The EECA Liaison Office strengthens cooperation between the UA Ruhr and the Eastern Europe-Central Asia region - for greater visibility of the Ruhr as a science location and a lively exchange between East and West.
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Ruhr University Bochum, the TU Dortmund University and the University of Duisburg-Essen have been working closely together strategically in the University Alliance Ruhr since 2007. With more than 120,000 students and almost 1,300 professors, the UA Ruhr is one of the largest and most powerful academic locations in Germany.
The University Alliance Ruhr has set up three liaison offices to promote international cooperation. The Liaison Office Eastern Europe-Central Asia (EECA) is responsible for cooperation with the Eastern Europe-Central Asia region; the Liaison Office New York is responsible for the North America region; the Liaison Office São Paulo cordinates with Latinamerica.
The aim of the work of the EECA Liaison Office is to represent the three partner universities of the UA Ruhr in the EECA region, to make the Ruhr region better known and visible locally as an innovative research and science location and to promote international exchange between East and West.
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Fedor Stepun Fellowships 2025 Awarded to Seven Outstanding Postdocs
The University Alliance Ruhr is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fedor Stepun Fellowships 2025. This year, seven outstanding postdoctoral researchers have been selected for the fellowship, which supports scholars at risk due to the war in Ukraine. Each fellowship provides a monthly stipend of €1,800 for a six-month research stay within the UA Ruhr.
We sincerely thank the Zimin Foundation for generously funding the program. We are also proud that the University Alliance Ruhr, particularly through the contribution of Elena Resch from the Liaison Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, played a key role in shaping this initiative. The fellow selection was carried out by the newly established Early Career Researchers Board of the UA Ruhr.
The Fedor Stepun Fellowships are designed to offer researchers in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Engineering fields a secure and supportive environment to continue their academic work and prepare proposals for long-term research funding.
The 2025 fellows are hosted across the three member universities of the UA Ruhr-Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, and University of Duisburg-Essen. Together with their academic hosts, they will use their stay to advance research ideas and build sustainable academic careers in Germany.