IAU-013981
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-013981

Germany

top General Information

Address

Street:Templergraben 55

City:Aachen

Post Code:52056

WWW:http://www.rwth-aachen.de

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1870 as Polytechnikum, became Technische Hochschule in 1880 and acquired present title 1948, reorganized 1970. Under the jurisdiction of and financed by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Academic Year

October to September (October-March; April-September)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent

Tuition Fees

National:None due to state sponsored tuition (EUR)

Language(s)

German;English

Accrediting Agency

ASIIN; Systemakkreditierung

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Ulrich Rüdiger

Job title:Rector


Senior Administrative Officer : Manfred Nettekoven

Job title:Chancellor


International Relations Officer : Henriette Finsterbusch

Job title:Head, International Office


International Relations Officer : Ute Habel

Job title:Vice-President International

top Divisions

Faculty : Architecture

Fields of study:Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Art History, Design, Fine Arts, Landscape Architecture, Painting and Drawing, Regional Planning, Structural Architecture, Town Planning


Faculty : Arts and Humanities

Fields of study:Educational Sciences, English, German, History, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Romance Languages, Sociology, Theology


Faculty : Business and Economics

Fields of study:Accountancy, Banking, Business Administration, Commercial Law, E-Business/Commerce, Economics, Finance, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, International Business, Management, Operations Research, Taxation, Technology, Transport Management


Faculty : Civil Engineering

Fields of study:Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Town Planning, Transport Engineering, Waste Management, Water Management


Faculty : Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Fields of study:Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Power Engineering, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Telecommunications Engineering


Faculty : Georesources and Materials Engineering

Fields of study:Geology, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Waste Management


Faculty : Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics


Faculty : Mechanical Engineering

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Biochemistry, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics and Automation, Heating and Refrigeration, Industrial Engineering, Laser Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Medical Technology, Metal Techniques, Nuclear Engineering, Operations Research, Optical Technology, Physical Engineering, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Production Engineering, Railway Engineering, Textile Technology, Thermal Engineering


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Cardiology, Dentistry, Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthodontics, Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery, Urology

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Architecture, Automotive Engineering, Biology, Biotechnology, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, German, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, Linguistics, Literature, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Physics, Political Sciences, Production Engineering, Psychology, Religious Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Sociology, Special Education, Technology, Technology Education, Textile Technology, Transport Engineering, Vocational Education, Wood Technology


Master

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Architecture, Automotive Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Dental Technology, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, Engineering, English, English Studies, Environmental Engineering, European Studies, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, Geography (Human), Geophysics, German, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Laboratory Techniques, Linguistics, Literature, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Metallurgical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Natural Resources, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Production Engineering, Psychology, Science Education, Secondary Education, Sociology, Software Engineering, Speech Studies, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Town Planning, Transport and Communications, Transport Management


PhD

Fields of study:Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Natural Resources, Natural Sciences, Philosophy


Habilitation

Fields of study:Architecture, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Natural Resources, Natural Sciences, Philosophy

Note

Final State Examination (Staatsexam) in Medicine and Dentistry; Teacher Training State Examination (Lehramt); Master's Degree Programmes are taught in English in: Geophysics, Automotive Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Engineering, Media Studies, Metallurgical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Alma Mater Aquensis

RWTH-Themen

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2018-2019

Full Time Total:5695

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:564

Students

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Total:45628

Foreign Total:11280

Updated on 11-09-2020