Going abroad - Students mobility

Welcome at RWTH Aachen University
Comenius-Project „Impacts of Labour Mobility“
Dipl.-Ing. Geesche Intveen
Student Advice Center
RWTH Aachen University
19.03.2015

Welcome at RWTH Aachen University | Dipl.-Ing. Geesche Intveen |
Student Advice Center | 19.03.2015 |
The Campus of
RWTH Aachen University
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Let the numbers speak:
Facts & Figures
Founded in 1876
Thinking the Future: Integrative
Inovative – interdisciplinary – near to industry - international
9 faculties
260 institutes
~ 9.000 academic and non academic staff
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Architecture
Faculty 7: Arts & Humanities
Faculty 8: Business Administration & Economics
Faculty 10: Medicine
Dept. Mathematics, Dept. Comp. Science, Dept. Physics, Dept. Chemistry, Dept. Biology
Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Natural Sciences
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Georesources & Materials Engineering
Engineering
Dept. Earth Sciences and Geography
Dept. Materials Science and Engineering
Dept. Mining Engineering, Mineral Processing and Recycling
Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
Faculties and Departments
4
Faculty 1
Faculty 7
Faculty 8
Faculty 10
Faculty 2
Faculty 3
Faculty 4
Faculty 5
Faculty 6
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RWTH Aachen University:
Interdisciplinary on purpose.
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RWTH Profile Areas
in Engineering & Technology
Computational Science & Engineering
Energy, Chemical & Process Engineering
Information & Communication Technology
Material Science & Engineering
Medical Science & Technology
Molecular Science & Engineering
Mobility & Transport Engineering
Production Engineering
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Interdisciplinary Research
Examples
 HumTec Project House:
UFO/U-Turn: Research project on life quality in city quarters
in the context of mobility, city structure and energy turnaround
 CMT Project House - Center for Molecular Transformations:
Interface between Material Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences
 Medical Engineering: Tissue Engineering
 Nanotechnology: Thin Nano-Structured Silicium Films for
Solar Cells of the Next Generation
 Mechanical Engineering:
Streetscooter - mass-production from 5000 €
SpeedE – mobile future
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Innovative since 1870.
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Facts & Figures
Focus on Engineering, IT, Natural Sciences
7 Collaborative Research Centers
8 Participations
in Collaborative Research Areas
26 Research Training Programs
Annual Budget: 794 million Euros
incl. 321 million Euros in external funding
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Graduate School
Aachen Institute of Advanced Study
in Computational Engineering
Science (AICES)
funding: € 7.4 Mio.
Cluster of ExcellenceIntegrative Production Technology
for High-Wage Countries
funding: € 28 Mio.
Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass
(TMFB)
RWTH 2020: Meeting Global Challenges
Institutional Strategy
Total funding: € 124 Mio.
The Excellence Initiative at RWTH Aachen University
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Tackling Global Challenges
Global Challenges
 Energy availability
 Water supply
 Chronic diseases
 Demographic change
 Work – Life Balance
 ...
Climate Change
Mobility
Health
Energy
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Location of RWTH Aachen University

JARA-ENERGY
Sustainable Energy
JARA-BRAIN
Translational Brain
Medicine
JARA-FIT
Future Information
Technology
JARA-HPC
High Performance
Computing
JARA-FAME
Forces and Matter
Experiments
Exploratory Focus
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JARA
Jülich Aachen Research Alliance

Independent but close to industry.
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Scientific and industrial funding
Research: External Funding (German TOP 10)
Private
(foundations,
industry, etc.)
German Research
Foundation
German Federal
Government
European Union
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Fraunhofer
institutes: 4
Affiliated institutes: 16
Other institutions
Cooperation with
research centres
Scientific advisory
boards for institutes/
departments
Cooperation contracts
with industry
Small and medium-
sized business
Cooperation with other
universities
Scientific and Industrial Integration
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International in academics & research.
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European collaboration
THE IDEA LEAGUE
The five IDEA League partner
universities combine their expertise
to make a significant contribution to
European research.
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RWTH worldwide
RWTH
New Delhi
Office
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Alumni network
Contact
Person
RWTH Club Club with RWTH Alumni
Alumni-Groups Alumni-Clubs
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Improving the quality of teaching.
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Facts & Figures
Focus on Engineering, IT, Natural Sciences
~ 140 courses of study
42.300 students
Bachelor, Master, Doctoral
8500 new enrollments and
6000 graduates
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Students by Discipline
Naturwissenschaften
57%
23%
7%
13%
Medizin
Geistes-, Gesellschafts- und
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Ingenieurwissenschaften
40.375
Studierende
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Humanities, Social Sciences
and Economics
Medicine,
Dentistry
Natural Sciences Engineering
42.300
Students

Development of the Number of Students
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25000
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40000
45000
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Students
Winterterm
RWTH Aachen Total
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B
C
Ingenieurwissenschaften
Naturwissenschaften
Geistes- und Gesellschafts-
wissenschaften
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
(ohne Wirt.-Ing.)
Medizin

Undergraduate degrees
in German
Engineering (B.Sc.)
 Architecture
 Civil Engineering
 Computational Engineering Science
 Electronic and Information Technology
 Mechanical Engineering
 Mobility and Transport
 Resources Engineering
 Environmental Engineering
 Materials Engineering
 Industrial Engineering
 Georesources Management
 Materials Science
 Biotechnology
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Undergraduate degrees
in German
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Natural Sciences (B.Sc.)
 Chemistry
 Biology
 Physic
 Applied Geosciences
 Applied Geography
 Mathematics
 Computer Science
Teaching Degree Secondary Schools
Arts and Humanities (B.A.)
Economics and Social Sciences (B.A.)
Medicine, Dentistry

Master programs
Master’s taught in English
(~ 40 Master`s in German)
 Applied Geophysics (with Delft and Zürich)
 Automotive Engineering
 Biomedical Engineering
 Communications Engineering
 Electrical Power Engineering
 Media Informatics
 Metallurgical Engineering
 Physics
 Software Systems Engineering
 Simulation Sciences
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Doctoral Studies in Science/Engineering
Research in co-operation
with an academic supervisor
• » no PhD „Program“
 Candidates are often employed
at the university (or in industry)
 Research results written up as
a doctoral thesis (dissertation)
 Duration: 3 to 5 Years
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Key Factor Internationalization.
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International students
from around the world (WS 2013/2014)
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1.000 1.100 1.200
China (VR)
Indien
Türkei
Iran
Luxemburg
Spanien
Belgien
Bulgarien
Russische Föderation
Griechenland
Italien
Niederlande
Brasilien
Polen
Korea, Republik
and 1.998
Students from
108 other
nations
In total 6.395
international
students
Female
Male
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More than just studying
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In the heart of Europe
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Leisure Activities and extracurricular
 Language center – 15 languages
 Student Council – university and faculty
 Sporting – 70 different sports
 Culture – orchestra, bigband, theater
 Communication and Media – radio, pages, cinema
 Social and political commitment – at Aachen, national or international
 Student Association –
Energybirds, Ingenieure
ohne Grenzen, EcurieAix,
Roboterclub, FWA etc.
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Support and information
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Support and information
Student Advice Center
Info-Service Center
Tel: +49 241 80 94050
Mail: zsb@zhv.rwth-aachen.de
 Advice and special programs
International Office
Info-Service Center
Tel: +49 241 80 90660
Mail: international@rwth-aachen.de
 Advice and special programs
www.rwth-aachen.de
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See you at
RWTH Aachen University!
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