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Along with a traditional Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mathematics, the University of Duisburg-Essen also offers degree programmes in Techno-Mathematics and Business Mathematics which link mathematics to technology and economics. The result is a broad range of study options in a manageably sized faculty, where students can easily make contact with one another and with teaching staff. The Faculty's own learning and discussion centre, known as LuDi, is the main point of contact, particularly for new students. Specialisation is possible in Algebra, Analysis, Geometry, Number Theory, Numerical Mathematics, Optimisation and Stochastics.

A further focus of the Faculty is on training mathematics teachers. Degree programmes are available for prospective teachers at primary, secondary and vocational college level. The Fac-ulty provides students with qualified training and a comprehensive range of courses relating to education. These are supplemented by special courses such as mathematical modelling or the history of mathematics.

The Faculty of Mathematics also provides courses for future natural scientists, social scientists and economists, and it organises various special events and programmes for pupils. These include "Mathe-Zirkel", "Schlaue Füchse", and the option for high school students to earn university credits before completing their secondary education.

The Faculty of Mathematics also has one of the university's top research programmes, as the successful appointment of American mathematician Marc Levine on an Alexander von Humboldt professorship goes to show. He joins the Essen Seminar for Algebraic Geometry and Arithmetic, which is undertaking Transregio SFB 45 with teams from Bonn and Mainz. One of the researchers in this Collaborative Research Centre is Professor Hélène Esnault, who together with her late husband, Professor Eckart Viehweg, was awarded the Leibniz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG). They and other working groups from Bonn, Essen and Mainz are taking part in Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 45, Periods, moduli spaces and arithmetic of algebraic varieties.

The International Graduate School of Mathematics attracts doctoral candidates from all continents. Intensive contact between the working groups and leading scientists from across the globe opens up excellent opportunities for young researchers as they embark on an academic career.
The Faculty has close ties with the university's Institute for Experimental Mathematics (IEM). Here, mathematicians, computer and information technology experts work together on an interdisciplinary basis to strengthen the interaction between mathematics and computer development.