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A Short Portrait of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

A Short Portrait of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Impressions of HHU. Oeconomicum of the Faculty of Business and Economics. Heinrich Heine University at a Glance. Numbers of winter term 2013/14. The City of Düsseldorf. Ghery Building with Rhine Tower.

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A Short Portrait of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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  1. A Short Portrait ofHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

  2. Impressionsof HHU

  3. OeconomicumoftheFacultyof Business and Economics

  4. Heinrich Heine University at a Glance Numbers ofwinterterm2013/14

  5. The City of Düsseldorf GheryBuildingwith Rhine Tower

  6. HHU in the Heart of Europe HHU islocated in thedynamiccityof Düsseldorf • The international headquartersofmanyindustriesand servicecompanies • An international aiport • An open-mindedand tolerant atmosphereofthecity • A vital artandfashionscene • A broadrangeofeducationalandleisureactivities • The largestJapanese Community on continental Europe • Manysights, shoppingopportunitiesandculturalevents

  7. Key researchareas The four key fields of research • Life sciences: Medicine, Biotechnology, StructuralBiology, CellBiology, Psychology • Natural sciences: Plasma Physics, Soft Matter, Chemistry • Humanities, culturalstudiesandsocialsciences: PracticalPhilosophy, Linguistics, Media Science andSocial Sciences • Law andeconomicswith links to Düsseldorf

  8. Outstanding Research Centers Life Science, Physics, Chemistry, Language andSocialSciences • HHU has an establishedtraditionofinventions, patent applicationsandtechnologytransfer • Successfulspin-off companiesbased on HHU research • High international reputationofthe University Hospital andtheFacultyofMedicine • Strong partners: • Forschungszentrum Jülich • German Diabetes Center • Leibniz Research Institute

  9. Research and Innovation NuclearMagneticResonanceSpectrometerin Jülich

  10. Excellence Initiative CEPLAS – Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences Withtheproject CEPLAS HHU hassucceeded in the national competitionofthe Excellence Initiative bythe German federalstategovernment.

  11. Whatis CEPLAS? Fromcomplextraitstosyntheticmodules CEPLAS is a jointeffortof HHU, University of Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and Forschungszentrum Jülich. • The goalsareinventivestrategiesforsustainable plant production. • CEPLAS focuses on • Cuttingedge, interdisciplinaryscience • Promotion ofyoungresearchers www.ceplas.eu

  12. Collaborative Research Centres (DFG) CRCs coordinatedat HHU • Kommunikation und Systemrelevanz bei Leberschädigung und Regeneration (CRC 974) • The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science (CRC 991) • Relativistic Laser Plasma Dynamics (TRR 18) • Physics of Colloidal Dispersions in External Fields (TRR 6) 7CRCs with HHU participation

  13. Research Units (DFG) RUs coordinatedat HHU • Hepatobiliary Transport andLiverDiseases (CRU 217) • AntiinfectiousEffectorPrograms: Signals andMediators (RU 729) • Political Communication Online (RU 1381) • Multi-Port BoneSurgeryusingthe Lateral Skull Base as an Example (MUKNO) (RU 1585) 7 researchunitswithHHU participation 22 EU frameworkresearchprogrammes

  14. Research Training Groups (DFG) RTGs coordinatedat HHU • Molecular Targets of the Ageing Process and Strategies for the Prevention of Ageing (RTG 1033) • Dynamics of Hot Plasmas (RTG 1203) • The Dynamic Response of Plants to a Changing Environment (iRTG1525) • Molecular Targets of the Ageing Process and Strategies for the Prevention of Ageing (RTG 1033) • Molecular Targets of the Ageing Process and Strategies for the Prevention of Ageing (RTG 1033)

  15. Studyingat HHU UndergraduateandGraduate Study Programs (2013) • Studentsmaychooseamong 69 different studyprograms • German studies, History, Law, BiologyandMedicinearethe mostpopular

  16. Heinrich Heine University has 5 Faculties Medical Faculty FacultyofMathematicsand Natural Sciences FacultyofArtsandHumanities Facultyof Law Facultyof Business Administration and Economics

  17. Medical Faculty The FacultyofMedicinecomprises 31 institutes 30 clinics 2 centralfacilities - an animalexperimentfacility - a biomedicalresearchcenter Itoffersthefollowingstudycourses: MedicineandDentistryaswellasthepostgraduateMaster ofScience in Public Health, ToxicologyandEndodontology.

