The university also has a lot to offer beyond the lecture hall. Whether it's language offerings, inexpensive lunches, or a large recreational program, The Hochschule Niederrhein offers a variety of opportunities to meet, exchange ideas, and further your education.

Students have access to modern libraries at all three campuses in Krefeld (South Campus and West Campus) and Mönchengladbach. Students who would like to learn a foreign language or deepen their knowledge are offered a wide choice at the Language Center. There is a canteen at all three locations, where students receive discounted prices. In addition to two main courses and side dishes, there is a large selection at the salad bar, a Green Corner and a cafeteria in the morning.

The university sports, the choir and the commitment of the AStA and the faculty student bodies provide enough variety after the lectures. The university sports department has a large program and offers more than 20 different sports, from badminton to quidditch, volleyball and yoga. The university's AStA organizes quiz nights, lectures, auditorium cinema or game nights.

The dining halls are not only an important part of university life because of the good food at low prices; they are also a social meeting place for students. Whether during the lunch break or for a coffee in between, students can meet their fellow students here or study outside meal times.

The dining halls offer a wide variety of choices. Vegetarian and vegan meals, dishes with meat, salads, as well as warm snacks are part of the regular offer. Fruits, vegetables and salads enrich the menu, as do fresh dairy products in the form of desserts and mueslis every day. The canteens are operated by the Studierendenwerk Düsseldorf. If you have any questions about the cafeterias or the facilities, please contact the Studierendenwerk directly.

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With Check-mg.de, the Marketing Gesellschaft Mönchengladbach has created a new municipal website for young people, which was developed as part of a project idea with students and the university. In view of demographic change, it is more important than ever to get young people interested in our city. As a university location and a city undergoing structural change, Mönchengladbach has a lot of potential - especially for the students at our location and those who can still decide to come here.

check-mg.de is intended to be the "appetizer" for students, apprentices and young people to our city - whether they have just arrived or have outgrown their native parental home. Designed as a platform, the new website is intended to do one thing above all: provide young adults with an orientation as to why Mönchengladbach is or should be their "place to be. As is well known, this discerning target group attaches a great deal of importance to a city as a place to live and a place to live that not only offers optimal conditions for studies or a job, but also fits in with their personal lifestyle. This approach is the common thread that runs through the website and presents the city's wide range of offerings for young people - as easily digestible snack content with plenty of room for your own discoveries. Check your lifestyle, check Mönchengladbach!

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As part of the Formula Student racing series, international universities compete against each other with self-built racing cars on professional race tracks.

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

Even though the team has grown considerably in the meantime, motivated students who want to take part in this exciting project are always sought after.

In addition to the technical tasks regarding the design and construction of the vehicle, there are also opportunities for students from other faculties in the organization to get involved.

The college has a mixed choir of soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices. Members come from all areas of campus life. Together they work on exciting choral literature, supplemented by voice and ear training. There are usually set semester programs that invite participation and are presented at concerts at the end of each semester. The repertoire includes both sacred and secular pieces.

Rehearsals are currently held on Wednesdays, 6 to 7 p.m. in the main auditorium - Krefeld South Campus. Our offer is directed to students and personnel of our university as well as to their friends and families and to those outside the university who are interested in exciting choir music. To get to know us: just drop by - to sing along: please contact the choir director.

The room is intended to be a place of individual retreat for all students and employees of the Hochschule Niederrhein; a place of prayer, meditation, personal devotion, accessible to members of all religious communities and world views.

Room of Silencein Mönchengladbach
R-building, room K 03 (AStA store). During the lecture-free period until the end of March 2023, it is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Room of Silence in Krefeld (Campus KR South)
I-Building, Room I K 10