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Performance Indicators

The University Alliance Ruhr is one of the most efficient research associations in Germany.

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1,300 Professorships

including 50 in the Research Alliance Ruhr


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14,000 Researchers


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> 1,000 Doctoral Degrees per Year


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440 Million Euros in Third-party Funding (2022)


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21 Collaborative Research Centers

as host university/co-applicant institution, of which 8 joint


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Excellence Strategy

2 Clusters of Excellence

2 draft proposals


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8 Research Buildings

funded by the state of NRW and the federal government


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40 Doctoral Programs

of which 15 are run jointly