If you are from a non-EU country you will find information on how to apply for a full degree programme at the Hochschule Niederrhein (HSNR) on this website.
For general inquiries, please use our contact form.
If you are from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, or if you would like to apply for a dual, part-time or continuing studies programme, you can apply directly via the HSNR online portal.
We hope to be able to welcome you soon at the HSNR.
For a personal consultation, please feel free to join our open consultation session via Zoom:
Every Tuesday
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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In order to apply for a bachelor's degree programme, you will need to submit:
a higher education entrance qualification (German: HZB) or proof of an equivalent previous education
→ You can check whether your qualification entitles you to study in Germany in the DAAD admissions database.
If you have a foreign entrance qualification that does not entitle you to study in Germany, you could take the TestAS admission examination (German: Zugangsprüfung) to obtain an accepted entrance qualification in Germany.
proof of the required language skills → further details
if applicable, further documents. → Please check the specific information on the degree programme you wish to apply for carefully.
In order to apply for a master's degree programme at HSNR, please submit the following:
proof of a completed, qualified and recognised bachelor's degree (at least three years).
proof of the required language skills → see further details
if applicable further documents → Please check the specific information on the degree programme you wish to apply for carefully.
The following table shows which language skills you need for which degree programme.
Please submit the relevant certificates upon enrolment at the latest.
Please note: When applying for a study place it is sufficient to submit proof of your current language skills or proof that you are due to take a suitable language test in the near future.
For all
you need German language skills at level C1 CEF.
Please note:
This requirement applies to all applicants with a foreign university entrance qualifcation.
Exception:
For the following degree programmes:
you need German language skills on a B2 CEF level.
For these English-taught degree programmes:
you need English language skills on a B2 CEF level.
For our English-taught Master degree programme
you need English language skills at level C1 CEF.
Exception:
Should you have completed your previous studies in English, i.e. the mode of instruction (MOI) was English, then it will be sufficient to submit a university document stating that the medium of instruction had been English.
For our Bachelor degree programme:
International Marketing
and our Master degree programme:
International Marketing
you need - additionally to the required German language skills - French language skills at level B2 CEF.
All prospective students who are citizens of a non-EU country and have acquired their higher education entrance qualification (HZB) in a non-EU country apply via the application portal uni-assist.
→ All other international students please refer to the next chapter "Exceptions (application directly via the HSNR portal)" below.
To help you with the application process, please find here a uni-assist application checklist as well as a step-by-step instruction.
Please note that for undergraduate degree programmes with restricted admission (1st semester) you also have to register at hochschulstart.de → This checklist might be helfpul.
Deadline winter semester
(subject to change)
1st semester and higher semester
Admission-restricted and admission-free Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes: 15 April - 15 June
Summer semester deadline
(subject to change)
1st semester and higher semesters
Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes with and without admission restrictions: 15 October - 15 December
Please note:
Your application will be considered as long as it was submitted on time, even if the review takes place after the application deadline.
Yes, uni-assist charges a fee for reviewing your documents, which must be paid in advance.
You will automatically be asked to pay after you have completed your online application.
Please upload the following documents - even without certification - to the uni-assist portal:
Certificate of your higher education entrance qualification
if applicable, university entrance examination (e.g. Iran, Portugal, Spain, Turkey)
if applicable, assessment test of a preparatory college or TestAS certificate
if applicable, degree or previous academic achievements (degree certificate, overview of subjects and grades, grading system)
for applications from China, India or Vietnam: APS document
if applicable, proof of practical activities related to the course of study
Proof of current language skills or registration for language test soon to be taken
No. The documents must be copies of the original documents.
If the original is not in English or German, a sworn translation in English or German must also be uploaded.
After your application and payment have been duly received by uni-assist, uni-assist will check your documents and send you the results of the examination. This can take 4 - 6 weeks.
The earlier you apply, the faster the review will take place: As experience shows: a lot of applications are received at the end of the application period and the review then takes correspondingly longer.
If you meet the formal requirements, your application will be forwarded to HSNR for a decision.
The HSNR will inform you by e-mail if registration/enroment in the desired degree programme is possible.
For degreeprogrammes that are open for admission, you will then be invited to register / to enrol.
For degree programmes that are admission-restricted, the allocation of places can only take place once all applications have been checked by uni-assist and forwarded to the HSNR.
This is normally the case at the end of January for the summer semester or at the end of July for the winter semester at the earliest.
Once you have successully applied to HSNR or you received our invitation to enrol, please enrol via our online portal.
More detailed information on how to enrol you will find here.
We reserve the right to - occasionally - request certified copies of certificates for further review.
Please find detailed information here.
If you have applied for a degree programme at HSNR through uni-assist before and would like to apply again, please email us at admissions(at)hs-niederrhein.de and include your former uni-assist applicantion number.
All prospective students who are citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway can apply directly via the HSNR's online portal.
Likewise, all prospective students who
apply directly online at the HSNR.
Please register with hochschulstart.de beforehand if you wish to apply for an admission-restricted degree programme → this Checklist might be helfpul.
Please provide proof of your required language skills in any case.
