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FORWARD

Inhalt

“You have reached your destination!”

Portrait Let’s make it your home.

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Contact persons

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Life in Essen: living, urbanity, mobility Akif Candemir – Communications Designer

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Essen – The greenest city in NRW

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Life in Essen: A city for families

Dear new citizen, Welcome to Essen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you as a new citizen

Essen is therefore a good

of our city.

place to live and work.

Essen is situated in the centre of the Ruhr area in one of

We want to make your start

Marzieh Leber – Self-employed midwife

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Europe’s largest conurbations. More than 5.1 million people

in your new home of Essen as

Essen – A heart for children

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live here in 53 cities and you are now a part of this. Your

easy as possible. Our Welcome-

new home of Essen is an open and tolerant city with a

and ServiceCenter will provide

Life in Essen: The education hub Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Mengji Lu – The first Chinese Professor in Essen

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well-developed infrastructure, an excellent educational

you with all the support you

Essen – Making education easy

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landscape, international economic power and a good quality

need in matters relating to

of life.

the authorities and also ques-

Life in Essen: A Centre of Commerce Junko Wessel – interpreter and translator for the Japanese language

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Essen – Powerful centre of commerce and attractive base for companies

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Life in Essen: Recreation, Sports, Nature

tions about living in Essen. A range of major cultural facilities such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein and the Folkwang Museum

You will quickly notice that the residents of Essen have big hearts. I am sure that you will feel at home here.

Christopher Alexander – Professional basketball player

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invite you to come and discover our cultural side, after all,

Essen – The very finest local recreational activities

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we were the European Capital of Culture in 2010.

Life in Essen: Culture, History

Sincerely

Marius Bélise – Head of the Dance Department at Folkwang Music School

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Did you know that Essen is the greenest large city in

Essen – lives and breathes art and culture

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North Rhine-Westphalia? Essen’s cityscape is shaped by its

Life in Essen: Lifestyle

many parks, in particular the Gruga Park, the vast woods

Spinola Corrado, Patricia Cafaro – Restaurateurs, “Corrado” Restaurant

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on the Ruhr heights, in addition to the industrial habitat

Thomas Kufen

Essen – The Shopping City

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on the sites of former coal mines. In our role as “Europe-

(Lord Mayor of the City of Essen)

Life in Essen: The Ruhr metropolis

an Green Capital 2017”, we plan to provide a benchmark

Safiye Kocabas – Architect

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and be a role model for other large cities in Europe with

Essen – Advantages of the million-strong metropolis

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the measures and strategies we implement for sustainable

Partner

environmental policies.

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Let`s make it your home! Welcome- and ServiceCenter Essen

You wish to use your qualifications to take up employment or a teaching position within the framework of research, science or in your own company?

How can I find accommodation? How do the bus and rail services work?

We offer a one-stop shop, which means that in addition to our advisory services,

Where can I do a language course?

we also provide all the required general services as per the residency and registra-

Where can I find child care for my children?

tion law. We will take time for you and your individual concerns!

Is my driving licence valid in Germany? Drop in to see us or make an appointment. We look forward to meeting you!

Where can I register a car?

Opening hours of the WelcomeCenter:

How does the healthcare system work?

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We are here for you. Welcome! 3 (Gildehof-Center)! Competent contact

of our metropolis! We look forward to

home? Are your cases not only full of

persons await you here and can guide and

meeting you!

clothing and household goods but also

advise you. Many of the questions you have

of lots of questions? Are you looking for

concerning your new life in Essen can be

We offer a free advisory service to all new

answers?

answered on the spot or we can pass you on

citizens. Our colleagues at the foreigner’s

to the right contact persons.

registration office and the citizens’ offices

right place!

What leisure activities are on offer?

Please make an appointment!

You have chosen Essen to be your new

Then you have come to exactly the

Where can my children attend school?



Your contact persons

can help you with all matters relating to Save yourself time and take advantage

registration and immigration law.

of individual counselling in addition to We – the team at the Welcome- and

our cooperation with other partners.

