU">{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2023|title=2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities|website=[[Academic Ranking of World Universities]]|access-date=15 August 2023}}</ref>
}}
In the [[QS World University Rankings]] for 2024, the institution placed between 771 and 780 globally, corresponding to the 42nd rank nationally.<ref name="QS"/> The [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] for 2023 positioned the university in the 251-300 bracket worldwide, and between 27th and 32nd place within the national context.<ref name="THE"/> The [[Academic Ranking of World Universities|ARWU World]] ranking for 2023 listed the university within the 301-400 tier globally, and between the 20th and 24th rank nationally.<ref name="ARWU"/>
Measured by the number of top managers in the German economy, University of Duisburg-Essen ranked 15th in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charly.education/presse/dax-karriere|title=An diesen Unis haben die DAX-Vorstände studiert
▲{{Infobox university rankings
▲| THE_W = 251–300 | THE_W_year = 2022 | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/university-duisburg-essen|title=World University Rankings|date=4 September 2021|publisher=THE Education Ltd}}</ref>
In May 2018 the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE – Center for Higher Education Development) rankings placed the university in the top ranks in different categories and fields, like the Physics department for seminar and lecture content and Biology, Computer Science, Math, Medicine and Sports for excellent programs and support in the early stages of starting at Essen-Duisburg.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/duisburg/universitaet-duisburg-essen-ude-studiengaenge-im-che-ranking_id_8895610.html|title=Universität Duisburg-Essen : UDE-Studiengänge im CHE-Ranking
▲Measured by the number of top managers in the German economy, University of Duisburg-Essen ranked 15th in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charly.education/presse/dax-karriere|title=An diesen Unis haben die DAX-Vorstände studiert {{!}} charly.education|website=www.charly.education|language=de|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>
In the European Commission
▲In May 2018 the Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung (CHE – Center for Higher Education Development) rankings placed the university in the top ranks in different categories and fields, like the Physics department for seminar and lecture content and Biology, Computer Science, Math, Medicine and Sports for excellent programs and support in the early stages of starting at Essen-Duisburg.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/duisburg/universitaet-duisburg-essen-ude-studiengaenge-im-che-ranking_id_8895610.html|title=Universität Duisburg-Essen : UDE-Studiengänge im CHE-Ranking|last=Online|first=FOCUS|work=FOCUS Online|access-date=9 May 2018|language=de}}</ref>
▲In the European Commission funded U-Multirank system the university as a whole was ranked as "excellent" in the research categories "External research income", "Top cited publications", "Post-doc positions", in the knowledge transfer categories "Income from private sources", "Spin-offs" and "Publications cited in patents". In the category international orientation Essen-Duisburg was rated "excellent" for their "International academic staff".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.umultirank.org/#!/explore?trackType=explore&sightMode=undefined§ion=exploreUniversityDetail&detailUniversity=465&name=university-of-duisburg-essen|title=U-Multirank {{!}} Universities compared. Your way.|website=www.umultirank.org|access-date=9 May 2018}}</ref>
== Notable people ==
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*[[Hannelore Kraft]], German politician and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westfalia (NRW)
*[[Frank T. Rothaermel]], American academic
*[[Heike Mauer]], German gender theorist
*[[Peter Voswinckel]], German physician, medical historian and author
== Points of interest ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons|Universität Duisburg-Essen|Universität Duisburg-Essen}}
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* [https://www.uni-due.de/ Official website of the University of Duisburg-Essen] {{in lang|de}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090621231840/http://www.ua-ruhr.de/index_en.htm UAMR – University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr]
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