▁Mathemat ics , ▁Computer ▁Science , ▁Law , ▁Psych ology , ▁Cultural ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Political ▁Science . ▁The ▁University ▁has ▁produced ▁many ▁notable ▁al umn i ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁law , ▁econom ics , ▁business ▁and ▁politics , ▁among ▁them ▁two ▁Gott fried ▁Wilhelm ▁Le ib n iz ▁Prize ▁w inners , ▁ 1 ▁G ossen ▁Prize ▁la ure ate , ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁university ▁profess ors ▁and ▁numerous ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁parliament ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁and ▁Vice ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁Germany , ▁Gu ido ▁West er w elle . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁H agen ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁University ▁Association ▁( E U A ), ▁European ▁Association ▁of ▁Dist ance ▁Te aching ▁Univers ities ▁( E AD T U ) ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁AC QU IN , ▁FI BA A ▁( Foundation ▁for ▁International ▁Business ▁Administration ▁Acc red itation ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ ▁A Q AS ▁( Agent ur ▁für ▁Qual ität ss icher ung ▁durch ▁A kk red it ierung ▁von ▁Studien g ängen ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁L if el ong ▁learning , ▁further ▁education ▁concurrent ▁with ▁work , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁necessity ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁over c row ded ▁on - camp us ▁univers ities ▁have ▁been ▁important ▁topics ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁sevent ies ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁century . ▁All ▁this ▁inspired ▁the ▁then ▁minister ▁of ▁High er ▁Education ▁and ▁Research ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁North ▁Rh ine ▁West phal ia ▁to ▁establish ▁a