Communication design | Product and object design
Take the opportunity and let us advise you. We offer regular portfolio advisory services from autumn onwards. This is your chance to get professional feedback from the lecturers who conduct the artistic-design aptitude test.
You are welcome to come to us several times and let us "coach" you a little.
Find your way.
You don't know whether studies are right for you and if so, which one? Are you interested in pursuing an apprenticeship and studies at the same time or are you unsure about which path to take after school?
The Central Student Advice Centre will support you and we offer you personal, intensive advice via Zoom or on site in Krefeld or Mönchengladbach. Open, honest and tailored to your questions.
Simply get in touch at:
studienberatung(at)hs-niederrhein.de
We will coordinate the time and day of the week with you individually.
We'll help you keep track of things and find your next step.
A-levels or entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences in sight or in your pocket?
If you have questions about your career choice , you've come to the right place!
In the careers advice centre you can ...
Even if you have already completed an apprenticeship and would like to study, we will be happy to advise you.
The careers advice service of the Federal Employment Agency is also available for counselling sessions during the study orientation weeks, either in person or by telephone, including via video chat.
Please contact us by email at:
moenchengladbach.berufsberatung(at)arbeitsagentur.de (for the Mönchengladbach agency) and Krefeld.Carieer-Service(at)arbeitsagentur.de,(for the Krefeld agency), please state "Study Orientation Weeks" in the subject line.
Please also let us know your telephone number.
We will contact you shortly to discuss your questions and/or arrange an appointment.
Digital information event for prospective MASTER students
Thursday, 29 January 2026 | 18:00 - 19:00 | digital
Please register until the day before the event here the day before the event. You will receive the access data by e-mail on the day of the event at the latest.
We look forward to seeing you!
Learn more about the Bachelor's degree programme Applied Psychology (APsy) get to know it!
Please register by the day before the respective event here here. You will receive the access data by e-mail on the day of the event at the latest.
Information event: Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Management
Interested in the Industrial Engineering degree programme? At our information events, you will learn everything about the content, structure and prospects of the studies and can ask your questions directly.
No registration required.
An expert from the Central Student Advice Centre will provide information and answer questions about financing your studies.
Thursday, 30 January 2026, 17:00 - 18:00
Online via Zoom
Speaker: M.A. Dilek Tekin
Topics:
Take the opportunity to get straightforward information and ask your individual questions.
Registration:
Participation is free of charge, a short registration is sufficient.
Please send an email to Student Advice(at)hs-niederrhein.de with your surname and the keyword "student finance".
We look forward to your participation!
Topic: Study orientation
Contents:
Digital info event - Mon 02.02. | 16:30 - 17:30
Please register by 01.02. by e-mail: studienberatung(at)hs-niederrhein.de
You will receive the Zoom link after registration shortly before the event.
Information events Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Management
Interested in the Industrial Engineering degree programme? At our information events, you will learn everything about the content, structure and prospects of the studies and can ask your questions directly.
No registration required.
Study orientation live in the Future Work Lab: Two experts from the Central Student Advice Centre provide information and advice on all aspects of choosing and starting a degree course.
Wednesday, 05 February 2026, 16:00 - 19:00 hrs
Future Work Lab, Peterstraße 118-122, 47798 Krefeld
Topics:
The evening offers the opportunity to talk in a relaxed atmosphere, receive individual advice and gain an overview of the wide range of study options at The Hochschule Niederrhein.
No registration required - just drop by!
We look forward to welcoming all prospective students and the curious.
Information events Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Management
Interested in the Industrial Engineering degree programme? At our information events, you will learn everything about the content, structure and prospects of the studies and can ask your questions directly.
No registration required.
Get information about the aptitude test for admission to the Bachelor's degree programme Design Engineer:
Monday, 23 Feb. 2026 | 17:00 hrs | digital
Zoom Link: hs-niederrhein.zoom.us/j/64287562543
Meeting-ID: 642 8756 2543
Identification code/password: EFP-Info
The recruiting fair for the textile and fashion world
The textile industry will meet again in Mönchengladbach in 2026! Experience two days full of specialist presentations, workshops and networking along the entire textile value chain. Organised by the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology, the Mönchengladbach Economic Development Agency and supported by the German Textile and Fashion Industry Association.
more info to follow!
Long Evening of Student Advice: Open, uncomplicated, personal - answers about studies
Thursday, 25 June 2026 | 16:00 - 20:00
Mönchengladbach campus
Come along and get to know our university.
Saturday, 14 November 2026
11:00 - 17:00
Krefeld South Campus
(Engineering Sciences and Computer Science | Industrial Engineering and Management | Health Care)
Krefeld West Campus
(Chemistry | Design)
Mönchengladbach campus
(Oecotrophology | Applied Social Sciences | Textile and Clothing Technology | Business Administration and Economics)
The Hochschule Niederrhein offers all prospective students the opportunity to attend one or more open lectures. These are regular lectures from the first semesters.
Attending these courses gives you a first impression of the degree programmes. You will get to know lecturers and students and experience the atmosphere at The Hochschule Niederrhein.
It is not the purpose of the taster visit to fully understand the content of the lecture. Rather, use the open lecture to recognise and experience differences to what you are used to at school or in your everyday working life.
We look forward to your visit!
Addresses:
Krefeld South Campus: Reinarzstraße 49, 47805 Krefeld
Krefeld West campus: Adlerstraße 28-32, 47798 Krefeld
Mönchengladbach campus: Webschulstraße 41-43, 41065 Mönchengladbach
>>>Site plans
Please note:
The next opportunity to attend open lectures will take place again in the winter semester 25/26:
Start of lectures* - 22 September 2025
End of lectures* - 06 February 2026
* Please note the individual lecture times of the individual faculties!
Status: 25 August 2025
The next Feriencampus will take place during the Easter holidays from 30 March. - 10 April 2026.
The workshops are aimed at pupils from Year 7 to senior school (exceptions to the minimum age are noted in the corresponding workshops).
If you have any questions, please contact: feriencampus[at]hs-niederrhein.de
Dates and offers will follow.
Long Evening of Student Advice: Open, uncomplicated, personal - answers about studies
Are you about to finish school and still have no idea what you want to study?
Or do you have questions about applications, registration, financing or simply how everything actually works with studies?
Then the Long Evening of Student Advice is the right place for you! In cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Science (MKW), the Central Student Advice Centres of all NRW universities are inviting you to exchange ideas at the same time, including at The Hochschule Niederrhein, of course!
Mönchengladbach campus
What you can expect:
Employment Agency - with further perspectives & individual counselling
Who is the programme for?
People who want to study, whether they've made up their mind recently or have been thinking about it for a while
Whether you have specific questions or just want to take a look, the Long Evening of Student Advice offers space for honest discussions, helpful information and personal impulses.
Low-threshold, personal and at eye level.
The "Study Orientation Weeks" are a joint initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Science, the Ministry of Schools and Education, the Regional Directorate of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Federal Employment Agency and the NRW universities. The "Study Orientation Weeks 2026 " will take place from 12.01. - 09.02.2026 .
You can expect, among other things:
Counselling in the evening: for a relaxed atmosphere - open, without registration and for anyone who still has questions in the afternoon
Further information and registration can be found in the calendar of events
Looking for the right counseling center? Our counseling navigator will help you find it.
