Studying at the HRW means very practical teaching with young lecturers, small groups and above-average intensive support. Most students work and study at the central campus in Mülheim on Duisburger Straße. In October 2014, a new 11,400 square metre building was inaugurated in Bottrop, which houses lecture halls, a refectory and library as well as the Institutes of Computer Science and Energy Systems and Energy Economics. It is proving to be a real innovation campus for the approximately 1,500 students, not only because innovations are being researched here, but also because the entire building is being used as an energy laboratory for research and teaching.