Münster: City of Science

On your first visit to Münster there are three aspects that immediately catches one's eye: the beautiful old town, all the young people and the host of bicycles. The image and the life in this 'City of Science' is dominated by the almost 50,000 students that live here.

The Westphalian Wilhelms-University ranks among one of the major German universities. It is not only the paramount icon but toghether with the University Hospital the city’s major employer. The Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" is a prominent example for elite research at the Westphalian Wilhelms-University Münster.

Furthermore, the University of Applied Sciences Münster holds a key position in the fields of research and transfer, being the fourth largest advanced technical college in Germany, bundling a multitude of competences at it's locations in Münster and Steinfurt.

Münster’s academies provide a wide range of subjects including numerous excellencies. The traditional strong points of the academies in Münster are theology, medicine, mathematics, economy and law.

Science is turned into economy in Münster's district of innovation: In direct proximity to the scientific centre of the University, the University Hospital, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine and the University of Applied Sciences Münster lies the Science Park with the Technologiehof (Technology Park) and the Center for Nanotechnology. Not only does innovative research meet with ideal conditions here, but the companies based in Münster and the Münsterland area also benefit from the concentration of innovative power - based on the transfer of knowledge as well as co-operation projects.

In Münster, science, business and the city are all pulling together. The alliance for science, a strategic network with representatives from business, science and the city, is at the centre of this dynamic network. Expertise and excellence is brought together and ideas pooled in order to raise the profile of Münster as a city of science and excellence.