Scientific Institutions
The competence in the field of urban research is a cooperation network of the three UA Ruhr universities and has a large number of relevant, already well-connected Central scientific institutions and institutions. In addition, close cooperation with non-University research institutions.
The following parties and cooperating with scientific institutions and networks are:
The Institute for work and technology is a research and development facility, the scientific and practical interest of the organization of Knowledge and Innovation for sustainable prosperity and quality of life is. As a Central institution of the westfälische Hochschule Gelsenkirchen, Bocholt, Recklinghausen and cooperation partner of the Ruhr-University of Bochum, the IAT is a joint center of excellence for Innovation of the two universities.
The RISP – founded in 1980 – is a Ministry of science, NRW recognised Institute of the University of Duisburg-Essen. The research focus is on the accelerated structural change in the Rhine-Ruhr Region and in recent years, increasing globalization trends, the leaders in policy and administration, economy and science in many areas, new challenges. Through application-oriented research, Evaluation, surveys, and consulting, the RISP provides well-known contributions to address the current problems.
The Institute for regional and urban development research is a non-University research Institute, which examines the current and future development of cities from an interdisciplinary and international comparisons. Be considered in the process of urban restructuring processes at all relevant scales, from the district over the city to the city region and their involvement in inter-regional, national and international contexts.
The center for interdisciplinary regional research is an Institute of the faculty of social science at the Ruhr-University of Bochum, which is clogged with questions and problems in the Ruhr area apart. Of particular importance in addition to basic research, the Transfer of scientific research results into practice and the scientific guidance of policy and management. Local and regional aspects are of great importance. All of these activities are included in the promotion of young scientists and teaching.
Founded in 1994 as an Institute of the Ruhr-University of Bochum To exist today, two sister companies under the umbrella of the European education center of the housing and real estate industry EBZ: the non-profit InWIS GmbH (Institute of the EBZ Business School and at the Ruhr-University Bochum), and the InWIS research & consulting GmbH. Together, both stand for competence and experience in all aspects of housing and real estate industry, municipal and policy advice in connection with the topics of Housing and real estate.
Founded in 1994 as an Institute of the Ruhr-University of Bochum To exist today, two sister companies under the umbrella of the European education center of the housing and real estate industry EBZ: the non-profit InWIS GmbH (Institute of the EBZ Business School and at the Ruhr-University Bochum), and the InWIS research & consulting GmbH. Together, both stand for competence and experience in all aspects of housing and real estate industry, municipal and policy advice in connection with the topics of Housing and real estate.
The cultural-scientific Institute of food is an interdisciplinary and inter-University Research centre for the Humanities and cultural Sciences at the UA Ruhr universities in the Tradition of international Advanced Study Institute. The MBN is understood as a nucleus for interdisciplinary issues in modern culture, edited it in a practical way. The Institute promotes the ambitious cultural research, international exchange and intercultural dialogue, it refers to the young scientists emphasized.
The centre for water and environmental research is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research centre at the University of Duisburg-Essen, which in 2003 under the name "centre for micro-scale environmental systems (ZMU") was founded. With the focus on the areas of Urban water cycle, biodiversity, water cycle, the ZWU serves the profile focus on "Urban systems" and combines the experience and the resources in the water and environmental research workers, scientists, and experts in the Region.