Editing Ruhr (section)

== Education ==
[[File:570 Im Chinesischen Garten.JPG|thumb|250px|Chinese Garden of the [[Ruhr University Bochum|Ruhr University]] in Bochum]]
[[Image:Mathetower TU Dortmund.jpg|thumb|right|Dortmund University's ''Mathetower'']]

With 22 universities and colleges and more than 250,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metropoleruhr.de/regionalverband-ruhr/regionalstatistik/daten-zur-metropole-ruhr/bildung/studierende.html|title=Studierende|last=Ruhr|first=Regionalverband|date=2017-09-28|website=www.metropoleruhr.de|language=de|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007152949/http://www.metropoleruhr.de/regionalverband-ruhr/regionalstatistik/daten-zur-metropole-ruhr/bildung/studierende.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> students, the Ruhr region has the highest density of further education establishments anywhere in Germany. These include five universities alone in the cities of Bochum, Duisburg, Dortmund, Essen and [[Witten]]. In addition, [[Folkwang University of the Arts]] is an internationally acclaimed art college with its base in the Ruhr region. Furthermore, the universities are not the only places in the Ruhr region where academic qualifications can be obtained. There are 17 different universities of applied sciences which offer students to have the opportunity to undertake practice-relevant and qualified studies in various subjects, such as economics, logistics, administration or management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.welcome.ruhr/en/career/studying/|title=Studying in the Ruhr region: 22 universities and colleges - welcome.ruhr|website=www.welcome.ruhr|language=en|access-date=2017-10-02|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030608/http://www.welcome.ruhr/en/career/studying/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Universities ===
The Ruhr area has 5 major universities in 6 cities with about 120,000 students.
* [[Ruhr University Bochum]]
* [[University of Duisburg-Essen]]
* [[Technical University of Dortmund]]
* [[Folkwang University of the Arts]]
* [[Witten/Herdecke University]]

==== UA Ruhr ====
The three largest universities (Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and the University of Duisburg-Essen) opened an alliance called "[[ConRuhr|UA Ruhr]]". Students enrolled at one of the UA Ruhr universities can attend lectures and seminars at all three institutions without having to pay a visiting student fee. Consequently, they have many options to specialize in and to explore their chosen disciplines in depth. The UA Ruhr has three liaison offices for interested students in [[New York City]], [[Moscow]] and [[São Paulo]].

=== Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts ===
==== Bochum ====
* [[Bochum University of Applied Sciences]] (Hochschule Bochum, formerly ''Fachhochschule Bochum'')
* Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences (TH Georg Agricola)
* Protestant University of Applied Sciences, Rheinland-Westphalia-Lippe (Evangelische FH Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe)
* [[Schauspielschule Bochum]] (Bochum drama school)
* College of the Federal Social Security, Department of Social Insurance for Miners, Railway Employees and Seafarers (Fachhochschule des Bundes der Sozialversicherung, Abteilung Knappschaft-Bahn-See)
* University of Health Sciences (Hochschule für Gesundheit)

==== Bottrop ====
* Hochschule Ruhr West

==== Dortmund ====
[[File:FH-Design-Dortmu 2190.JPG|thumb|250px|Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts]]
* [[Fachhochschule Dortmund]]
* FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management, Standort Dortmund (Academy for management)
* Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen (Academy for public administration)
* International School of Management (Private academy focussing on management and economics)
* IT-Center Dortmund (Private college)

==== Duisburg ====
* FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management (Academy for management)
* Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung (Academy for public administration)

==== Essen ====
[[File:Essen Kloster Werden Innenhof 2 2005.jpg|thumb|250px|Main building of the Folkwang University in Essen-Werden]]
* FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management
* Hochschule für bildende Künste
* Orchesterzentrum NRW

==== Gelsenkirchen ====
* Westfälische Hochschule
* Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung NRW (Academy for public administration)

==== Hagen ====
* [[University of Hagen]]
* FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie und Management
* Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung (Academy for public administration)
* [[South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences]]

==== Hamm ====
* SRH Hochschule für Logistik und Wirtschaft
* Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt

==== Kamp-Lintfort ====
* [[Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences]]

==== Mülheim an der Ruhr ====
* Hochschule Ruhr West
* Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung NRW (Academy for public administration)

==== Recklinghausen ====
* Westfälische Hochschule

==== Unna ====
* Hochschule Campus Unna