ServiceCenter – would be very pleased to

Cultural diversity is an opportunity that

Annika Grabenkamp

Christian Steffens

Julia Nowak

Miriam Buschmeier

Rodna Ilic

welcome you to our premises at Hollestraße

we wish to benefit from. Become a part

Director

Deputy Director

Adviser

Adviser

Adviser

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LIFE IN ESSEN: LIVING, URBANITY, MOBILITY

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Akif Candemir Communications Designer



Essen – The greenest city in NRW

With a proportion of green space of over

is relaxed. Affordable and child-friendly

nine percent, Essen is the third greenest

housing is on offer for all. In addition,

large city in Germany and the greenest city

new housing is being created all the time.

in North Rhine-Westphalia. This allows you

Creatives solutions are being provided

to enjoy the advantages of urban life while

that develop the cityscape in a sustain-

still not being far away from the nearest

able way – such as for example the new

woodland or park. The Gruga Park, which was

Lake Niederfeld in the Altendorf district.

established back in 1929, is known nationally, covers an area of 700,000 square metres and

Flexible and intelligent mobility: Bus, rail, a

has a valuable ancient tree population. Essen

dense network of Bike rental stations and

is the European Green Capital 2017.

car sharing options ensure that you can get to your destination quickly in Essen,

In comparison to some other large German cities, the housing market in Essen



»The change of perspective shaped my whole life«

Akif Candemir was eight years old when

with strong visual abilities who thought

brands more successful. “My work has a lot

he moved from Turkey to Germany where

primarily in pictures, found his own way

to do with the sphere I am holding in my

his father was employed by Thyssen in

– and in the communications industry of

hand here”, he says. In order to understand

Gelsenkirchen. This was a powerful change

all places. He studied photography and

something we need to comprehend it in

of perspective for a child and it shaped his

communications design and got on so well

its entirety, we need to view it from many

entire life.

with the legendary Design Professor Vasata

different perspectives and put it together

(who among other things developed the

again in a new way.

“Looking back, language skills should

Corporate Design for the City of Essen)

(Heisingen)

have been taught more intensively at the

that they shared an office for many years.

beginning”, he says. Consequently, verbal communication was never perfect or

Today, Candemir is the owner and art

effortless and this influenced the whole

director of his own agency, Face&Friends,

course of his life. Nonetheless, the boy

and is passionate about making corporate

even if you don’t have your own car.

European Green Capital 2017

700 green areas Relaxed housing market

9% green spaces

1,750 ha forest Dense cycle path network

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LIFE IN ESSEN: A CITY FOR FAMILIES

Marzieh Leber

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Service point »Family information«

Self-employed midwife



Essen – A heart for children

Essen has a special place in its heart for

age up to young adult age, the provision of

children and families. In keeping with its

security in public areas, sufficient play and

guiding principle “A City for Children“,

exercise areas, attractive housing to name

Essen is active in countless projects to

but a few.

ensure that children and families feel at home here and that the best-possible

Essen supports projects, institutions and

conditions exist to support family life.

networks that promote the well-being of

This involves tangible goals: the best-

the child on a level not seen in any other

possible support for children from baby

large German city.

Baby visiting service

400 playground guardians Holiday programme for children

250 day care facilities

12,000 Folkwang Music School students



»People here are open and reach out to you«

It has been almost twenty years since Marzieh

training such as training to become a

The city is dynamic and many things are

Leber moved from Iran to the Ruhr area.

course instructor for DELFI, which are

in development. The people here are open-

parent-child courses during the first year

minded and reach out to you.”

The midwife was granted asylum in Ger-

of baby’s life. Since then, she has founded

(Kettwig)

many as a victim of political persecution

her own midwife practice “Spatzennest” in

and quickly found work here in her field.

Kettwig, a district where she has been liv-

“In Iran, midwifery studies take four and

ing with her family for seven years now.

a half years and are very comprehensive. Normally, a doctor is not present in the

“Essen is a good city for families with chil-

delivery room. The midwives take care of

dren”, explains the mother of an eleven-

this on their own”, she explains.

year-old girl. “Of course not everything is perfect. But the city is active in many

Marzieh Leber continued to educate herself

different areas as it strives to achieve its

in Germany and completed additional

vision of creating “A City for Children”.

