E ss en ▁has ▁stead ily ▁improved ▁its ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Times ▁High er ▁Education ▁World ▁University ▁Rank ings , ▁making ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁best ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁In ▁the ▁Times ▁High er ▁Education ▁Young ▁University ▁Rank ing , ▁it ▁is ▁ranked ▁ 1 4 th ▁world wide ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁Cent rum ▁für ▁Hoch sch ul ent wicklung ▁( CH E ▁– ▁Center ▁for ▁High er ▁Education ▁Development ) ▁rank ings ▁placed ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ranks ▁in ▁different ▁categories ▁and ▁fields , ▁like ▁the ▁Physics ▁department ▁for ▁sem inar ▁and ▁lecture ▁content ▁and ▁Bi ology , ▁Computer ▁Science , ▁Math , ▁Medicine ▁and ▁Sports ▁for ▁excellent ▁programs ▁and ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁starting ▁at ▁Ess en - D uis burg . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁fund ed ▁U - Mult ir ank ▁system ▁the ▁university ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁" ex cell ent " ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁categories ▁" External ▁research ▁income ", ▁" Top ▁c ited ▁publications ", ▁" Post - doc ▁positions ", ▁in ▁the ▁knowledge ▁transfer ▁categories ▁" In come ▁from ▁private ▁sources ", ▁" Sp in - offs " ▁and ▁" Public ations ▁c ited ▁in ▁pat ents ". ▁In ▁the ▁category ▁international ▁orientation ▁Ess en - D uis burg ▁was ▁r ated ▁" ex cell ent " ▁for ▁their ▁" Intern ational ▁academic ▁staff ". ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