RUB-China Scholarship Council (CSC) Program

Excellent students from the People's Republic of China willing to enrol in a PhD Program at the Ruhr University should apply for General Program of the CSC. Candidates can apply for open PhD positions as listed on the website.

Scholarships awardees can then engage in full-time PhD studies and research at the Ruhr University. Each PhD project is supervised by two professors at the Ruhr University (normally conducted within 4 years programs), provided the funding by the China Scholarship council is confirmed. Please check the application procedure and eligibility criteria on our website. Following completion of the PhD program and successful defence of the PhD dissertation in the final PhD examination, doctoral candidates will be awarded a PhD / Doctoral degree of Ruhr University Bochum. Double degree options (German and Chinese PhD certificates) can be arranged on an individual basis.

International cooperations at the Ruhr University Bochum

RUB fosters global networked research and teaching, as well as internationally oriented study opportunities and cooperation. Our departments and institutions maintain many partnerships with universities and institutes all over the world.

• Information on international research profile

Research at the Ruhr University

A highly supportive environment for research and researchers

Each of the twenty-one Faculties of the Ruhr University are intensively engaged in high-level research and student education, both from the monodisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives.

In addition to its faculty structure, the Ruhr University hosts nine Research Departments that specifically foster state-of-the art interactions between our top researchers. These transfacultative departments provide research infrastructure and focussed support for the main research areas of the RUB. The departments comprise: Solvation Science, Cyber Security, Neuroscience, Materials Research, Plasmas with Complex Interactions, Religious Studies, Protein Science, Subsurface Modeling and Engineering, and Closed Carbon Cycle Economy.

The Ruhr University is a very popular host for internationally renowned researchers from all over the world. The high number of guest researchers at RUB is represented in a summary of the Humboldt Foundation. The Ruhr University is one of the 20 leading universities in Germany by weighted ranking.

• International profile of Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Focus on international early career researchers

International PhD students are a welcome addition to the academic community at the Ruhr University. Our university is located in the Ruhr valley, affectionally referred to by locals as the Ruhrpott. This area truly is a melting pot where people from all over the world and diverse cultures are at home. The Ruhr University environment reflects this highly diverse demographic. The international programmes of the university support the mobility of our students and scholars in study, research, and teaching. The Ruhr University attaches great importance to the tailored support of outstanding young academics from all over the world and their international profiles right from the start. Our goal is to help them develop a broad variety of excellent international research and personal skills, and to help them build their own international networks required for a career in international research. The many international graduate schools at the Ruhr University are funded by different national and international institutions and enable our candidates acquire internationally recognised Masters and Doctoral degrees.

• More information on international PhD Programmes at RUB

Doctoral Degree at the Ruhr University Bochum: information for prospective PhD students applying for CSC Scholarship in Germany

The Ruhr University Research School

In addition to the formally structured doctoral degree programmes of the different research discipline of the Ruhr University, we also offer customised support by means of our Ruhr University (RUB) Research School. This comprises our university- and faculty-wide central campus hub for doctoral researchers (PhD candidates). The particular focus of the RUB Research School is the personal and career development of our doctoral students, for which it is internationally regarded as a best-practice model. All doctoral candidates at the Ruhr University are welcome to join the RUB Research School and benefit from its diverse and enriching curriculum. The goal is to provide our doctoral candidates with an advanced qualification beyond borders, and support for a seamless transition into the job market. Aside from excellent advice on starting or planning a doctorate at the RUB, a range of international qualification/training programmes as well as international mobility and networking opportunities are offered by this structure. Special multidisciplinary communication events also provide our doctoral candidates with the opportunity to meet and develop friendships with colleagues all over the campus, in keeping with the long-standing tradition of the Ruhr University to foster an atmosphere of welcome and collegiality to all of our community.

Information for international PhD students can be found here: Research School

Welcome Centre

The Welcome Centre of the International Office welcomes all international researchers of the Ruhr-University Bochum. Here you will receive information and targeted assistance on various topics that are important in the preparation and implementation of your stay in Bochum, i.e.:

• Housing at RUB
• Events for international PhD Students
• Support with enrolment
• Support with obtaining health insurance

FAQs and useful information for all candidates planning to obtain a PhD in Germany you will find on the Research in Germany Portal.