Essen – The Science City

For example, the University of Duisburg-Essen and the FOM University of Applied Sciences are two of Germany’s top 20 universities in terms of student numbers. The FOM is also the largest private university in Germany, the University of Duisburg-Essen is present in international rankings with outstanding research achievements and is also part of the University Alliance Ruhr. The affiliated University Hospital Essen is the largest university hospital in the Ruhr region centred on one location and thus the “Hospital of the Ruhr Metropolis”. The Folkwang University of Arts is one of the most distinguished art universities in Germany.

With the Institute for Cultural Studies Essen (KWI), the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, the Centre for Turkish Studies and Integration Research (ZfTI) and the Gas and Heating Institute Essen e.V. (GWI) , renowned research institutions are part of the Science City Essen. The many other research institutions – from basic to the application-oriented – cover an attractive range of disciplines and are very well networked with the economy at-large via transfer institutions.

With the foundation of the “Science City Essen” initiative, the partners have made it their permanent joint task to make Essen a more attractive location for the sciences and to further enhance its profile.

The Essen business community is comprehensively represented in the Science City Essen initiative by the Essen Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), the Essen Economic Development Agency (EWG), the Essen Business Association (EUV) and the Essen District Trades Association (Kreishandwerkerschaft). In addition, many companies in Essen are directly involved in the highly developed R&D landscape.