{"id":5752,"date":"2026-10-05T12:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tzdo.de\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:37:42","slug":"das-ruhrgebiet-wird-exzellent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tzdo.de\/en\/das-ruhrgebiet-wird-exzellent\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ruhr region is excellent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to TU Dortmund and Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum!<\/strong><\/p>\n

On October 2, the Scientific Council announced: The \u201eRuhr Innovation Lab\u201c<\/a> \u2013 the joint application by TU Dortmund<\/a> and Ruhr University Bochum <\/a>\u2013 will be funded as an excellence cluster starting in 2027. In this round of the excellence strategy by the federal government and the states, only five new excellence universities and clusters were selected nationwide.<\/p>\n

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Cheers at the Westphalian Industrial Club in Dortmund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TU Rector Manfred Bayer summed up the joy over the success: \u201eTogether, we have climbed to the Champions League of science.\u201c Dortmund\u2019s Mayor Alexander Kalouti also congratulated the team and described the decision as a strong signal for the entire Ruhr scientific region.<\/p>\n

For about 40 years now, the TZDO<\/strong> <\/a>at the Science and Technology Campus Dortmund, door to door with the TU Dortmund<\/a> And numerous other research institutions. From this experience we know: When top-level research grows, new innovations, companies and spin-offs grow from it, and with them the demand for space, infrastructure and strong networks.<\/p>\n

The success of Ruhr Innovation Lab<\/a> This also provides a boost for technology transfer at the site and for the narrative that the Ruhr region has been telling for decades: from structural change to a science region. We are all the more pleased that we have supported the application of the Ruhr Innovation Lab and thus been able to contribute our share to this great success.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the Ruhr University Bochum<\/a> and TU Dortmund<\/a>. We look forward to what will emerge next from this new level of excellence in research, transfer, and the location itself!<\/p>\n

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Prof. Manfred Bayer (l.), Rector of the TU Dortmund, Science Minister Ina Brandes (center) and Prof. Martin Paul (r.), Rector of the Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photos: Mareen Meyer \/ Ruhr Innovation Lab<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to TU Dortmund and Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum! On October 2, the Science Council announced: The \u201eRuhr Innovation Lab\u201c \u2013 the joint application of TU Dortmund and Ruhr-Universit\u00e4t Bochum \u2013 will be funded as an excellence cluster starting in 2027. In this round of the excellence strategy of the federal and state governments, only five new excellence universities and clusters were selected nationwide. TU Rector\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5753,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDas Ruhrgebiet wird exzellent - TechnologieZentrumDortmund<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dortmund, 01. Oktober 2026. 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