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UNIC – The European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition

Welcome to the UNIC campus! RUB is part of the international university consortium UNIC – European University of Cities in Post-Industrial Transition. It is an association of ten universities dedicated to promoting student mobility and social integration.

News & Events

Interview

With UNIC to Finland for the Master's Thesis

Gruppenfoto der Bochumer Delegation auf der Konferenz in Malmö.

UNIC – European University of Post-Industrial Cities

Green Cities and Smart Solutions Conference in Malmö

Apply for the UNIC VIP Fund by the end of September

Interview with Dr. Tiina Leiviskä

Overview

Current UNIC Events

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Offers for students, teaching staff, researchers and employees
City cooperations Centre for City Futures and Thematic Lines
Master's programs
Contact and social media
Partners

Offers

RUB students, lecturers, researchers and staff can access a wide range of offers in UNIC, including international mobility programs, virtual collaborations and further education opportunities.

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UNIC for Students

UNIC enables RUB students to gain international learning and mobility experiences both virtually and on site.

Student Participation in UNIC

Students are central to the design and further development of the consortium. Student participation is firmly anchored in UNIC.

Foto: Junge Frau schaut sich einen Plan an.

UNIC for Researchers and Teachers

UNIC offers a wide range of opportunities for teachers and researchers to cooperate in an international context.

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UNIC for Employees

Employees of the administration and faculties benefit from new international experiences and networking opportunities.

Thematic Networks and Urban Cooperation

Both in the Centre for City Futures and in the UNIC Thematic Lines, topics and challenges of our post-industrial regions are turned into courses and projects with urban participation.

Centre for City Futures

The Centre for City Futures coordinates and consolidates cooperation between UNIC universities and participating cities and works on challenges facing post-industrial regions.

Thematic Lines

Thematic Lines are interdisciplinary networks within UNIC and offer opportunities for cooperation in teaching and research along topics that concern our post-industrial cities in their transformation.

UNIC Master Programs

Two innovative UNIC Joint Master's programs deal with diversity and post-industrial cities and are offered in cooperation with seven other UNIC universities.

Master's program

Joint Master “Superdiversity in Education, Organisations and Society” (SEOS)

Dimensions of diversity and intersectionality and their significance for education, organizations and society are the focus of this master's degree.

Master's program

Joint Master “Redesigning the Post-Industrial City” (RePIC)

The Erasmus Mundus Master's program focuses on the redesign and revitalization of post-industrial cities.