About the location
Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen, the three major universities of applied sciences in the Ruhr region, have been working for a long time in the areas of study, research and transfer under the joint umbrella of the Ruhr University Alliance in order to make even better and more systematic use of their enormous potential. The three universities have a central office in Herne to coordinate their activities.