uis burg - E ss en ▁founded ▁the ▁University ▁Alliance ▁Metropol is ▁Ru hr , ▁which ▁now ▁includes ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 ▁students ▁and ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁profess ors ▁and ▁is ▁model led ▁after ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁system . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁three ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Alliance ▁Metropol is ▁Ru hr ▁launched ▁the ▁Research ▁Academy ▁Ru hr ▁( R AR ), ▁an ▁inter - ▁and ▁university ▁over arch ing ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁support ▁of ▁young ▁scient ists . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁North ▁Rh ine - West fal ia ▁( NR W ) ▁and ▁the ▁Mer c ator ▁Research ▁Center ▁Ru hr ▁( M ER CUR ) ▁with ▁€ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁€ 1   mill ion ▁being ▁added ▁by ▁the ▁three ▁particip ating ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁Alliance . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁▁ ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁two ▁main ▁campus ▁locations ▁in ▁D uis burg ▁and ▁Ess en . ▁ ▁Fac ult ies ▁and ▁Instit utes ▁ ▁Main ▁fac ult ies ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg - E ss en ▁today ▁has ▁twelve ▁fac ult ies , ▁listed ▁below : ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁and ▁Geography ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Business ▁Administration ▁and ▁Econom ics ▁ ▁Mer c ator ▁School ▁of ▁Management ▁– ▁Fac ulty ▁of