Industry Relations
The UA Ruhr cooperates with the Initiativkreis Ruhr business association and companies from the region in order to deepen the exchange between industry and academia in the Ruhr area. All members of the UA Ruhr are addressed: students receive valuable input from CEOs of leading business enterprises or can complete internships at the company dependencies in North America, doctoral students and postdocs have the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with representatives from business and society in various event formats.
Initiativkreis Ruhr
Since 2016, the three universities of the UA Ruhr have been members of Initiativkreis Ruhr, a business association of more than 70 companies and institutions in the Ruhr area. Together, the Initiativkreis Ruhr constitutes a strong network that implements projects that drive the social and economic transformation of the region.
CEO Dialog
The CEO Dialog is a lecture series jointly organized by the UA Ruhr and the Initiativkreis Ruhr. It brings together students and chief executive officers from the Ruhr area to discuss business-related topics and challenges, thus promoting the exchange between industry and the qualified specialists of the future. Initiated in 2017, the event was held for the tenth time in 2023.
Ruhr Fellowship Program
Each year since 2012, the Ruhr Fellowship Program has enabled 20 students from the United States to gain intercultural, linguistic and professional experience through an intensive program in the Ruhr area. As part of the program, the students complete an internship in one of the leading companies in the region.
Wirtschaftskolleg at the Research Academy Ruhr
The Wirtschaftskolleg event at the Research Academy Ruhr brings together doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers and representatives from industry and the public, providing the early career researchers with first-hand information on career opportunities outside academia.
connecting.ruhr
The "connecting.ruhr" format, newly initiated in 2024, connects postdocs from the UA Ruhr with business representatives from the region. The interactive format has been developed together with the Junger Initiativkreis Ruhr and is dedicated to career prospects in the business area Ruhr. The aim is to get to know career prospects and career requirements, to discuss expertise and know-how when switching from science to business and to identify career conditions.