Engineering

At no other German university do engineering sciences work so closely together as at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Computational and Cognitive Sciences, Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering all offer research and teaching under one roof. The resulting synergy effects, interdisciplinary subjects and main areas of research and teaching are unmatched in Germany. The faculty enjoys international recognitionin many disciplines. Scientists from Duisburg-Essen are at the cutting edge of research in nanotechnology, environmental engineering, theautomotive industry and microelectronics. The faculty’s engineers also lead the field in the development of ship propulsion, the optimisation ofmobile communication systems, building sciences, media technology and optoelectronics.