The Rectorate manages the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). The key areas of activities of the current Rectorate include:
- The further development of teaching
- The profiling of research
- The strengthening of knowledge transfer
- The internationalisation of the RUB
- The extension of the RUB’s social responsibility
- The extension and strengthening of cooperation with universities and non-university institutions
- The campus modernisation