The ABC-University Region
More than 100,000 students are enrolled at these universities:
- RWTH Aachen University
- University of Bonn (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität)
- University of Cologne
For several years now, a prime strategy pursued by the headships of the ABC universities has been to improve the quality of teaching and research by intensifying cooperation between their academic institutions.
The cultural studies research unit " "Media and Cultural Communication", for example is supported by the ABC universities, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
Aachen
Universities
Research Establishments
- Jülich Research Cente (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
- Fraunhofer Institute of Laser Technology (ILT)
- Fraunhofer Institute of Production Technology (IPT)
City Information
Bonn
Universities
- Universityof Bonn
- Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, Rhein-Ahr-Campus
- University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Research Establishments
- Deutsches Museum Bonn
- FGAN-Research Association for Applied Science-now merged under Fraunhofer
- caesar Foundation
- ZEI-Center for European Integration Studies
- ZEF-Center for Development Research, University of Bonn
Research Organisations
- Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation (AvH)
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
- Bund-Länder Comission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion (BLK)
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- German Research Foundation (DFG)
- German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV)
- Dr. Reinhold Hagen (Foundation - in German only)
- Europäische Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich-technischer Entwicklung Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler GmbH
- Helmholtz Association of National Research Centers (HGF)
- German Rectors' Conference (HRK)
- Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (Kultusministerkonferenz, KMK)
- Leibniz Association (WGL)
City Information
Cologne
Universities
- German Sport University Cologne
- Cologne University of Applied Sciences
- Cologne University of Music
- Catholic University of Applied Sciences (KatHo NRW)
- Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM)
- University of Applied Sciences - Rheinische Fachhochschule (RFH)
- University of Cologne
Research Establishments
- German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF)
- Federal Institute for Sport Science (BISp)
- Cell Center Cologne (CCC)
- German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI)
- German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED)
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Jülich Research Centre (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH-KFA)
- Institute for the Investigation of Social Opportunities (ISO- in German only)
- Cologne Institut for Economic Research (IW Köln)
- Max Delbrück Laboratory in the Max Planck Society
- Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
- Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research
- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
- Cologne Media Centre
