RWTH Aachen University

university in Aachen, Germany
Organization public_university Q273263
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RWTH Aachen University

Summary

RWTH Aachen University is a public university[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RWTH Aachen University's field of work was engineering[3].
  • RWTH Aachen University's field of work was natural science[4].
  • RWTH Aachen University's field of work was manufacturing engineering[5].
  • RWTH Aachen University's field of work was computer science[6].
  • RWTH Aachen University's field of work was systems engineering[7].
  • RWTH Aachen University's field of work was architectural engineering[8].
  • RWTH Aachen University was a member of Top International Managers in Engineering[9].
  • RWTH Aachen University was a member of TU9[10].
  • RWTH Aachen University was a member of Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research[11].
  • RWTH Aachen University was a member of IDEA League[12].
  • RWTH Aachen University was a member of European Society for Engineering Education[13].
  • RWTH Aachen University was a member of UNITECH International Society[14].
  • RWTH Aachen University is located in Aachen[15].
  • RWTH Aachen University is located in North Rhine-Westphalia[16].
  • RWTH Aachen University is in the country of Germany[17].
  • RWTH Aachen University's instance of is recorded as public university[18].
  • RWTH Aachen University's instance of is recorded as local Internet registry[19].
  • RWTH Aachen University's instance of is recorded as University of Excellence[20].
  • RWTH Aachen University's headquarters location is recorded as Aachen[21].
  • The location of RWTH Aachen University was Aachen[22].
  • RWTH Aachen University's child organization or unit is recorded as Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology[23].
  • RWTH Aachen University's child organization or unit is recorded as Ecurie Aix[24].
  • RWTH Aachen University's child organization or unit is recorded as Q110409490[25].
  • RWTH Aachen University's child organization or unit is recorded as Q113147312[26].
  • RWTH Aachen University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Welding and Joining Institute[27].

Body

Founding

October 10, 1870 marks the founding of RWTH Aachen University[28].

Identity

RWTH Aachen University is part of DH.NRW[29].

Operations

RWTH Aachen University's headquarters location is recorded as Aachen[21]. Subsidiaries include Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology[23], a research institute[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2002[32], headquartered in Bonn[33]; Ecurie Aix[24]; Q110409490[25], an organization[34], in Germany[35]; Q113147312[26]; Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen. Welding and Joining Institute[27], an organization[36], in Germany[37]; and Space Team Aachen[38], an organization[39], in Germany[40].

Industry

Fields of work include engineering[3], a field of work[41]; natural science[4], a branch of science[42]; manufacturing engineering[5], a branch of engineering[43]; computer science[6], an academic discipline[44]; systems engineering[7], an academic discipline[45]; and architectural engineering[8], a branch of engineering[46].

Why It Matters

RWTH Aachen University ranks in the top 9% of public_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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  1. [17] . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . mkw.nrw. mkw.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . ripe.net. Retrieved . ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [29] . dh.nrw. dh.nrw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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