Deadline winter semester
(subject to change)
Admission-restricted Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes: 01 May - 15 July
Admission-free Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes: 01 May - 15 September
Exception: Master's degree programme Business Management: 01 May - 15 August
Summer semester deadline
(subject to change)
Admission-restricted Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes: 01 December - 15 January
Admission-free Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes: 01 December - 15 March
The assessment test of a Studienkolleg ist not considered a German HZB.
Therefore, graduates of a Studienkolleg will have to apply via uni-assist .
After submitting the online application, please send us the following application documents by e-mail (admissions@hs-niederrhein.de), if you have not already uploaded them during the online application:
Certificates must always be submitted in the original language and as a sworn translation if the original language is not German or English.
Further information on sworn translations can be found here:
Sworn translations and certifications.
We adhere to a digital enrolment process. Only in individual cases do we reserve the right to request certificates as originals or certified copies to be sent by post.
Once you have successully applied to HSNR or you received our invitation to enrol, please enrol via our online portal.
More detailed information on how to enrol you will find here.
We reserve the right to - occasionally - request certified copies of certificates for further review.
International prospective students who have a valid higher education entrance qualification in their home country, but can only be admitted to a Studienkolleg (preparatory college) in Germany can start their studies at the HSNR if they have previously successfully completed the TestAS.
The following still applies: applicants from non-EU countries apply via uni-assist, unless they meet one of the criteria described above under exceptions, in which case they can apply directly via the HSNR's online portal.
These are the examination regulations.
You can see which subject test is required for which degree programme in the table under the FAQs.
There is a digital and a paper-based version of the TestAS. You can register to take the exam at various test centres (https://www.testas.de/).
With regard to the paper-based test, you need to achieve 90 points in both the core as well as the subject test in order to be able to start a degree programme at the HSNR, provided that you fulfill all other entry requirements as well.
In the online test, 50 points in the TestAS score are required for admission to the HSNR.
The HSNR accepts the TestAS in German as well as in English.
Please note: you will still need to proof your language proficiency with one of the accepted certificates upon enrolment.
Yes, if your higher education entrance qualification is subject-related, you can broaden your qualification to include other subjects by means of the subject-specific TestAS modules.
See next questions for the range of subject-specific modules.
There are four subject-specific modules:
1. Humanities, cultural studies and social sciences (GKG)
2. Engineering (I)
3. Mathematics, computer science and natural sciences (MIN)
4. Economics (W)
This TestAS subject-specific modul entitles you to apply for the following degree programmes:
Communication design
Product and object design
social work and education
Cultural education
Early childhood education
Nursing
This TestAS subject-specific module entitles you to enter the following degree programmes:
Chemical engineering
Mechatronics
Electrical engineering
Process engineering
Mechanical engineering
Design engineering
Textile and clothing management
Textile and clothing technology
Industrial engineering
This TestAS subject-specific module entitles you to enter the following Bachelor degree programmes:
Chemistry and biotechnology
Digital forensics
Computer science
Food sciences
Nutritional sciences
Cyber security management
Business information systems
Medical informatics
Applied Psychology
This TestAS subject-sprecific module entitles you to enter the following degree programmes:
Business administration
Cyber security management
International marketing
Sales and marketing
Taxation and auditing
Business information systems
Industrial engineering
Health care management
GLOBUS is HSNR's international student network and an initiative of the International Office.
Our student GLOBUS tutors put a lot of effort and committment into supporting and extending the network on campus.
The focus is on joint activities to facilitate exchange and dialogue between international students - also exchange students - from all semesters and disciplines.
The activities include our Welcome Day for newly arrived students, excursions and various semester activities.
Save these dates for our upcoming GLOBUS community events:
17.10.2025 International Food Day
12.12.2025 Holiday Party
More information to follow shortly.
On September 19, 2025, the International Office (IO) welcomed our new international students in Krefeld.
Many thanks to everyone who attended and made the event such a successful start.
We hope to meet all those who were unable to attend at one of our next events.
We wish you a good start at HSNR!
‘I am part of GLOBUS because my aim is to enhance the academic and cultural experience of my fellow students through fun activities that bring people together and allow them to interact with each other.’
“Being a GLOBUS team member is something special for me because I enjoy meeting new people, making contacts and learning more about different cultures. Our university offers the perfect environment for this, as it brings together many students from different disciplines and countries, both international and German. I see it as my way of giving something back to the community and the country that gave me the opportunity to study here by supporting new students and organising social events."
Send a message to David and Mitansh should you have any queries or would like to share your ideas:
The Hochschule Niederrhein annually awards the DAAD Prize to an international student who has distinguished himself or herself through special academic achievements and remarkable social or intercultural commitment.
Each faculty can first propose a particularly suitable student.
The Senate selects the award winner.
The prize money of € 1,000 is provided by the DAAD from funds of the Federal Foreign Office.
The nomination deadline for the DAAD Award 2025 is 15 November.
Proposals can be submitted to the International Office.
We’d be happy to advise you during our open consultation session via zoom.
Every Tuesday
between 10 am and 12 noon.
Link: https://hs-niederrhein.zoom.us/j/62531511787
Password: 900954
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