Art, Culture & Entertainment
Around 3,800 international students: The world meets at Ruhr University. Many events and programs promote the integration of international students and give students and employees with German as their mother tongue the opportunity to brush up on their foreign-language skills – leisure fun and new contacts included.
In the “Study Buddy” program of the Academic Services Office (Akademisches Förderungswerk, AKAFÖ), students help their international fellow students to settle in Bochum and in their studies.
More about the Study Buddy program
(link leads to a German-language website)
Foreign language training and insight into other cultures: Both "locals" and "internationals" exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere at the language café.
RUBiss – international student services organizes an exciting semester program with workshops and excursions for international students every semester.