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Basic information

Percentage of teaching by practitioners

2.3%

Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's

8.5%

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/14 points

Job market- and career-orientation

Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment

10.3%

Master theses in cooperation with work environment

22.8%

Research

Third party funds per academic

134,800 €

Doctorates per professor

2.2

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Exercises in small groups for practical application of knowledge acquired in the lectures; specialist labs in very small groups in state-of-the-art lab environment; Simulations and case studies; professionally qualifying training; use of speakers from industry; highlighting of the application relevance at the beginning of the degree course; five interesting areas of specialisation that are focused on future needs with profiles going into further depth, and at the same time excellent flexibility in course planning; optimised lecture and examination planning.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Numerous cooperation programmes with European, American and Asian universities. Double Master's degree programme with Tongji University in Shanghai (China). Stays abroad are given strong support with flexible study planning and credit transfer options. An advice centre has been established to support international study visits as part of programmes or for students who are organising for themselves as "free movers". Centre for foreign language training for intensive support in foreign language skills.

Special features regarding the equipment

A new faculty building with state-of-the-art experimental facilities and approx. 140 PC workstations. Pilot or learning factory for further intensification of practical training. Further large test halls with state-of-the-art test benches for research and teaching. Lecture theatres have modern equipment, with sockets and network connections at every workstation. WiFi in the entire building. Student workstations with sockets and network connections.

Special features regarding research activities

Very broad research profile using basic and industry-related research. Steady increase in third-party funding and thus rising number of doctoral candidate positions and opportunities to do a doctorate. Diverse collaborations with internationally renowned research centres (e.g. Max-Planck Institutes, Forschungszentrum Jülich, the German Aerospace Center, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Fraunhofer Institutes) and with renowned industrial companies. Research Group for excellent teaching and learning in the engineering sciences.

Support for founders

The mechanical engineering faculty together with the engineering faculties and the economics faculty offer workshops on the topic of company start-ups. The "Fit für die Gründung" (fit for the start-up) series and professional guests present successful start-up companies that started out at the university, offer assistance and advice such as as part of an ideas exchange scheme and speed dating events and people looking to start a company can meet each other. In addition, the WORLDFACTORY helps people on their way to entrepreneurial independence (consulting services, seminars, rooms).

Other special features

Numerous activities in the initial study phase, tutorials for first semester and new external Master's students given by higher-level students, mentoring programme by teaching staff, first semester excursion, Flying Egg design competition, introductory event held by the student advice office, work placement guidance and internationalisation representatives from the faculty. Cooperation within the framework of the UA Ruhr with the universities of Dortmund and Duisburg-Essen and therefore an even more varied range of courses, especially in the specialisation phase.

Further information on research activities

online-application

Environmental Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

590

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

180

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements

no data

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Research orientation

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Offers for career orientation

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Rooms

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Library

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IT-infrastructure
Laboratories

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Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

no data

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support

no data

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Support in studies

no data

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Digital teaching elements

no data

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Courses offered
Study organisation
Transition to Master's studies

no data

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Research orientation

no data

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Overall study situation

no data

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Return rate of the questionnaires

no data

Materials Science / Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

90

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

80

Mechanical Engineering

Facts

Total number of students at the department

2,370

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

780

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Research orientation
Offers for career orientation
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Laboratories
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

41

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support

no data

Not specified
Support in studies

no data

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Digital teaching elements

no data

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Courses offered

no data

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Study organisation

no data

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Transition to Master's studies

no data

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Research orientation

no data

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Overall study situation

no data

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Return rate of the questionnaires

45

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

EnvE = Environmental Engineering

MatSE = Materials Science / Engineering

ME = Mechanical Engineering

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Last Update 2022: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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