UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL

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UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTALFACTS & FIGURES

Founded in 1972, currently about 16,700 students

students from some 100 different countries

almost 250 professors

70 partner universities worldwide

34 research institutes & 280 laboratories

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YOUR UNIVERSITYFACTS & FIGURES

6 teaching and research profiles

8 faculties

31 departments

92 degree programs

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

RECTOR’S OFFICEPro-Rectors | Rector | Chancellor

SUPERVISORY BOARDSENATE

FACULTIESDEPARTMENTS | INSTITUTES

CHAIRSADMINISTRATION

CENTRAL ORGANIZATIONAL

UNITS

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3LOCATIONS

FREUDENBERGCAMPUS

HASPELCAMPUS

MAINGRIFFLENBERG

CAMPUS

UNIVERSITY SPORTS &

EVENTS HALL

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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES

e.g. bilingualism in early childhood

e.g. Europe – European politics and integration

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS

e.g. health systems management

e.g. entrepreneurship and innovation research

SCHUMPETER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

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FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCES

e.g. research at CERN and in the Arctic

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FACULTY OF

e.g. zero-energy house

ARCHITECTURE, CIVIL ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND SAFETY ENGINEERING

e.g. disaster management research

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FACULTY OF

e.g. ActiveSafety car

ELECTRICAL, INFORMATION ANDMEDIA ENGINEERING

e.g. renewable energy sources

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FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN

product and media design

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FACULTY OFEDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

e.g. social psychology research: why we attract each other – the laws of partner selection

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SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

e.g. school-focused educational research: teaching – a man’s job?

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GLOBALPARTNERSHIPS

currently 70 international partner universities

118 ERASMUS exchange parnerships

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CORPORATECOOPERATIONS

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PLACES TO KNOW...UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

1.2 million books 3,300 journal subscriptions 21,000 electronic journals

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PLACES TO KNOW...EATING, DRINKING, MEETING...

9 dining halls / cafeterias 1 pub

1 kiosk (newspapers & snacks)

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PLACES TO KNOW...TOP ACCOMMODATIONS

more than 1000 places in 5 student residence halls

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PLACES TO KNOW...WORKPLACES

c. 2000 computer workstations

officially certified Apple Authorized Training Center for Education

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PLACES TO KNOW...UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTER

more than 70 different sports

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STUDENT SERVICE CENTER

SERVICES TO KNOW...

all-round support

financing your studies

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CAREER OPENINGS

GRADUATION – AND THEN WHAT? straight into a job? – UW Careers Service

first do a doctorate? – Center for Graduate Studies

launch your own firm? – bizeps: UW’s regional start-up initative

networking for your career: UW alumni and cultural associations – Wuppertal Technology Center W-tecu.v.m.

SERVICES TO KNOW...

lifelong learning: UW’s Center for Continuing Education

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PLACES TO KNOW...NEW LECTURE HALL CENTER

8 seminar rooms, 2 lecture theaters (800 & 250 seats)

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UNIVERSITY CITYWUPPERTAL