S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁She ila ▁E . <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg - E ss en ▁() ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁university ▁which ▁is ▁well - bal anced ▁among ▁all ▁depart ments . ▁Natural ▁science ▁and ▁engineering ▁are ▁ranked ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁Germany , ▁and ▁the ▁human ities ▁are ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 . ▁Es pecially , ▁the ▁physics ▁field ▁is ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁is ▁ranked ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 ▁best ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg - E ss en ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁research ▁university ▁in ▁D uis burg ▁and ▁Ess en , ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁Germany ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁University ▁Alliance ▁Metropol is ▁Ru hr . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 4 ▁and ▁re - est ab lished ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁as ▁a ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Ger hard ▁Mer c ator ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ess en . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Ger hard ▁Mer c ator ▁University ▁was ▁Com pre h ensive ▁University ▁of ▁D uis burg . ▁With ▁its ▁ 1 2 ▁depart ments ▁and ▁around ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁students , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁D uis