The two universities aim to test new forms of cross-university structures, which will also be transferable to the UA Ruhr.

The Ruhr region remains a top address for prospective academics from American universities. 8 students from the University of Cincinnati, Lehigh University and University of California, Berkeley are currently Ruhr Fellows at the University Alliance Ruhr, 2 of them at UDE.

Simple, lifelong contracts in German private health insurance almost reach the economic optimum - this is shown by an international study by Prof Dr Martin Karlsson and international colleagues published in the Journal of Political Economy.