id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-5463 University of Duisburg-Essen - Wikipedia .html text/html 4891 686 52 The University of Duisburg-Essen (German: Universität Duisburg-Essen) is a public research university in Duisburg and Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a member of the newly founded University Alliance Metropolis Ruhr.[3] It was founded in 1654 and re-established on 1 January 2003, as a merger of the Gerhard Mercator University of Duisburg and the University of Essen.[4] With its 12 departments and around 40,000 students, the University of Duisburg-Essen is among the 10 largest German universities.[3][5] Since 2014, research income has risen by 150 percent.[6] Natural science and engineering are ranked within the top 10 in Germany, and the humanities are formed in the top 20 to 30. 6.1.2.2 University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)'s faculty partner institutions The program is funded by the State of North Rhine-Westfalia (NRW) and the Mercator Research Center Ruhr (MERCUR) with €800,000 over the next four years and an additional €1 million being added by the three participating members of the University Alliance.[12] University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)'s faculty partner institutions[edit] "Research Explorer – German research institution: University of Duisburg-Essen". ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5463.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5463.txt