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Ruhr Friends and Alumni Network

The Ruhr Friends and Alumni Network
The Ruhr Friends and Alumni Network (RuhrFAN) is an active group of over 1500 colleagues worldwide who are connected to the Ruhr area.

Join us! ConRuhr USA is looking for Americans or Germans currently living in the USA who spent some time in the Ruhr-area. We would like to:
  • Ask for your opinion and advice
  • Build up our USA-Ruhr mentoring network
  • Invite you to social, cultural, and academic events
  • Let you know about colleagues from the Ruhr area who might be working near you.
Your experience is valuable to us. Please contact office@con-ruhr.org.
Gala 2009: Glück auf!



It’s time to celebrate!

To thank you for your support and your dedication to German-American academic friendship, we invited you to ConRuhr’s 4th annual “Glück auf!” (= traditional miner's greeting) Gala, taking place December 11th in New York City.

Key note speakers at this year’s gala included:

  • Prof. Ursula Gather, Rector, TU Dortmund University, Germany
  • Prof. Barbara Malt, Cognitive Psychologist, Lehigh University
  • Prof. Oliver Scheytt, Managing Director RUHR.2010.

To view the program, click here. To view photos, click here.







Gala 2008: Ruhr Stories

Our third annual gala took place December 2008 at the New York Academy of Sciences, Downtown Manhattan. Looking forward to seeing you all next December!

Gala 2007: Building Bridges



  

150 Alumni celebrate in New York! 

The ConRuhr team would like to thank everyone who joined us at this year’s Friends and Alumni Gala. With almost twice as many participants as last year, the grand room at the ‘University Club’ was filled to capacity. 

Key note speakers at this year’s gala included:

  • Andreas Pinkwart, NRW minister for Innovation, Science, Research, and Technology
  • Elmar Weiler, Rector of the University of Bochum
  • Dick Brandt, President of the Global Village for Future Leaders, Lehigh University.  

Next year’s Gala dinner will take place again in New York City, within the first two weeks of December.

To view the program, click here. To view photos, click here.

 

Alumni Living

What are American and Canadian students doing in the Ruhr area?  Take a look at some of their pictures...RISE Students 2007

 


RuhrFAN Newsletter - Spring 2009
  The RuhrFAN Spring 2009 edition is ready!

English Version  
German Version

To view previous newsletters > Archive

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German-American Visionaries Club
 
 Visionaries Club
New Members include:

- Fellows:

  • Mr. Ulrich Gamerdinger
  • Dr. Rolf Kinne

Sponsors:

  • Dr. Manfred Bitter

Supporters:

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ConRuhr thanks you for your support and guidance.

To learn more about the German-American Visionaries Club, Click here.

 

 



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