STAY CONNECTED, GET INVOLVEDALUMNI RELATIONS AT THE RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Ruhr area

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Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)

founded in 19654,5 km²

36.000 students20 faculties, 150 degree programmes

400 professors, 5500 employees470 Mio € income (113,5 Mio € third-party funds)

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The rector’s department Grants, Support and Alumni

•established in 2004

•Fundraising: 1 full-time job + 30 h/week + 9,5 h/week student assistant

•Alumni Office: 1 full-time job + 9,5 h/week student assistant

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Stay connected, get involved - Alumni Relations at the RUB

• connect alumni to the University and to each other

• provide valued services to members of “RUB Alumni”

• increase participation and engagement of alumni

Friendraising ≠ Fundraising

• support the University’s mission of teaching, research and service

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The RUB Alumni Network

• wide definition of “alumni”

• all disciplines, German + international alumni

• approximately 100.000 alumni

• up to 10.000 records in our alumni database

• more than 6.500 email newsletter subscribers

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Offers for RUB Alumni

• web portal, “eternal“ RUB email address

• information (print, electronic)

• services

• “Get Involved”

• Social Media vs. own database

• support the faculties in developing their own Alumni Relations

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Stay connected, get involved

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Future Prospects and Challenges

• boost Alumni Relations within the faculties

• improve transition students alumni

• measure Alumni Relations

• RUB’s 50th anniversary in 2015

• internationalisation of the network

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RUB´s international alumni

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BRAND Partner Meeting in Hamar (Hedmark), Norway | 24./25.4.2012

Do you have any questions?

Jessica RunteAlumni Office of the Ruhr-Universität BochumE-Mail: jessica.runte@uv.rub.deTel.: +49 234/32-27512Internet: www.rub.de/alumni

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