  18. FacultyofMathematicsand Natural Sciences • The FacultyofMathematicsand Natural Sciences (MNF) employsmorethan 800 scientistsin sevendepartments: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Mathematics, Pharmacy, PhysicsandPsychology. • Amongthewide-ranging researchareascoveredbythefaculty, severalcooperativeprogrammesputspecificemphasis on Life SciencesandPhysics

  19. FacultyofArtsandHumanities

  20. Interdisciplinarycooperation Due tointerdisciplinarycooperationtheFacultyofArtsandHumanitiesestablishednovelprograms such as • Linguistics • Information Sciencesand Language Technology • Media and Culture Sciences • Media Culture Analysis, Political Communication andSocialSciences.

  21. Facultyof Law • Apart from a traditional lawcourse, an integrated German-French courseofstudyand a supplementarycourse in Anglo-American Law are also offered. • In addition, Düsseldorf Law School offers post-graduatefurthereducationcourses in Intellectual Property Law, Information Rights Law andMedical Law.

  22. Facultyof Business Administration and Economics • The Facultyof Business Administration and Economics atthe Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorfisoneofthenewestand, in termsofstudentandteachernumbers, also oneofthesmallestbusinessadministrationandeconomicsfaculties in Germany. • The Facultyoffers Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Master of Science (MSc) degreeprograms in Business Administration, EconomicsaswellasBusiness and Chemistry.

  23. Qualificationsfor Life Academic and professional goals • HHU providesqualicationsforacademicand professional careers • Practicalexperienceand transferable skills in all curricula • More than a 100 exchangeprograms on teachinglevel • The Student Service Center offers individual councelling andcoaching • The Studierendenakademieofferscareersservice • Student assiociationsorganizetutorialsandstudygroups

  24. Doctoral Research Graduate academies

  25. Individual Research & Research Schools iGRAD(Science) iTransfer(Arts) MedRSD(Medicine) The graduateacademiesofferand promote • Structured programs • Transferable skills • Networks withleadingpartners in industryandeconomy • Support fordoctoralresearchers

  26. International Cooperation More than 250 partnerships

  27. Internationalisationof HHU Worldwide Connections (2013) • HHU isinvolved in 200 cooperativeprojects • Supports international collaborativeresearch • Facilitatestheexchangeofknowledge International Studentscomefrommorethan110 countries: Europe (48%) Asia (32%) Africa (15%) theAmericas (5%) Regionsand countries offocusaretheEuropean Union, Japan, Israel andtheUSA

  28. Partner Universities Examplesforsuccessfulpartnerships

  29. HHU – A Campus University

  30. Campus Life Socialeventsandleisureactivities

  31. Extracurricular Activities The Student‘s Union (AStA) organizes a substantial sport und leisureprogram. www.hhu.de/hochschulsport

  32. HHU Orchestra andChoir The University Orchestra and University Choirperformed in Japan, Switzerlandandmanycities in Germany www.hhu.de/orchester/CMSwww.unichor.hhu.de

  33. Düsseldorf‘s „Green Belt“ HHU campusincludestheBotanical Garden, partofthecity‘s „greenbelt“.

  34. International Services HHU guesthouse: ManorHouse Schloss Mickeln

  35. Practical Assistance Solid planningforHHU’s international guests The International Office helpsvisitingscholars, theInternational Student Orientation Center (iSOS)studentsfromabroad in • Opening a bankaccount • Findingaccomodation • Registeringwiththeauthorities topreparetheirlifeandwork in Düsseldorf www.hhu.de/home/en/International

  36. Thankyouforyourattention.

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