Die Universitt Mnster Forschung, Lehre, Perspektiven

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WWU Münster living knowledge
Research Teachings Outlook
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Contents
The University of Münster
1. Münster as a University City a Blend of
Past and Present 2. The WWU Münster Facts and
Figures 3. Research at the WWU Top-level
Research on a Solid Basis 4. Teaching at the WWU
Lively and Effective 5. Life at the WWU
Sport and Culture 6. The WWU Open-minded and
Famous 7. The WWU Dynamic and Forward-looking
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1. Münster as a University City
A Blend of Past and Present
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1.1 A City with A Long History
over 1,200 years of history the city where
the Peace of Westphalia was signed in 1648
over 90 per cent of Münsters Old Town was
destroyed during World War II reconstruction
in the old style
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1.2 A City with a Future
280,000 inhabitants almost 50,000 students
at eight institutions of higher learning the
academic and service centre of a region with over
1.5 million inhabitants a research location
for cutting-edge technologies such as nano- and
biotechnology
Münster
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1.3 Town and Gown
no campus university more than 210
buildings spread out over the city 257,000
square metres of usable floor space
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1.3 Town and Gown
no campus university more than 210
buildings spread out over the city 257,000
square metres of usable floor space
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2. WWU Münster
Facts and Figures
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2.1 The History of the University
1780 The foundation of the University
1818 The University was demoted to an
Academy of Philosophy and Theology. 1902
Thanks to Kaiser Wilhelm II, the establishment
recovered full university status. 1980 The
integration of the Teacher Training College
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2.2 The Student Population
about 38,000 students just over 53 per cent
of the students are women Germanys third
biggest university
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2.3 Departments
15 departments
Protestant Theology Roman Catholic Theology
Law Economics Medicine Education
and Social Sciences Psychology and Sport
History / Philosophy
Philology Mathematics and Information
Technology Physics Chemistry and
Pharmacy Biology Earth Sciences
Conservatory of Music
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2.4 Staff
approximately 5,000 members of staff including
565 full professors 2,700 academic staff
members 1,700 non-academic staff plus 7,000
staff members at the University Hospital
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3. Research at the WWU Münster
Top-level Research on a Solid Basis
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3.1 Research at the WWU Münster
a high level of research in many different
fields of science approximately 800
doctorates awarded every year Cluster of
Excellence Religion and Politics
9 collaborative research centres (SFB) 4
priority programmes 2 research units 9
postgraduate groups, 6 graduate schools and 2
research schools 6 junior research
groups 11 research centers 14 research
institutes affiliated to the University
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3.2 External Funding
Research projects are increasingly financed by
external funding.
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Current level of external funding Euro 88m
Medicine
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3.3 Transfer of Research
bridging the gap between theory and practice
support for spin-offs and start-ups
European and regional networks

• Euregio - Hochschulen für Unternehmen
• Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
• Nano2Life
• Frontiers

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3.4 Concentration on advanced research
continuous increase of external funding
interdisciplinary and international projects
transfer of reseach specialisation in
research
Münster is becoming increasingly important as
research site Max Planck Institute for
Molecular Biomedicine Centre for
Nanotechnology, CeNTech GmbH European
Institute for Molecular Imaging (EIMI)
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4. Teaching at the WWU Münster
Lively and Successful
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4.1 Subjects
110 subjects ranging from Archaeology to Textile
Design. New bachelor and master programmes are
launched as new occupational fields come into
existence European Studies
Islamic Theology
Geospatial Technologies Cultural and
Social Anthropology
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4.2 Graduates
about 5,500 students passed their finals in
2006 the Wissenschaftsrat is very pleased
with the success rate and the length of time
undergraduates take to complete their studies.
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Lehramt Staatsexamen Diplom
Promotion Magister Bachelor
Master
Lehramt (examination for secondary school
teachers) Staatsexamen (state examination)
Diplom (diploma) Promotion (Doctorate)
Magister (masters degree)
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4.3 Modern Teaching Systems
complete modularisation of the courses of study
students can gain key qualifications in their
chosen subjects internationalisation of
courses E-Learning computer-aided teaching
techniques professionalisation of teacher
training courses
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5. Life at the WWU Münster
Sports and Culture
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5.1 Sports
over 90 different kinds of sport on offer,
ranging from Aikido to Water Polo. staff and
students can practise the entire range of
leisure, popular and competitive sports
comprehensive programme for those who wish to
perfect their skills. 16,000 participants
every week.
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5.2 Art and Culture
the University has four museums of its own
many different music groups ranging from the a
cappella choir to the symphony orchestra, the
brass ensemble and the big band theory and
practice of drama in groups such as the English
Drama Group to the Teatro Italiano, the drama
school and the Studiobühne annual
uniartmünster (literally University Art Days)
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6. The University of Münster
Open-minded and Renowned
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6.1 Twinning Arrangements
Over 400 twinning arrangements with higher
educational establishments and academic
institutions all over the world a worldwide
network extending from Enschede in the nearby
Netherlands to Vientiane in Laos main focus
on Latin America, South-East Asia and the Baltic
states
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6.2 International Exchanges
200 visiting professors from all over the world
foreigners make up nine per cent of the
student population, most of them are from Turkey,
Eastern Europe, and Southern or Eastern
Asia. international community centre Die
Brücke. 1,800 students from Münster are
currently abroad within the framework of official
exchange programmes
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7. WWU Münster
Dynamic and Forward-looking
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7.1 Prospects
specialisation in top-level research in
selected areas multimedia learning
(e-learning) interdisciplinary teaching and
research innovative modular courses of study
further education courses tailored to the
specific needs of working people (lifelong
learning)
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WWU Münster living knowledge
Research Teachings Outlook
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3.1.1 Collaborative Research Centres

