Location

The research centers and universities are located in the west of Germany, close to the border of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. From Aachen, you can easily walk to both, the Netherlands and Belgium. The cities of Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Bonn all offer a rich cultural program and a varied programme of sporting events. Jülich is a small town situated between Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Aachen. For more information on the region, please visit TourismusNRW or Wikipedia.

The area of Jülich, Düsseldorf, Cologne (Köln), and Bonn is well connected with other areas in Europe via the airports of Düsseldorf (DUS), Cologne-Bonn (CGN), and Maastricht-Aachen (MST) as well as by frequent train connections. Also Frankfurt airport (FRA) with flights to many destinations all over the world is only a one-hour train ride from Cologne.

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