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Events & recreational activities

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Please register via the event-specific registration forms.

All events are held in English.

Information events

April 9, 2024: Welcome Hour for Doctoral Researchers with RUB Research School

This event is aimed particularly at our new, international PhD students. Together with the RUB Research School, we will give you an overview of our services. While the Research School will support you especially with your academic questions during your stay, the Welcome Centre mostly advises on bureaucratic matters like visa or residence issues, health insurance, registration matters, etc.

You will also have the opportunity to ask questions.

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Format: Online via Zoom
Costs: Free of charge
Registration: Via the registration form of the Research School

Repeated monthly:

April 11, 2024: Welcome Session

The Welcome Session is an online event designed to inform you about the first steps in Germany. Topics that are relevant for many researchers before the start of their stay and during the first weeks in Germany will be explained. You will also have the opportunity to ask general questions about your research stay at RUB and about life in Germany. You are welcome to attend a Welcome Session before your arrival, alternatively, we recommend that you attend the first Welcome Session after your arrival. The sessions are offered on a monthly basis.

Date: Thursday, April 11, 2024, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Format: Online via Zoom
Costs: Free of charge
Registration by: April 9, 2024 via our registration form

Upcoming dates: May 7 (4 - 5:30 p.m.), June 13 (11 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.), July 9 (4 - 5:30 p.m.)

Inside RUB

April 25, 2024: Guided Tour of RUB Campus by the Department of Organisational and Professional Development

The campus tours are an exclusive offer as part of the onboarding of new employees at RUB. With lots of information about the history and architecture of RUB, new employees explore some of the most interesting stations on campus – including the Audimax with the largest organ of its kind in all of NRW. The tours last about 90 minutes, this specific one will be in English. Registration is required due to the limited number of participants.

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Format: Guided Campustour
Costs: Free of charge
Registration: Via the registration form of RUB's service-portal. (If you don't have access to the service-portal, you can register via e-mail as well: zekiye.eken@uv.rub.de).

June 27, 2024: AOK Company Run

As every year, the RUB would like to take part in the AOK company run in large numbers. It’s not about high-performance sport, it’s about the team experience. The AOK company run in Bochum runs as a turning point course on the north side of Lake Kemnade, from the Heveney meadow to Heveney harbor. The fastest company (team classification) will once again be determined on the 5.5 km course. Are you ready to run?

*Please note: We will forward your registration to the HR department; they manage the registration process. Participation is not guaranteed, it is a first come, first served principle.

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2024, 7 p.m.
Format: : Sports event, participation is coordinated by the HR Department
Costs: 22€, the participation fee has to be paid on March 19, 2024, between 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. in UV 2/212.
Registration by: March 17, 2024

July 10, 2024: Guided Tour of the RUB Medical History Collection

The Medical History Collection is a cultural-historical teaching and research collection on the history of medicine. It was founded in the 1970s and taken over by the Ruhr University Bochum in the mid-1980s. The collection contains more than 10,000 objects from the entire spectrum of medical technology. Most of the exhibits date from the 19th and 20th century, although some are significantly older. Join us on a guided tour through the history of medicine.

*Please note: To secure your spot you will have to pay a deposit of 10€ until July 1, 2024. You will receive further information on this after registering for the event.

Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 3:50 p.m. – approx. 5:30 p.m.
Format: Guided tour, 1.5 hours, starting at 4 p.m. If you intend to bring children to the event, please get in touch.
Costs: The guided tour is free of charge, possible costs for train tickets (for more information on train tickets, please click here).
Registration by: July 1, 2024, via our registration form (limited capacity, incl. accompanying persons)

Networking Activities

May 11, 2024: Guided Stadium Tour - Borussia Dortmund

Join us on a tour of Germany’s biggest football stadium in the heart of the Ruhr area: the Signal Iduna Park, home of Borussia Dortmund. The south terrace has capacity for 24.454 people and is the largest grandstand in European football. Famous for the intense atmosphere, it has been nicknamed "The Yellow Wall". Soak up the history and feel the passion for football on our one hour guided tour. Football is an essential element of culture in the Ruhr area and has a big influence on the self-image of the people and the identity of the region.

It is a working stadium. The tour route is subject to availability and certain parts of the stadium may be inaccessible to our tour.

*Please note: To secure your spot you will have to pay 12€ until May 2, 2024. You will receive further information on this after registering for the event.