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LIFE IN ESSEN: THE EDUCATION HUB

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Mengji Lu The first Chinese Professor in Essen



Essen – making education easy

Essen is one of the leading education

(a private college for economics and

hubs in Germany. More than 89,000

management) also have excellent reputa-

students are being educated at over 180

tions both at home and abroad.

general education schools and twelve vocational colleges. The University of

In the medical area, the University Hospital

Duisburg-Essen is one of the ten largest

of Essen is not only dedicated to science

universities in Germany and caters for

and research, but also excels at providing

some 40,000 students. The Folkwang

training for doctors. In association with six

University of Arts in Essen-Werden along

further hospitals, it earmarks the city as an

with other establishments for further

accredited location for medical care and

education such as the house of technology,

offers exclusive services.

the Journalist School Ruhr or FOM

40,000 students 89,000 pupils

12 vocational colleges University of Duisburg-Essen

180 Schools Accredited medical location

Folkwang University



»I felt at home in Essen right from the very outset«

Professor Mengji Lu comes from Wuxi in

and Shanghai and has educated numerous

“I felt at home in Essen right from the very

China and came to Germany as a stu-

young Chinese scientists.

outset”, he says. “Both my children were

dent in the 1980s. He studied biology in

born and grew up here and we came to

Freiburg and Tübingen. He has been work-

In 2012, Dr. Lu of the University Duisburg-

appreciate the good schools and the many

ing as a scientist in the Institute of Virol-

Essen became the first Chinese citizen to

sporting opportunities on offer. People

ogy at the University Hospital since 1992.

be appointed to the position of Adjunct

here are very open-minded and we made

Professor. In addition, he is also the Deputy

new friends very quickly.”

Within the framework of the University

Director of the Institute for Microbiology at

(Haarzopf)

Exchange Programme that has been in

Huazhong University of Science and Tech-

place between Essen and China for more

nology. This enables international research

than 30 years, he has cultivated a close

projects to be carried out and promotes a

relationship with scientists from Wuhan

close exchange between Essen and Wuhan.

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LIFE IN ESSEN: A CENTRE OF COMMERCE

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Junko Wessel

Interpreter and translator for the Japanese language



Essen – Powerful centre of commerce and attractive base for companies

Essen is a decision-making centre for

Medion in addition to NOWEDA and

Classica, which is the world’s largest

German industry. Six of the Top 100

Schenker AG.

Oldtimer fair and the Essen Motor Show.

companies with the highest turnover in the country have their headquarters here.

Messe Essen is also an important factor in

Essen is a media, trade and service centre

the economic life of the city. It organises

as well as a high-tech hub in the areas of

many small specialist trade fairs (IPM,

energy and medicine.

Spiel), and has established trade fairs focusing on the utility industry such as the



»The people in the Ruhr area are unique«

“Essen is the ideal city for me – both to

between the city centre and the university,

and the warmth of the people in the

work in and also to live in. As a self-em-

for over a year now. The diverse cultural

Ruhr area is unique.”

ployed interpreter and translator, Essen’s

offerings and the great possibilities for

(Downtown)

central location right in the middle of the

shopping, leisure and recreation right on

large Ruhr conurbation allows me to profit

my doorstep are impressive.

from large order volumes in close proximity to my base. I have been living in the

I have found my feet both privately and

University Quarter, a new urban district

professionally here in Essen and feel very

referred to as the “Green Centre of Essen”

much at home. The cosmopolitan outlook

In addition to the energy supplier RWE

E-world energy & water and the trade fair

AG, ThyssenKrupp also has its corporate

for sanitary ware, heating equipment and

headquarters in Essen. Both companies are

air conditioning. The world trade fair for

listed on the DAX. Other large corporations

equestrian sports, Equitana, Security and

based in Essen include Aldi-Nord, Deich-

Deubaukom have also been drawing in

mann, E.ON, Evonik Industries, Ferrostaal,

visitors to the city for many years now.

the Funke media group, Hochtief, Karstadt,

It is also worth mentioning the Techno-

3,71 million sqm office space

High-tech hub Media, trade and services centre

577,000 million inhabitants

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LIFE IN ESSEN: RECREATION, SPORTS, NATURE

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Christopher Alexander Professional basketball player



Essen – the very finest local recreational activities

A holiday atmosphere is in the air

club-owned facilities and also in special

in Essen: In addition to the 70-hect-

sports facilities.

are Gruga Park, a boat trip along the 8-kilometre-long Lake Baldeney also

24 sports halls, 197 gymnastics halls,

offers the very finest local recreation.