• Ionic-motion (SFB 458)
• Geometric structures (SFB 478)
• Extracellular matrix (SFB 492)
• Symbolic communication (SFB 496)
• Molecular cell dynamics (SFB 629)
• Molecular Cardiovascular Imaging (SFB 656)
• Fear, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders (SFB-Transregio
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• Multilevel Molecular Assemblies - Structure,
  Dynamics and Functions (SFB-Transregio 61)
• Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsies (SFB-Transregio 3)

fundamental research at the highest level
sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf
t there has been a sharp increase in activity
in recent years
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3.1.2 Priority Programmes
Nationwide cooperation Sponsored by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

• Global Differential Geometry
• Host-Parasite Coevolution - Rapid Reciprocal
  Adaptation and its Genetic Basis
• Science and Public Understanding of fragile and
  conflicting evidence
• The First 10 Million Years of the Solar System -
  a Planetary Materials Approach

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3.1.3 Research Units
Nationwide cooperation Sponsored by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

• Calcium signaling via protein phosphorylation in
  plant model cell types during environmental
  stress adaption
• Germ cell potential

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3.1.4 Postgraduate Groups

• Post graduate programme
• Social symbolism in the Middle Ages
• Analytical topology and metageometry
• Molecular bases of dynamic cellular processes
• Knowledge Acquisition and Knowledge Exchange with
  New Media (Virtual post graduate programme)
• Molecular interactions of pathogenous with biotic
  and abiotic surfaces
• Civilian social processes of communication from
  the 19th century until presence in Germany and
  the Netherlands
• International groups Graduate School Research
  Schools

Support for doctoral candidates
Interdisciplinary 15 to 25 doctoral
candidates per group
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3.1.4 Postgraduate Groups

• International Research Training Groups
• Complex Functional Systems in Chemistry Design,
  Development and Applications, Münster - Nagoya
  (Japan)
• Generation of Supramolecular Functional Cavities
  - Container Molecules, Macrocycles and Related
  CompoundsMünster - Amsterdam/Leiden
  (Netherlands)
• Semantic Integration of space-oriented
  InformationMünster - Bremen - Buffalo (USA)
• Post graduate programme Graduate School
  Research Schools

Support for doctoral candidates
Interdisciplinary 15 to 25 doctoral
candidates per group
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3.1.4 Postgraduate Groups
Support for doctoral candidates
Interdisciplinary 15 to 25 doctoral
candidates per group

• Graduate School
• International NRW Graduate School of Chemistry
• Graduate School of Politics
• Graduate School of Communication Science
• Graduate School Practices of Literature
• Graduate School of Sociology
• Graduate School Empirical and Applied Linguistics
  
• Research Schools
• International Graduate Program for Cell Dynamics
  and Disease (CEDAD Graduate program)
  (forthcoming)
• Molecules and Materials - A Common Design
  Principle (forthcoming)
• Post graduate programme International groups

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3.1.5 Junior Research Groups

• European civil societies and multilevel
  governance
• Reliability of encoding and the processing of
  visual motion information
• Alexandrov geometry and its applications
• Theory and ab initio simulation of plasma
  turbulence

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3.1.6 Research Centers

• Centre for Netherlandic Studies
• Centre for Religious Studies
• Centre for Nanotechnology - CeNTech
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy
  and Microanalysis, ICEM
• Institute for Research on the Early Middle Ages
• International Centre for Talent Research
• International Centre for German-Russian Legal
  Studies
• Centre for the History and Culture of the Eastern
  Mediterranean
• Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine
• Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS)
• European Research Center for Information Systems
  (ERCIS)

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3.1.7 Institutes Affiliated to the University
Centre for Forest Ecosystems Institute for
Westphalian Church History Freiherr vom Stein
Institute Centre for Spatial Planning
Centre for Hospital Management Institute
for Arteriosclerosis Research Institute for
Nephrology Academy of Manual Medicine
Erich Schütz Research Institute for Preventive
Medicine and Physiotherapeutic Rehabilitation
Institute for Psychological Psychotherapeutic
Training Institute for Comparative Urban
History Ehrenpreis Institute for Swift
Studies Institute for Applied Information
Technology Institute for Agro- and
Forestinformatics
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