RWTH Aachen University Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen)
IAU-013981
Germany
General Information
Public
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
October to September (October-March; April-September)
Secondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent
National:None due to state sponsored tuition (EUR)
German;English
ASIIN; Systemakkreditierung
None
co-ed
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
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
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
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
Academic Periodicals
Alma Mater Aquensis
RWTH-Themen
Student & Staff Numbers
Statistics Year:2018-2019
Full Time Total:5695
Full Time Total:564
Statistics Year:2019-2020
Total:45628
Foreign Total:11280Updated on 11-09-2020