114 sports fields in addition to numer-

Well-developed cycle paths invite you to

ous open-air pools and indoor swimming

explore the region by bike.

pools show how the population of Essen are excellently provided for in the area of

The City of Essen offers an extensive range of about 40 different types of sports and caters for all age groups. Sports can be played in numerous municipal and



»I love the club and the fans here in the Ruhr area«

He is always good for getting scores, a

Texas first brought him to Portugal be-

girlfriend in the Altendorf District and he

joker, a born fighter and the top scorer

fore he moved on to Essen in 2010.

raves about the gastronomic diversity on

at Essen ETB Wohnbau Baskets, a club

offer in the area.

that plays successfully in the second

Alexander describes the city as his second

national basketball league. Apart from

home. He is one of the few American

“The food culture here is very differ-

one short interruption, the American has

players who prefers to stay here for

ent to that in Texas”, he grins. Chris also

been living in Essen for five years. “I love

Christmas rather than travelling home.

greatly appreciates the cultural offering

the club and the fans here in the Ruhr

He has been the absolute favourite of the

and enjoys visiting the GOP Variety show.

area“, laughs the charming 1.86-metre

fans for years thanks to his emotional na-

(Altendorf)

man while skilfully balancing the ball

ture and his playing style. In the past sea-

that plays such a big role in his life. An

son, he was even selected as co-captain

agent from his home place of Oklahoma/

by the team and trainers. He lives with his

sports and recreational facilities.

Lake Baldeney, 8 km

114 sports fields 40 different types of sports

197 sports halls

Gruga Park, 70 hectares

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LIFE IN ESSEN: CULTURE, HISTORY

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Marius Bélise

Head of the Dance Department at Folkwang Music School



Essen – lives and breathes art and culture

The industrial age left lasting traces on Essen

came a city for armourers from the late

and the Ruhr area. Traces of the past that are

Middle Ages. Nowadays, Essen Cathedral

waiting to be discovered include imposing

and the oldest Madonna figure of the

industrial monuments such as the UNESCO

Christian Occident remind us of the city’s

world heritage site Zollverein, landmarks such

medieval history.

as the Schurenbachhalde slag heap or the former cast steel factory belonging to the

Essen lives and breathes art and culture

Krupp dynasty, which today houses the Col-

and always has. And it is the mix that

osseum Theater. In these places, a fascinating

is so exciting. You will find both small

past meets the vibrant present.

fringe venues and establishments with an international reputation here in Essen.

But the history of the city is far older. In

The Folkwang Museum provides Essen

conjunction with the Frauenstift Essen

with one of the world’s most renowned

established in 845, the Werden Convent

collections of modern paintings. The

founded by Liudger around the year 800

Opera house constructed by Alvar Aalto,

was a centre for late Antiquity-early Chris-

the Folkwang University of Arts, the Grillo

tian textual tradition.

Theater and the German Museum of Poster Design combine to make the city



»I am proud to be the Head of the Dance Department«

“It is a good feeling, yes, I am really proud

Werden, and followed on with qualifica-

Children are inspired by the international

of being the Head of the Dance Depart-

tions in the Pedagogy of Play and theatre

atmosphere that has always been part

ment at Folkwang Music School for ten

pedagogy at the Educational Theatre

and parcel of dance. The dance teach-

years now”, confirms Marius Bélise. After

Centre in Cologne.

ers at Folkwang come from Costa Rica,

all, 350 students make up the largest establishment of its kind in Germany.

Germany, France, Latvia, Poland, Russia and For Marius Bélise, dance signifies com-

the Ukraine, and about 30 percent of the

munity, indeed openness to the world.

children come from a migrant background.

Marius Bélise was born in Guadeloupe

He wants to teach children and young

And it is a well-known fact that the lan-

(Caribbean) and studied in Paris and

people how to treat themselves better.

guage of ballet is French. Bienvenue!

London. He completed his professional

This means getting to know their own

(Holsterhausen)

training as a dancer and dance teacher

body, and developing awareness and

at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen-

self-confidence.

Declared a free imperial city by Kaiser

the home to a wide range of different

Karl IV in the 14th Century, Essen be-

artistic and cultural establishments.

