University of Wuppertal

The University of Wuppertal (Universität Wuppertal) is a German scientific institution, located in Wuppertal, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

University of Wuppertal
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Seal of the University of Wuppertal
TypePublic
Established1972
Budget€ 189.4 million[1]
RectorLambert T. Koch
Academic staff
992[2]
Administrative staff
581[2]
Students20,957[3]
Undergraduates15,072[3]
Postgraduates4,703[3]
957[3]
Location
Wuppertal
,
North Rhine-Westphalia
,
Germany

51°14′43″N 7°08′58″E
CampusUrban
Websitewww.uni-wuppertal.de
Campus Grifflenberg, University of Wuppertal

The university's official name in German is Bergische Universität Wuppertal, or BUW. It was founded in 1972. In 2014/15, approx. 20,000 students were enrolled in a wide range of subjects with many interdisciplinary linkages between a total of 7 faculties.

Organization
  • Division A: Humanities and Cultural Studies
  • Division B: Schumpeter School of Business and Economics
  • Division C: Mathematics and Natural Sciences
  • Division D: Architecture, Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Safety
  • Division E: Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Media Technology
  • Division F: Design and Art
  • Division G: Education and Social Sciences

Campus

The main building of the University of Wuppertal is located in the suburb of Elberfeld on Grifflenberg. The university now has 3 campuses:

  • Campus Grifflenberg (main campus) in Elberfeld, Wuppertal
  • Campus Freudenberg in Elberfeld, Wuppertal
  • Campus Haspel in Unterbarmen, Wuppertal

All three campuses house specific parts of the University Library of Wuppertal, the main library at Campus Grifflenberg holds five specific libraries.

From 2004 until 2010, the University of Wuppertal was home to the second supercomputer at a German university. ALiCEnext, the supercomputer, was designed as a cluster and consisted of 512 so-called Blades. ALiCEnext was used in the field of elementary particle physics, applied computer science, astro-particle physics and experimental high energy physics.

Notable professors

The university employs more than 250 professors (as of 2014). Notable people who have taught in Wuppertal are:

Notable alumni
  • Christian Boros (born 1964), German advertising agency founder and art collector
  • Godela Habel, abstract painter
  • Walter Heidenfels, industrial designer

Awards and rankings

Rankings
University rankings
Overall – Global & National
QS World
THE World 2024[4] 501–600 42–45
ARWU World 2023[5] 801–900 43–45
QS Europe
QS Employability
THE Employability

According to the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the institution falls within the 501–600 range globally, placing it between 42nd and 45th nationally.[4] The 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) situates the university in the 801–900 bracket on a global scale, corresponding to a national rank between 43rd and 45th.[5]

In 2016, CWUR ranked University of Wuppertal as the 909th best university overall within its list of top 1000 international universities.[6] In 2017 its place raised to 844th in the same list.[7]

National rankings

At the CHE ranking, which evaluated more than 300 universities in the German-speaking world on the basis of the judgments of more than 250,000 students, University of Wuppertal was awarded three times. In 2011 the university reached the top group in eleven of the 13 categories. With a total score of 1.9, the Faculty of Economics was above the nationwide average of 2.6.[8]

References
  1. "Finanzen" (in German). University of Wuppertal. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. "Personal" (in German). University of Wuppertal. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "Studium und Lehre". University of Wuppertal. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. "2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. "University of Wuppertal Ranking | CWUR 2016". cwur.org.
  7. "University of Wuppertal Ranking | CWUR 2017". cwur.org.
  8. "Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaft – Schumpeter School of Business and Economics".
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