individual specialisation possible in the Bachelor's course in the fields of Software/Modelling, IT Management/Company Start-Up and Network/Security; application-oriented project and practical case study in the final academic year; Much freedom of choice in the Master's degree course; option to acquire certifications relevant to practice (e.g. for SAP or IT management) alongside academic studies; Bilingual Master's degree course (German/English); Own international exchange network IS: Link with over 20 partner universities; Own teaching staff for Mathematics classes.

Extensive network of partner universities; Increasing number of English-language courses; Regular courses by renowned visiting academics from abroad. A semester abroad is possible via a mobility window without a delay in studying.

Deakin University in Victoria, Australien; University of Jyväskylä, Finnland; ESEO Institue of Science & Technology, Frankreich; Tel Aviv University, Israel; University of the Andes, Bogotá, Kolumbien; University of Borås, Schweden; Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Südkorea; Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Südkorea; Instituto Superior Técnico in Lissabon, Portugal; Wroclaw University of Economics, Polen.

Several large PC clusters; campus-wide WiFi; Lecture theatres and seminar rooms with projectors; virtual PC and software pool with 400 workstations; extensive PC workrooms and PC teaching and examination rooms with 200 workstations; Central programme portal; faculty has its own IT service centre; free and cost-effective software for students; good library with long opening hours.

Largest Business Information Systems course in Germany; wide range of topics; Close link to Applied Computer Science and Business Administration in the same faculty; variety of collaborations with practice in applied research.

The University of Duisburg-Essen has combined the numerous measures in the IDE competence centre for innovation and start-ups. There are dedicated courses related to e-entrepreneurship and e-intrapreneurship; Seminars (“Entrepreneurs’ Camp”), projects and theses address the development of business plans, and students can develop and discuss their own ideas; Student start-up projects are encouraged and supported; The university also offers further services to which reference is made.

Own Business English course programme; Alumni WiWi Essen e.V.: active alumni reunions; act e.V.: Student management consultancy.