Krupp dynasty

Grillo Theatre UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein

1,215 years of history

Folkwang Museum

Aalto Theatre Essen Cathedral and Treasury

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LIFE IN ESSEN: LIFESTYLE

Spinola Corrado, Patricia Cafaro Restaurateurs, “Corrado” Restaurant



Essen – The Shopping City

Essen is known as the Shopping City. With

Essen offers top-class entertainment every

more than 700 stores and retail outlets,

day of the week. Musicals, concerts, variety

the city guarantees an attractive mix of

shows, cinematography or clubbing – the

shopping options. Exclusive boutiques and

metropolis in the heart of the Ruhr area

tailors can be found in the Theatre passage

has something to suit every taste and

and Linden Gallery. The Limbecker Platz

budget. ESSEN.ORIGINAL sees the entire

shopping centre provides the ultimate

city centre transformed into an enormous

shopping experience: Housing some 200

open-air stage showcasing regional and

shops in an area of over 70,000 square me-

international music acts over a period of

tres, this is one of the largest city-centre

three days. And this “free of charge and in

shopping centres in Germany.

the great outdoors”

Shopping city Urban shopping at Limbecker Platz

700 department store

Attractive mix of stores

ESSEN.ORIGINAL



»We get on very well with the mentality here in Essen«

When a French woman and an Italian man

and also in other locations in addition

Sicilian and 70 percent French”, says

join forces, this can lead to wonderful

to gathering gastronomic experience in

Corrado when describing his work in the

things and not just from a culinary point of

France and Tuscany, and also in Rüttenscheid.

kitchen. He likes to use original herbs, for

view. Guests of the Corrado Restaurant in

“We get on very well with the mentality

example from the Provence region. From

Rüttenscheid can see this for themselves.

here in Essen”, explains Patricia. “Our guests

time to time, the couple travel to their

are easy-going and nearly like family!” This

southern European homelands and of course

Patricia Cafaro discovered the joy of

is exactly the atmosphere that exists in the

bring back special ingredients with them.

gastronomy in her parents’ business in

comfortable small guest room – a warm,

“And most especially good wines”, adds

Marseille. And her husband, Spinola

homely atmosphere. A large board informs

Patricia Cafaro, whose primary function is

Corrado, who comes from Sicily, has been

guests of the dishes on offer that day

to take care of service in the restaurant.

working in gastronomy for more than

and this changes every two to three days

(Margarethenhöhe)

35 years. Both settled in Essen six years

depending on the season and what can be

ago, having previously lived in Düsseldorf

bought at the market. “I cook 30 percent

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LIFE IN ESSEN: RUHR METROPOLIS

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Dipl.-Ing. Safiye Kocabas Architect



Essen – Advantages of the million-strong metropolis

Essen is located at the centre of the Ruhr

of Sweden. Those who live in Essen can

metropolis.

effortlessly reach and exploit a multitude of job opportunities, as well as cultural and

The region is the largest conurbation in

leisure activities in the area. In concrete

Germany and is home to some 5.1 million

terms this means hundreds of museums,

inhabitants. More than nine million people

thousands of restaurants, countless spas

live within a radius of 50 kilometres of Es-

and pools, theatres and concert halls are all

sen - that’s about as many as in the whole

just a stone’s throw away.

Great variety of job opportunities

5.1 million inhabitants

210.3 million sqm total surface area

Countless cultural and leisure activities



»I could go my own way in the Ruhr area«

What a contrast it must have been for

speak to the headmaster on our first day

takes care of such legendary sites as the

Safiye Kocabas when she arrived in the

at school to tell him that his daughters

Zollverein, Villa Hügel or Zeche Ewald.

Ruhr area at the age of nine. Until then,

were very intelligent and that he should

As the child of a guest worker, she often

she had grown up in Derebucak/Konya, a

kindly place us in the German class right

thinks of the guest workers who worked

small village in the Turkish Taurus Moun-

away!” Her father’s attitude had a very

in these former industrial buildings as she

tains “quite sheltered between goats and

strong impact on her and she had the

looks at the old black & white photos of

cows, in a rural, idyllic setting”.

opportunity to find her way in the Ruhr

coal-smeared faces. “Now here I am in the

area. For her this was architectural studies

next generation planning and converting

In Dortmund, Safiye and her sister were

because she wanted to do something con-

these buildings and I really feel that we

placed in a so-called reception class where

nected with “art”.

are all part of this industrial culture. And I

they learned to speak German within a

am really enjoying it.”

short space of time. “I will never forget”,

Today, Ms Kocabas works at Heinrich

she laughs “how my father wanted to

Böll architectural office in Essen and

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