page_title: University of Duisburg-Essen
hierarchical_section_title: University of Duisburg-Essen
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen - Klinikum, Virchowstraße, Institutsgruppengebäude
context_page_description: The University of Duisburg-Essen is a public research university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the newly founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. It was founded in 1654 and re-established on 1 January 2003, as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen. Until 1994, the name of the Gerhard Mercator University was Comprehensive University of Duisburg.
  With its 12 departments and around 40,000 students, the University of Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities. Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent. Natural science and engineering are ranked within the top 10 in Germany, and the humanities are formed in the top 20 to 30. Especially, the physics field is ranked in the top 1 in Germany. The University is ranked as one of the 200 best universities in the world.
context_section_description: The University of Duisburg-Essen (German: Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public research university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the newly founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr. It was founded in 1654 and re-established on 1 January 2003, as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen. Until 1994, the name of the Gerhard Mercator University was Comprehensive University of Duisburg.
  With its 12 departments and around 40,000 students, the University of Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities. Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent. Natural science and engineering are ranked within the top 10 in Germany, and the humanities are formed in the top 20 to 30. Especially, the physics field is ranked in the top 1 in Germany. The University is ranked as one of the 200 best universities in the world.
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