Take a Break. Take a Breather. Recharge. Pray.
The Room of Silence is a retreat open to all university members who seek respite from the hustle and bustle of everyday university life, or who wish to meditate or pray.
Students and employees who feel the need for contemplation, relaxation and would like to unwind from everyday university life will find all this in the Room of Silence.
The Room of Silence in the Mensa building is generally open during the opening hours of the A_KAFFEE. The opening hours can be found on the AKAFÖ website under Opening hours → Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
The location in the GB building is open Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Further information can be found on the AStA website (German website).
This Room provides a space for spiritual needs and individual prayer, and it is also open to people who are looking for peace and quiet in order to nurture for their health and well-being.
In order for the Room of Silence to become a place of contemplation for all visitors, everyone has to follow a few basic principles.
The official rules of use are available here as a barrier-free website.
Below is a brief summary of the main points of the rules of use.
All visitors to the Room of Silence commit to respectful, mindful and considerate interaction, the principles of gender equality and respect for all gender identities.
People can be excluded from using the Room of Silence if they violate the rules of use for the Room of Silence (website), RUB's house rules or the AKAFÖ house rules (German).
For questions, feedback and problems, please reach out to raumderstille@ruhr-uni-bochum.de (for the room in the Mensa building) or raumderstille@asta-bochum.de (for the room in GB)
The Room of Silence is monitored by an advisory board, which will ensure the care and ongoing development of the Room. Currently, the members of the advisory board are (last reviewed: June 2024):
and the students:
