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All university members who are part of the queer community or Allys are cordially invited.

Dear female professors,

I am pleased to invite you to the upcoming networking event: "WortZeit - Networking event for female professors"!

The following events for female employees will take place this year in cooperation with Equal Opportunities and HR Development:

Intersectionality: Overlapping and simultaneity of different categories of discrimination against a person

In addition to the elections of political representatives to county councils, city councils, district councils and mayoral elections, there are also…

As the Equality and PrideProgress Network, we would like to draw your attention to the theatre play by the Düsseldrama collective in cooperation with…

What an incredible weekend at the CSD in Krefeld! Last Saturday, around 700 people walked a colourful route of almost seven kilometres together - from…

Christopher Street Day (CSD) took place in Mönchengladbach on 19 July 2025. The event, which stands up for diversity, acceptance and the rights of the…

Dear colleagues,

The lecture-free period is just around the corner - and that means now is the perfect time for a final development boost!

Take…

After a successful start, we are repeating the format at the Mönchengladbach campus.

Are you a female student at the Hochschule Niederrhein?

Would you like to invest time in your personal and professional development alongside your…

Anyone who would like to support the university at the CSDs in Mönchengladbach (19 July 2025) and Krefeld (16 August 2025) at the stand or the parade…

Familiengerechter und lebensphasenunterstützender Fachbereich – Konkretisierung und Umsetzung des zentralen Rahmens in die Fachbereichskultur

On 13 and 14 June 2025, the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences opened its doors to all interested parties - be it high school graduates who…

According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, 360 women and girls were victims of a completed femicide in Germany in 2023.

This means that a…

On 3 June 2025, we launched the new format "Colleagues networked: Speed Networking" at the Krefeld-Süd campus. All female employees from teaching,…

The International Day against Homo-, Bi-, Inter- and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT*) takes place annually on 17 May.

The 3rd PrideProgress network meeting took place on 6 May in the Shedhalle on the Krefeld-West campus.

Would you like to get to know colleagues from other departments, expand your professional network or simply have a chat in a relaxed atmosphere?

In January, equalisation was actively supported by a dedicated student intern: Fabiana Waletzke from Erasmus-von-Rotterdam-Gymnasium in Viersen…

On 2 April, the members of the Equal Opportunities Commission elected their new chairwoman: Mareike Schlagen will take over as Chair of the Commission…

The Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences offers pupils interesting insights into study and career choices:

After two successful rounds, the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, the Unternehmerschaft Niederrhein e. V. and the Krefeld network LEADING…

After two successful rounds, the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, the Unternehmerschaft Niederrhein e. V. and the Krefeld network LEADING…

The office hours of the Equal Opportunities Officer will not take place on 28 March.

International Women's Day on March 8 is a day of solidarity on which we draw attention to equality and women's rights worldwide. It is a day to…

Equal Pay Day reminds us that women in Germany received an average of 18% less pay than men in 2023. This means that up until today, March 6, they…

Imagine there is a job that is almost invisible, but without which our society would not function. A job that is often done by women, that is not paid…

Zero Discrimination Day has been celebrated on March 1 for eleven years to draw attention to the various forms of discrimination and to set an example…

In cooperation with the association empty hands e.V. from Mönchengladbach, Gleichstellung in Krefeld offers a self-assertion course consisting of…

The speaker Dipl. Kff. Barbara Rück from Verbraucherzentrale NRW e.V. provides an introduction to the topics of investment and retirement planning on…

University members can submit their design until 31.03.2025 to submit.

We are looking for an assistant to support us in the design of our advertising material and media.

Equality was represented with a large stall at the Engineering Days on the Krefeld South Campus on January 24 and 25, 2025.

Gender equality looks back on an exciting 2024.

From 20 November to 11 December 2024, various events and campaigns took place around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against…

Especially in today's world, the topic of old-age provision, survivors' pensions and protection in the event of reduced earning capacity is more…

As part of an art campaign by the women's clubs Zonta I, II and the Soroptimists, 90 mannequins dressed in orange in the number of femicides were set…

On November 20, the Orange Days activities kicked off with a hybrid panel discussion entitled "Violence against women: Perspectives for Change" took…

The Hochschule Niederrhein, Unternehmerschaft Niederrhein e. V. and the Krefeld network LEADING LADIES in TOWN have concluded the second edition of…

This week, Sandra Laumen, Equal Opportunities Officer at The Hochschule Niederrhein, hosted the sixth femininum - the network meeting for female…

On Tuesday evening, the winners of this year's Equal Opportunities Commission ideas competition were honored in the Shedhalle of the Faculty of Design…

From 20 November to 11 December 2024, events and campaigns will take place around the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women…

On October 11, the PrideProgress network meeting took place for the second time, this time on the Mönchengladbach campus.

This winter semester, Equal Opportunities is offering two events as part of Campus Week.

On behalf of the Equal Opportunities Commission, we would like to cordially invite you to the award ceremony of the 3rd ideas competition on…

The sixth femininum network meeting for women will take place at our university on 30.10.2024 from 4.30-6 pm.

The PrideProgress meeting will take place this winter semester in room S304 in Mönchengladbach.

On August 24, 2024, the university was represented at the parade and with a stand.

On 11.09.204 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the next Health Day will take place at The Hochschule Niederrhein.

At a stand organized by the Equal Opportunities Department, we informed visitors to the CSD about the HSNR's offers for queer students and employees…

In June, the jury for the ideas competition, consisting of members of the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Senate and the Central Equal…

And once again we have successfully completed a self-assertion course with empty hands e.V. Flaming Fist Kenpo from Mönchengladbach.

Various activities take place in the region as part of Christopher Street Day.

As part of Campus Week from 21-24 May 2024, Equal Oppotunities organized various events.

Invited by the municipal youth welfare organization DeKull, Equal Opportunities had a stand in Borussiapark on 17.05.2024, supported by the Central…

On 08.05.2024, the Equality and PrideProgress Network had a joint stand with the Queer Presentation of the AStA at the Campusfest.

Last Monday was all about compatibility.

More pupils than ever before took part in the nationwide Girls' & Boys' Day at The Hochschule Niederrhein on April 25.

On April 23, the Equal Opportunities Officer Sandra Laumen took part in the event "Mönchengladbach together against the right".

The Equal Opportunities Office is delighted with the successful continuation!

The annual kick-off of the PrideProgress network took place on April 9.

Two Bachelor students at The Hochschule Niederrhein as part of an African-German Cooperation Project

Equal Care Day takes place on 29 February.

The Equal Opportunities Commission is organising the third ideas competition and is looking for suggestions on the following topics:

8 March is International Women's Day.

Equal Pay Day goes hand in hand with Equal Care Day and will be celebrated on 6 March this year.

Zero Discrimination Day on 1 March sets an example against all forms of discrimination.

This year, I was able to take part in the mentoring program "Taking the lead as a woman", which was offered for the first time by Faculty 09 in…

Find out more about the career goal of becoming a professor in the STEM field at a university of applied

Sciences" and get a little closer to this…

The Hochschule Niederrhein is once again taking part in the nationwide Girls' & Boys' Day this year with various offers.

On 14.02.2023, the mentoring program of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering started in cooperation with the Unternehmerschaft Niederrhein e. V.…