Voluntary Academic Year

Voluntary Academic Year

Experience University Life

The Voluntary Academic Year (FWJ) is a voluntary orientation internship for recent school graduates. Over the course of one year, you can try out studying: attend courses as a guest student, explore different fields of study, and find out which study program and career path suits you.

Watch the video: Insight into the FWJ at RUB

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Internships and research projects

Internships and research projects

Offers for School Students

Whether school project or internship in one of our research groups – get to know our faculty before your studies and explore topics such as sensor technology, plasma technology, or microsystems technology.

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Dual Study Program or Research-Integrated Study Program

Dual Study Program or Research-Integrated Study Program

Study and Gain Practical Experience at the Same Time

In a dual study program / practice-integrated study program, you work at a company from your very first semester, earn money, and combine your bachelor’s degree with industry experience.

In the research-integrated study program, you can earn money alongside your bachelor’s or master’s degree by working as a student research assistant at one of the participating chairs.

Dual Study Program  Research-Integrated Study Program 

Study abroad

Study abroad

Want to study abroad? We maintain a wide range of partnerships!

Here, you have many opportunities to gain international experience, for example through exchange semesters at partner universities like Purdue University or Nagoya University, or through our Double-Degree Program in cooperation with Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

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Open Day Visit!

Discover the campus of Ruhr-Universität Bochum and gain insights into the degree programs in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology as well as IT Engineering. Talk to students, try interactive stations, and learn about exciting projects.

On Thursday, June 11, 2026 from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM

No registration required!

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