Partners of the RUB Makerspace
We collaborate with a wide range of organizations in many different contexts and are always open to and looking for new partnerships. On this page, you’ll find a selection of our partners.
Ruhr University Bochum
Strictly speaking, RUB isn’t a partner—it’s our home. We are an integral part of the university, and our sincere thanks go to everyone at RUB who has been committed for many years to innovative, hands-on teaching, research, and knowledge transfer, making places and projects like the RUB Makerspace possible in the first place. At RUB, we are part of the Worldfactory and work with a wide variety of stakeholders from research, teaching, technology, administration, and the student body.
Project Partners
State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)
Just like Bochum, NRW is also our home. We are connected to the state not only by location but also through substantial support. The vast majority of the funding required to establish the large RUB Makerspace comes from the state and is provided as part of the Förderinitiative ‚Excellent Start-up Center.NRW‘.
Worldfactory / Transfer at RUB
The Worldfactory is responsible for knowledge transfer and start-up support at RUB. The Makerspace is both part of the infrastructure offered by the Worldfactory to support entrepreneurship and transfer, and we also collaborate with various Worldfactory subprojects in workshops, summer schools, consulting, and other formats—for example with FACE@RUB (Female Academic Entrepreneurs), the zentralen Gründungsberatung der RUB, or the Wirtschaftsentwicklung der Stadt Bochum.
UniverCity
The label „UniverCity“ represents the alliance of all seven universities located in Bochum, two non-university research institutions, and additional partners. We also contribute to this network and help strengthen Bochum as a center of knowledge and innovation.
Universities in the Ruhr Region
Through the project MentorINN, we work particularly closely with the University of Duisburg-Essen and TU Dortmund. We also collaborate regularly with other universities in the Ruhr region—such as Bochum University of Applied Sciences—both in projects and in day-to-day activities.
Donors
Due to tax and funding regulations, we unfortunately cannot provide many details about our donors here or link to them. From a legal perspective, this is entirely understandable, but from a content perspective, it is a pity—because these individuals and organizations support us because they believe in the mission. That deserves respect and great recognition. We therefore extend our heartfelt thanks
- to the Stiftergemeinschaft der Sparkasse Vest Recklinghausen for their support of our project "Maker in Residence 2023".
- to the company Ingpuls for donating a well-deserved prize instead of keeping it.
- to the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation for their support of our project "Maker in Residence 2024".