University of Duisburg-Essen

The University of Duisburg-Essen is located in a region boasting the highest concentration of universities in Europe. Almost 42,000 students are enrolled here and, with a total 3,640 academic and non-academic staff members, the university clearly occupies an important position among the employers in the region. Established on 1 January 2003, the result of the merger between two previously independent institutions – the University of Duisburg and the University of Essen (both of which were first founded in 1972) – the University of Duisburg-Essen is the youngest university in North Rhine-Westphalia. Offering a broad range of subjects, the University of Duisburg-Essen has already notched up a good name for itself in fields as disparate as social sciences, economics, the humanities, design, engineering, and natural sciences, including medicine. Students from 130 nations come here to pursue their studies.

Contact: Dr. Irene-Angelica Chounta

The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.