▁the ▁university ▁was ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁the ▁much ▁better ▁equ ipped ▁Dutch ▁univers ities . ▁Since ▁only ▁about ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁provinces ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁were ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Re formed ▁Church , ▁most ▁Luther an ▁and ▁Catholic ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁sent ▁their ▁sons ▁to ▁other ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁decl ined ▁rapidly ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁Order ▁of ▁Friedrich ▁Wilhelm ▁III . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bonn ▁was ▁founded . ▁Lar ge ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁D uis burg ▁University ▁Library ▁were ▁re located ▁to ▁Bonn ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Bonn ▁Library . ▁The ▁s cept re ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bonn , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁located ▁today . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁the ▁Rhein isch - West f äl ische ▁H ütt ensch ule ▁was ▁re located ▁from ▁Bo ch um ▁to ▁D uis burg . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁the ▁König lich - Pre uß ischen ▁Mas ch inen bau - ▁und ▁H ütt ensch ule , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁Public ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁state ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁teacher ▁training ▁college ▁of