Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum
Phone: +49 234 322-01

http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/index_en.htm

General remarks

This University is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body	University, public
Year of foundation	1962
Total number of Students	43,059
Students at this campus	43,059
Semester contribution	323,62 € *
Tuition fees	There are no study fees.

Subject areas featured in the ranking

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science		7.3 %
Mathematics, Natural Sciences		14.8 %
Law, Economic and Social Sciences		27.3 %
Language, Civilisation Studies		28.5 %
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)		18.1 %
Other studies		4.1 %

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree		55.7 %
Master's degree		20.4 %
Teacher qualification degree		5.5 %
Pre-Bologna degrees		17.1 %
Other types of degrees		1.3 %

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

please see university website (link below) more information

Special features regarding the library

Library system with a central university library and local specialist libraries; Opening hours of the library: Mon-Fri: 08:00-24:00 Sat: 11:00-20:00 Sun: 11:00-18:00 good range of electronic and printed information and electronic services for students and scientists, including training in information literacy and the management of bibliographical references; Modern learning landscape with group work rooms; modern reading rooms with individual lighting, electricity / mains connection, lockers; Scanners; University library café; “Culture venue” UB (Universitätsbund) with lectures, exhibitions, events. more information

Foreign language courses

There is a foreign language centre. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic, Dutch, Swedish. more information

Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. Students attending the institution can participate in the sports programme of the TU Dortmund, University of Duisburg-Essen (with the status of being a student at another higher education institution.) University-owned 1,100 square meter gym within walking distance of the main station; In the winter semester 2018/19 there are over 450 courses per week in 95 types of sports; large Diving Sports Department; cooperation with other sports operators to offer golf, inline skating, tennis (indoor), SUP; artificial lawn field. The programme is open to: Hochschule für Gesundheit (hsg), Ev. FH Bochum, TH Bochum, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, EBZ Business School. more information