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11 a.m. – approx. 1:30 p.m., afterwards, time at your own disposal
Format: Guided tour, 1 hour, starting at noon. If you intend to bring children to the event, please get in touch.
Costs: 12€ per Person + possible costs for train tickets (for more information on train tickets, please click here)
Registration by: May 2, 2024 via our registration form (limited capacity, incl. accompanying persons)

June 6, 2024: Sundowner with the Rectorate

Save the Date!

Details are to be announced.

June 29, 2024: Museum Folkwang in Essen

The Museum Folkwang is one of the most renowned German art museums with an outstanding collection of 19th century painting and sculpture, classical modernism and art after 1945, as well as photography. In addition, the Museum Folkwang also houses comprehensive collections of graphic art, archaeology, world art and decorative arts as well as posters. Top works by van Gogh, Cézanne, Gauguin meet works by Rothko, Pollock, Richter. It is the first German art museum of its size to grant all visitors free admission to its own collection.

This is not a guided tour; you can use the museums’ app to get information on individual paintings. A colleague of the Welcome Centre will meet you to take you to the museum.

*Please note: To secure your spot you will have to pay a deposit of 10€ until June 24, 2024. You will receive further information on this after registering for the event.

Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024, 10 a.m. – approx. 1 p.m., afterwards time at your own disposal
Format: Networking activity, no guided tour, you can use the museums’ app to get information on individual paintings.
Costs: The entry to the permanent exhibition of the museum is free. Individual costs may occur, e.g. for entry to other exhibits or a train ticket (for more information on train tickets, please click here).
Registration by: June 24, 2024 via our registration form

*Every Wednesday: Weekly Researchers' Lunch

Join us and other researchers for lunch! Every Wednesday (starting on 25.10.23) from 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. at Rote Bete (Mensa building). Please look out for the Welcome Centre sign.

Please note: The Welcome Centre will not provide food and drinks, this can be purchased at Rote Bete individually.

No registration necessary.

Date: Starting 25 October 2023: Every Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. - 12.15 p.m.

Meeting Point: Rote Bete (Mensa building)
Repetition rate: Weekly
Format: Networking activity
Costs: Costs of meal and drinks are not provided
Registration by: No registration necessary for this event

Excursions

April 13, 2024: Guided Tour at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site in Essen

Gasometers, blast furnaces and particularly Zeche Zollverein, once the largest colliery in Europe, are visible reminders of the industrial past of the Ruhr area. What was once the heart and backbone of Germany’s coal and steel industry, has undergone an exemplary transformation into one of the country’s most vibrant regions for science and research. Industrial sites have been transformed into exciting venues for cultural events and recreational activities. Come join us on a guided walk at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site and explore the living history of the Ruhr area first hand. The tour will start at 11 a.m. and will take approx. 1.5 hours. Afterwards you will have time at your own disposal.

*Please note: To secure your spot you will have to pay a deposit of 10€ until April 5, 2024. You will receive further information on this after registering for the event.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 10 a.m. – approx. 1 p.m., afterwards time at your own disposal
Format: Guided tour, 1.5 hours, starting at 11 a.m. If you intend to bring children to the event, please get in touch.
Costs: The guided tour is free of charge, individual costs may occur, e.g. for entry to other exhibits or a train ticket (for more information on train tickets, please click here)
Registration by: April 5, 2024 via our registration form (limited capacity, incl. accompanying persons)

July 13, 2024: Excursion to Bonn

Join us on our day trip to Bonn! You will visit the museum “Haus der Geschichte” and have a 1.5h guided tour through the permanent exhibition of contemporary German history. In the afternoon, you can explore downtown Bonn on your own: stroll through the beautiful city centre, enjoy the street market or visit the birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven. We chartered two cars that will leave from RUB in the morning and take you back to RUB at approx. 7 p.m.

Please note: To secure your spot you will have to pay a deposit of 10€ until July 3, 2024. You will receive further information on this after registering for the event.

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8:30 a.m – 7 p.m.
Format: Daytrip, guided tour in the museum, afterwards time at your own disposal. If you intend to bring children to the event, please get in touch.
Costs: The trip and the museum visit are free, individual costs may occur (for example lunch, Beethoven-Haus etc).
Registration by: July 3, 2024 via our registration form (limited number of participants, incl. accompanying persons)

Further events for the upcoming semester may be announced.

We would like to point out that photos may be taken at all in-person events and that these photos may be used for the purposes of the Welcome Centre. If you do not wish to have photos taken of you, please contact us.

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