Transfer because it is important to us

Universities play an outstanding role in the further development of society. As a research-intensive comprehensive university, Ruhr University Bochum has enormous potential to make a significant contribution to meeting major societal challenges.

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Günther Meschke

Knowledge from Ruhr University already shapes and influences the everyday lives and working environments of many people today. We want to write more success stories here and make them visible to the outside world. A good reason for us to expand our efforts in the transfer area in the future.

Prof. Dr. Günther Meschke, Prorector for Research and Transfer

Success Stories

Peter Schwabe (links) und Eike Kiltz

This means that encryption methods developed in Bochum, which even quantum computers cannot crack, will become standard in the USA.

Guidelines and strategies

Transfer mission statement

From May 2021 to January 2022, a transfer mission statement for RUB was developed in a university-wide process. The mission statement provides insight into RUB's self-image and its principles of action. It also shows the main fields of action in the transfer area in which RUB actors are already active today.

IP and exploitation strategy

In the period from April 2020 to January 2022, an IP and exploitation strategy was developed for RUB with the aim of creating more transparency for scientists and external stakeholders on how RUB exploits the results of scientific work and in particular intellectual property.

Open Science Policy

Free access to scientific results and materials is particularly important to RUB. In June 2022, the RUB Senate adopted a university-wide Open Science Policy. In it, the university officially commits to removing financial, technical or legal barriers wherever possible to enable open access to science.

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Transfer at Ruhr University
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