{"id":3243,"date":"2022-01-05T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T12:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wissenschaftsstadt-essen.de\/science-and-research\/essen-the-science-city\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T17:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T15:28:40","slug":"essen-the-science-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wissenschaftsstadt-essen.de\/en\/science-and-research\/essen-the-science-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Essen – The Science City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Essen is a city of corporations, Germany’s energy capital, Capital of Culture 2010, European Green Capital 2017 and much more: a city of science – with more than 34,000 students at various universities, many research and educational institutions as well as important foundations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Universities<\/h2><\/div>
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For example, the University of Duisburg-Essen<\/a> and the FOM University of Applied Sciences <\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> is one of the most distinguished art universities in Germany.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Research Institutions<\/h2><\/div>
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With the Institute for Cultural Studies Essen (KWI)<\/a>, the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research<\/a>, the Centre for Turkish Studies and Integration Research (ZfTI) <\/a> and the Gas and Heating Institute Essen e.V. (GWI)<\/a> , 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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With the foundation of the “Science City Essen\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Economy<\/h2><\/div>
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The Essen business community is comprehensively represented in the Science City Essen initiative by the Essen Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)<\/a>, the Essen Economic Development Agency (EWG)<\/a>, the Essen Business Association (EUV) <\/a> and the Essen District Trades Association (Kreishandwerkerschaft)<\/a>. In addition, many companies in Essen are directly involved in the highly developed R&D landscape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Urban Society<\/h2><\/div>
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The City of Science Essen is supported by many institutions and players in the city’s society. For example, Essen is the headquarters of the Stifterverband f\u00fcr die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Donors’ association for the promotion of humanities and sciences in Germany)<\/a> and of many important science-promoting foundations such as the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation <\/a> and the Stiftung Mercator GmbH<\/a>. The Zollverein Foundation<\/a> at the Zollverein Coal Mine World Heritage Site is also committed to the goals of Essen as a city of science.<\/p>\n

Essen is also characterised by a broad, science-oriented educational landscape. Haus der Technik (House of Technology – HDT)<\/a> is also based in Essen, as is the Student Union Essen-Duisburg<\/a>, the BildungsCentrum der Wirtschaft (Business Training Centre) <\/a> and the long-established Essen VWA (Administration and Economic Academy)<\/a> of 1906. With the zdi centre STEM-Network Essen<\/a> there is an established support network for the next generation of STEM specialists, from the mini-researchers in day care to university-level STEM students.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Hardly any other region in Germany has changed as much in the past as the Ruhr – a region with over five million inhabitants on an area of 4,435 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Hardly any other region in Germany has changed as much in the past as the Ruhr – a region with over five million inhabitants on an area of 4,435 square kilometres.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ESSEN IN THE RUHR SCIENCE LANDSCAPE<\/h2><\/div>
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The Ruhr region within the boundaries of the Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) today represents the largest German agglomeration area and is considered a metropolitan region comparable to others in Europe. This Ruhr Metropolis is also characterised by great diversity and multitude of scientific institutions and is thus one of the most important science regions internationally. An overview of the scientific landscape Ruhr (universities, scientific institutions, etc.) can be found here. Further information about universities and scientific institutions in the region can be found on the Institutions page.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Other important networking players in the Ruhr Metropolis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Talentmetropole Ruhr<\/h2><\/div>
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www.talentmetropoleruhr.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wissenschaftsforum Ruhr e. V.<\/h2><\/div>
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www.wissenschaftsforum-ruhr.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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University Alliance Ruhr<\/h2><\/div>
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Ruhr Futur<\/h2><\/div>
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www.ruhrfutur.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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UniverCity Bochum<\/h2><\/div>
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www.univercity-bochum.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Windo e. V.<\/h2><\/div>
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www.windo.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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RVR Regionalverband Ruhr<\/h2><\/div>
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www.rvr.ruhr\/…\/science-research<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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