osc ale ▁( IC AN ) ▁ ▁Centre ▁for ▁Log istics ▁and ▁Transport ▁( Z L V ) ▁ ▁Centre ▁for ▁Medical ▁Bi ote chn ology ▁( Z MB ) ▁ ▁Centre ▁for ▁Water ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Research ▁( Z M U ) ▁ ▁Centre ▁for ▁empir ical ▁research ▁in ▁education ▁( Ze B ) ▁ ▁The ▁NR W ▁School ▁of ▁Govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁NR W ▁School ▁of ▁Govern ance ▁is ▁a ▁central ▁institution ▁within ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Political ▁science ▁and ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Karl - R ud olf ▁K orte . ▁ ▁It ▁a ims , ▁through ▁research ▁and ▁teaching , ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁scientific ally ▁sound ▁understanding ▁of ▁political ▁processes ▁( in ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia ). ▁ ▁It ▁does ▁so ▁by ▁educ ating ▁and ▁training ▁students ▁in ▁three ▁main ▁programs : ▁▁ ▁Masters ▁program : ▁" Pol it ical ▁management , ▁Public ▁policy ▁and ▁Public ▁administration " ▁ ▁Part - time ▁master s ▁program : ▁" Public ▁Policy " ▁▁ ▁Doctor al ▁School : ▁Sch olar ship ▁and ▁Ex cell ence ▁Program s ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Political ▁Science ▁ ▁and ▁also ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁various ▁other ▁education ▁modules . ▁ ▁Associ ated ▁instit utes ▁▁ ▁pal uno , ▁The ▁Ru hr ▁Institute ▁for ▁Software ▁Technology ▁ ▁German ▁Text ile ▁Research ▁Centre ▁North - west ▁( DT N W ) ▁ ▁Development ▁Centre ▁for ▁Sh ip ▁Technology ▁and ▁Transport ▁Systems ▁( D ST ) ▁ ▁Asia