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.
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 three Faculties of Chemistry, Engineering and Computer Science and Faculty of Industrial Engineering cordially invite you to the Engineering Days!
When:
Friday, 23 January 2026, 9:00-16:00
Saturday, 24 January 2026, 9:00-13:00
Where:
Building J on Krefeld South Campus (Obergath 79, 47805 Krefeld - see travel information)
What is it?
Who:
All interested parties are cordially invited to get to know the university's technical faculties.
Teachers who would like to visit us with their entire school class or course are welcome to contact us - we will arrange an additional programme for you: schule(at)hs-niederrhein.de
Long Evening of Student Advice: Open, uncomplicated, personal - answers about studies
Thursday, 25 June 2026 | 16:00 - 20:00
Mönchengladbach campus
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
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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
Medical Informatics (taster lecture)
14 January, 15:30
Format: digital, via Zoom
Registration: by e-mail tomi-10(at)hs-niederrhein.de
Applied Psychology (taster lecture)
29 January, 17:00
Format: digital, via Zoom
Registration: by e-mail toangewandte-psychologie(at)hs-niederrhein.de
In addition:
Our faculty offers all prospective students the opportunity to attend one or more open lectures.
Attending these lectures will give you a first insight into our degree programmes.
If you are interested, please contact the respective Degree programme by e-mail:
We look forward to your visit!
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.
