University of Wuppertal
| Bergische Universität Wuppertal |
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| Location |
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Gaußstraße 20
D-42119 Wuppertal
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Information |
| Established |
1972 |
| Principal |
Lambert T. Koch |
| Staff |
1.001 |
| Number of students |
14.100 |
| Website |
www.uni-wuppertal.de |
The University of Wuppertal (Universität Wuppertal) is a German scientific institution, located in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The university, the full German name of which is Bergische Universität Wuppertal (BUW), was formed in 1972 and is located in the city of Wuppertal, within the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In 2007/2008 it had more than 14,000 students in a wide range of subjects with many interdisciplinary linkages in 7 faculties:
- Division A: Humanities and Cultural Studies
- Division B: Schumpeter School of Business and Economics
- Division C: Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Division D: Architecture, Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering, Safety
- Division E: Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Media Technology
- Division F: Design and Art
- Division G: Education and Social Sciences
The main building of the BU Wuppertal is located in the suburb of Elberfeld on Grifflenberg and is a massive, cut honeycomb concrete purpose. The university now has 3 campuses:
- Campus Grifflenberg (main campus) in Elberfeld, Wuppertal
- Campus Freudenberg in Elberfeld, Wuppertal
- Campus Haspel in Unterbarmen, Wuppertal
Since 2004, the University of Wuppertal has the second supercomputer at a German university. ALiCEnext, the supercomputer, is designed as a cluster and consists of 512 so-called Blades. ALiCEnext used in the field of elementary particle physics, applied computer science, astro-particle physics and experimental high energy physics.
Famous professors
The university employs 298 professors (as of 2006). Notable people who have taught in Wuppertal are:
- Karl Albert, philosopher
- Gerhard Arminger, economist
- Hans Bode, material scientist
- Wolfram Boucsein, Physiological Psychology
- Gerda Breuer, professor of art and design history
- Bazon Brock, professor of aesthetics
- Claus Bury, sculptor
- Peter Dienel, theologian and sociologist
- Michael J. Fallgatter, economist
- Gerd Faltings, mathematicians (Germany's youngest full professor of mathematics in 1986), Fields Medalist
- Andreas Frommer, Mathematician and computer scientist
- Eckhard Freise, professor of medieval history (also known by his appearance on the quiz Wer wird Millionär?)
- Ulrich Heinen, design technology
- Lambert T. Koch, economist
- Lew Sinowjewitsch Kopelew, Scholar and writer
- Karl-Hans Laermann, Structural Analysis and the Federal Minister for Education and Science
- Tobias Langner, economist
- Günter Lehder, professor of safety engineering
- Uwe Loesch, internationally known German designer
- Winfried Matthes, economist
- Mihai Nadin, Computational Design
- Michael Nelles, economist
- Gert Pinkernell, Romance and literature scholar
- Volker Ronge, sociologist and political scientist
- Thomas Söding, Catholic theologian
- Ronald Schettkat, economist
- Hans Günter Schmitz, visual communication
- Martin Topel, designer
- Klaus Türk, sociologist
- Peter Ulrich, economist
- Bernd-Jürgen Vorath, Safety Engineering / Construction
- Gerrit Walther, History of the Early Modern Period
- Paul J. J. Welfens, economist
Notable alumni
- Reinhold Ludwig, professor
- Oliver Ligneth-Dahm, writer
- Werner Bruns, social scientist and author
- Ingeborg Fritz, painter and sculptor
- Walter Heidenfels, industrial designer
- Andrea Hold-Ferneck, photo artist
- Günther Nonnenmacher, political scientist and journalist
- Peter Steinacker, theologian
- Werner Paulussen, industrial designer
- Josef Wieland, business ethicists
- Frank H. Witt, economist, German University in Cairo
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