Hochschule Rhein-Waal / Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule Rhein-Waal / Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Hochschule, Wissenschaft

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences attracts students with its personal atmosphere, modern didactic methods, brilliant facilities and unique degree programmes on both its campuses, in Kleve and Kamp-Lintfort.

Since its founding on May 1, 2009, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences has grown beyond all expectations. The resonance from students both in Germany and around the world has been overwhelming – after a mere five years of operation, the university reached and exceeded its founding objective of a minimum enrolment of 5,000 students. The best part? This is just the beginning.

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences currently offers 25 undergraduate degree programmes and eight graduate programmes across four faculties and two campuses: the Faculties of Technology and Bionics, Life Sciences and Society and Economics in Kleve, and the Faculty of Communication and Environment in Kamp-Lintfort. Our programmes cover a broad range of topics from the natural sciences, economics, engineering and technology, the humanities, social and health sciences. Our professors and lecturers are young, accomplished and approachable researchers who enjoy working closely with students to help them reach their full potential.

As a university of applied sciences, the focus of our degree programmes is on practical applications and real-world relevance. In all of our degree programmes, for example, students learn the important fundamentals of business economics and law, and are given numerous opportunities to develop interpersonal soft skills that are key for the business world, such as presentation and communication techniques, project management skills, social and intercultural skills and conflict management strategies. Our objective at Rhine-Waal is to produce graduates who are ready to meet the real-world demands of both national and international job markets, and excel at their new careers.

Internationality – this describes both who we are and what we’re about. Over 80 percent of our degree programmes are taught exclusively in English, which gives people from all over the world the opportunity to earn a quality education according to the rigorous and internationally recognised academic standards of Germany. As a result, our student body is also incredibly diverse: in fact, over one third of our students come from outside of Germany and over 100 different nationalities are represented here. A rich, intercultural exchange occurs every day on our campuses and in our halls, and there’s no shortage of fun, interesting people to meet and communicate with even if you can’t speak German.

For international students, the advantages of studying at Rhine-Waal are clear. Studying in English provides intense language training and prepares you for specialists fields where English is often the preferred language of communication. Not only that, but our brand-new campuses are research hotspots which feature top-of-the-line equipment and facilities, including laboratories, classrooms, libraries, language centres and canteens – all on campus and within walking distance of one another. Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences also maintains numerous collaborative contacts with private industry in a variety of fields and sectors, for example: chemistry, energy, material sciences, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, IT, logistics, life sciences, agricultural sciences and biotechnology – just to name a few. Our students have little difficulty finding eager partners for their projects, internships or bachelor’s and master’s theses.

Moreover, all students and scientific staff of Rhine-Waal University interested in start-ups and entrepreneurship, are supported by the StartGlocal project. 

StartGlocal is a project of the Centre for Research, Innovation and Transfer at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action within the funding program EXIST-Potentiale for the period from 1st April 2020 to 31st March 2024.

The aim of StartGlocal is to establish a lively and active start-up culture at the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences and to promote research-based innovative start-ups and entrepreneurial activities of students, alumni and employees. StartGlocal also aims to support knowledge and technology transfer between the regional economy and the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences and to contribute to the economic and social development of the region. International character and interdisciplinary focus of the Rhine-Waal University play an important role in the StartGlocal project.

Ansprechpartner:

Herr Gerhard Heusipp

Hochschule Rhein-Waal / Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Adresse:

Marie-Curie-Str. 1
47533 Kleve


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