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The university has a mixed choir comprising soprano, alto, tenor and bass parts. The members come from all walks of campus life – but ‘external choristers’ are also very welcome.

Together, the choir works on a fascinating repertoire, complemented by vocal and aural training. There are usually fixed semester programmes that encourage participation and are presented at concerts at the end of each semester. The repertoire includes both sacred and secular pieces.

Rehearsals usually take place on *Wednesdays*, from 6 pm to 7 pm in the *main auditorium – Krefeld South Campus*. Our choir is open to students and personnel at our university, as well as their friends and family, and to anyone outside the university who is interested in exciting choral music. To find out more: Just pop in – to join in the singing: please contact the choir director, Karlheinz Schüffler (email karlheinz.schueffler(at)hs-niederrhein.de). After the summer break, we will start again at the beginning of the 24/25 winter semester – provided that ensemble work is possible.

As part of the Formula Student racing series, international universities compete against one another on professional race tracks in cars they have built themselves.

The interdisciplinary team of students, founded in September 2011, has been taking part in races regularly since 2012.

Although the team has grown considerably in the meantime, we are always looking for motivated students who want to get involved in this exciting project.

As well as the technical tasks involved in the design and construction of the car, there are also opportunities for students from other faculties to get involved in the organisation.

Have you always wanted to find out what topics students in other faculties are studying and broaden your horizons beyond Business Administration and Economics? Then Campus Week is just the thing for you!

During this week, you’ll have the chance to attend courses and workshops in other faculties or here with us that aren’t part of the standard curriculum. Weekly lectures are suspended this week so that you can focus entirely on what Campus Week has to offer. Take a look at the varied programme offered by the faculties and attend the courses that suit you best.

Tutors support teaching in all faculties at the university and help students settle into their studies. To ensure they are not ‘thrown in at the deep end’, they are prepared for their role through the university-wide tutor programme, which covers both methodology and teaching techniques. This training also offers the opportunity to obtain a tutor certificate.

The individual seminars in the tutor programme are tailored to the relevant target groups. For example, first-year tutors are trained to ensure a successful induction week; subject tutors receive valuable methodological and didactic advice on how to structure their subject tutorials. Revision tutors acquire essential skills for advising and supporting study groups. Opportunities for participants to share experiences with one another are provided in every seminar.

Events are held regularly at the university throughout the year.

There’s always the big campus festival at the Krefeld South Campus on the day before Ascension Day, the freshers’ party to mark the start of the academic year in September at the Mönchengladbach campus, and various other events, such as award ceremonies, AStA parties, the scholarship award ceremony, and much more. Stay up to date via niuswoche and our social media channels!

If you’d like to organise something yourselves – for example, with your faculty student body – get in touch with us – we’ll be happy to help!