University of Duisburg-Essen
Universität Duisburg-Essen | |
| Motto | Offen im Denken |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Open-minded |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1654 re-established on 1 January 2003 |
| Budget | €483 million |
| Chancellor | Rainer Ambrosy |
| Rector | Barbara Albert |
Academic staff | 4,062 |
Administrative staff | 1,581 |
| Students | 43,043 (2017) |
| Location | , , Germany |
| Campus | Urban/Suburban |
| Colours | Blue and white |
| Affiliations | Aurora, UAMR – University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr, DAAD, DFG, IRUN |
| Website | www.uni-due.de |
The University of Duisburg-Essen (German: Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public research university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the university was awarded 194th place in the world. 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. It is based in both the cities of Duisburg and Essen, and a part of University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr.
With its 12 departments and around 40,000 students, the University of Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities. Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent. 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.