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Knowledge Transfer

With further education initiatives such as the Ruhr School of Design Thinking and the EUREF Talent Campus, the UA Ruhr is committed to promoting innovation in the Ruhr area.

Ruhr School of Design Thinking

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The Ruhr School of Design Thinking aims to shape the structural change in the Ruhr area through interdisciplinary, innovative and transfer-focused teaching and research. It is a space where institutions and businesses from the region as well as ten chairs of the UA Ruhr universities collaborate under the slogan “Converting industrial culture into a culture of innovation.” They show how design thinking can be used as a method in teaching, research and business in order to accompany the digital and social transformation processes in the Ruhr area.

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EUREF-Campus

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Together with the Hochschule Düsseldorf – University of Applied Sciences, the UA Ruhr plans to offer several international master's study programs in order to equip qualified specialists with the skills necessary for the energy transition. Starting in 2025, the EUREF-Talent Campus in Düsseldorf will offer continuing education programs on future-oriented topics such as energy, construction and mobility providing specialized knowledge on sustainable technologies.

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