The University Alliance Ruhr was present with a large booth during the three days of the GAIN conference.
The GAIN annual conference in San Francisco brought together young researchers, universities, funding organizations, and partner institutions from the entire transatlantic academic community. Among them: the University Alliance Ruhr (UA Ruhr), which made the strengths of the Ruhr region visible with a joint appearance. NRW’s Minister of Science, Ina Brandes, also got an impression of this at the UA Ruhr’s joint booth. The GAIN conference took place from August 21 to 23, 2026. Afterwards, rectors from NRW universities, including the UA Ruhr delegation, visited Stanford University together with Minister of Science Brandes.