Dual degree course in Steel Technology and Metal Forming; Energy Engineering degree course alongside career; international degree courses (ISE, Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's/Master's degree, Metallurgy and Metal Forming Bachelor's/Master's degree, Management and Technology of Water and Waste Water Master's degree); specialisations in Energy and Process Engineering, Foundry Engineering, Mechatronics, Metalwork and Applications, Product Engineering, Naval and Offshore Engineering.

international degree courses (ISE, Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's/Master's degree, Metallurgy and Metal Forming Bachelor's/Master's degree, Management and Technology of Water and Waste Water Master's degree); Mercator Office in Malaysia, Support Center for (International) Engineering Students (SCIES). Double degree programmes; Partnerships with universities worldwide; Staff exchange

Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), "NanoEnergieTechnikZentrum" nano-energy technology centre (NETZ).

Collaborative Research Centre 445: Nanoparticles from the gasphase (Collaborative Research Centre 445); Research Training Group 1240: Mechanical Engineering is heavily involved with projects in the field of particle synthesis and colloidal processing; close cooperation with "An-Institut" application-oriented engineering research institutes; Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology e. V. (IUTA); Rheinisch-Westfälische Institut für Wasserforschung gemeinnützige GmbH (IWW Water Centre); Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems (DST); Zentrum für Brennstoffzellen Technik GmbH (fuel cell research centre – ZBT)