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Ruhr University Bochum
Excellent teaching, excellent research, and a strong focus on start-ups are all hallmarks of RUB. As a leading university in North Rhine-Westphalia, RUB actively supports young academics as they seek to transfer innovative ideas into business opportunities. Thanks to its excellent network of contacts with businesses, research institutes, and public administrative bodies, RUB is able to offer up-and-coming entrepreneurs the support and ecosystem they need.
Promoting young entrepreneur
Climate protection, a reliable energy supply, and sustainable transport structures are big challenges for industries and society alike. To meet these challenges, we need innovative research, state-of-the-art technology, and experienced professionals. All of which are the hallmarks of a good university. As a cradle for new business ideas, universities help knowledge and technology blossom into practical applications – and thus unfold their full problem-solving potential.
The day and age in which we live is marked by crises, which is why we need creative, entrepreneurial ideas and actions more than ever before. In order for research ideas to establish themselves in society, we need to create parameters that encourage start-ups.
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Supporting a strong ecosystem for start-ups
The WORLDFACTORY Start-up Center (WSC) breaches the gap between research and practical applications – because, ultimately, society can only benefit from research and new technology when theory is converted into practice. The WSC is the heart and soul of RUB’s focus on start-ups. Acting as a central port of call for start-up ideas, WORLDFACTORY offers up-and-coming entrepreneurs comprehensive support and advice throughout their entire start-up journey.
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization, and Energy awarded WORLDFACTORY the title “Excellence Start-up Center NRW.” This award underscores the significance of WORLDFACTORY as a leading institution in the field of start-up support.
Ruhr University focuses on providing two key areas of support for start-ups – incubators that are docked to top-level research at RUB, and FACE@RUB, a project providing special support to female academics who want to found a start-up.
Five specialist incubators combine top-notch research with top-notch support for start-ups.
RUB’s FACE@RUB platform supports female academics who want to establish their own start-up. The platform has received explicit praise in the scholarship program’s start-up radar.
Thanks to a holistic approach and close ties with Ruhr University Bochum, WORLDFACTORY plays a central role in supporting start-ups both inside and outside the region.
Our philosophy.
Our future.
Built to change – this is Ruhr University Bochum’s motto. It is our foundation, our guiding principle, and our mission for the future – as an engine for an entire region. Fostering talent from all over the world, breaking down boundaries between disciplines, putting diversity into practice, keeping an open mind, and remaining ourselves while growing as people. This is the RUB spirit that can move mountains around the world.
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Do you have the skills you need to head a growing business in the near future? Can you acquire new business successfully? Can you manage projects and lead a team? If you need to work on specific skills or engage in personal development, RUB can offer you a wide range of support options. Our “RUBpreneurs” come alongside you with advice and practical support on your start-up journey.