Third mission

In addition to the traditional tasks of universities in studies and teaching education as well as research and transfer, the term Third Mission stands for the exchange of science with society. The Hochschule Niederrhein's Third Mission encompasses a wide range of activities in the areas of knowledge and technology transfer, continuing education and social engagement. Our aim, particularly in the Niederrhein region, is to contribute knowledge to society and to learn from society.

Discover The Hochschule Niederrhein as a place of dialog and take part in the exchange between science and society. Gain an insight into our knowledge, ideas and discoveries, just as we benefit from your wishes as well as your knowledge and skills. Join us as a guest student, as a participant in lectures, as a student in workshops, follow our activities or get involved as part of the research with your questions and your know-how. Together we can shape the dialog.

We cordially invite you to join in and get in contact with us.

Below you will find our offers:

"Design Discussion"

The "Design Discussion " has been taking place since 2005 in cooperation between the Faculty of Design at The Hochschule Niederrhein and the City of Krefeld's cultural office. Five times a year, Prof. Dr. Erik Schmid, professor for theories of design at The Hochschule Niederrhein and Dean of the Faculty of Design, discusses topics related to design with guests on the studio stage in the Fabrik Heeder (Virchowstr. 130, 47805 Krefeld). Krefeld residents, students and anyone interested in the subject are cordially invited to take part in these discussions. You can find more information and the dates here:

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FAUST Guest Auditor Program

The FAUST guest auditor program offers over 200 seminars and lectures from a wide range of subject areas such as Psychology, Sociology, Nutritional Sciences, Business Administration and Economics and many more. Citizens interested in education can take part in normal lectures as well as in events specially designed for guest students, so-called FAUSTplus events. And all without the pressure of exams. The semester program starts in March and September.

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The Future Work Lab

The Future Work Lab offers modern co-working and event spaces for our students, lecturers and employees. Teaching education, learning, innovation and networking in the service of sustainable development and in the interplay between science, society and business are tested in the university's real-world laboratory. We want to seek out and shape the interfaces with all stakeholders in dialogs, workshops and other event formats.

As a university and scientific institution, we want to deliberately place ourselves at the heart of society, also in terms of location. With the branch office, the university is returning to its origins in the city center. Until 2006, the Werkkunstschule of the former universities of applied sciences Niederrhein was located on Petersstraße. We want to make ourselves transparent and tangible for everyone with our programmes, our educational mission and our values.

We hope to arouse curiosity and interest and to become part of our community. We hope that the Future Work Lab will significantly revitalize Krefeld's city centre in and around the Behnisch-Haus, which we would also like to promote through close cooperation with the business development agency and joint campaigns with the surrounding restaurants.

International Office

In addition, the Future Work Lab provides our International Office with a new location and can welcome international students right in the heart of the city of Krefeld and familiarize them directly with the local infrastructure. The Hochschule Niederrhein has a large proportion of students from the surrounding region as well as an international student body, which enriches our everyday university life. We are currently planning to further expand the internationalization of our university. To this end, we will establish more programmes taught in English, increase the exchange of lecturers and students and ensure even better support for our international students

 

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Future Work Lab - Information

Address
Petersstraße 122
47798 Krefeld

Opening hours Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 18:00
(please check the availability of the rooms in the FWL event calendar)

Room booking systems
Ground floor Room LE08 (lounge) + Room LE09 (project room)
Open to Students and employees of the university
Booking students: Booking tool
Booking employees: Outlook (address book: Future Work Lab).

Gallery (desk sharing - workstation01 KR L101 to workstation08 KR L101)
Open for: Employees of the university
Booking Employees: Outlook (address book: Future Work Lab)

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Contact persons

Ingrida Dolfen, M.A.
Regional Development and Strategy Officer Head of Future Work Lab Department President

Office hours:

Dipl.-Biol. Karla Kaminski
Coordinator Alumni and International Projects Oral Presentation University Communications / International Office

Office hours

The multigenerational magazine

"Zwischentöne" is a genuine multi-generational magazine that has been in existence since 2002. Students, guest students, lecturers, other members of The Hochschule Niederrhein and guest writers work together to create a magazine on various topics. Both academic and everyday topics as well as poetry find their place here.

Become part of this project - new authors are always welcome!

More about "Zwischentöne"

The HdWW

What is the easiest way for science, business and urban society - and therefore the citizens of Krefeld - to exchange ideas about innovation, education and Krefeld as a business location? We, the HdWW - House of Knowledge and Economy, invite companies and urban society to an informative exchange and constructive networking: open, approachable and at eye level. Together we discuss challenging future issues and local solutions. The aim of the association is to create a new transparency for Krefeld as a location and for economic activity.

Are you interested in Krefeld, are you a local company or institution and would you like to discuss future topics with interested discussion partners? Then we look forward to hearing from you.

Learn more about the HdWW
The "Science at home" project

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research's (BMBF) "Heimspiel Wissenschaft" project brings scientists from rural regions back to their home towns. It also introduces those who, for professional reasons, live in the neighborhood, in the village or in the (small) town in lecture events. There they talk about their research and teaching education. Why they do research and how it affects all of our lives. In this way, science in teaching education and research is made tangible for local people.

Innovation and Future Office Viersen

How can the permeability of teaching education, research and transfer to society be increased? The Hochschule Niederrhein's Innovation and Future Office (IZB) has been offering citizens in the Viersen district the opportunity to make intensive contact with the university since March 2022. It actively promotes the university's offers in the region and at the same time takes up the needs and interests of the citizens in order to reflect them back to the university.

The IZB was created through the renewal of the cooperation agreement between The Hochschule Niederrhein and the district of Viersen in summer 2021 and is located in the Haus der Wirtschaft, Willy-Brandt-Ring 13, 41747 Viersen, room OG 203 at the Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft des Kreises Viersen. If you have any questions or are interested, please contact Dr. Joachim Schick at The Hochschule Niederrhein.

contact

Dr. rer. nat. Joachim Schick, Dipl.-Biol.
Third Mission Team University Communications
Junior University Mönchengladbach

Is there a creative space for curiosity, the joy of discovery and the urge to explore for children and young people? This is precisely the aim of theJuniorUni Mönchengladbach: exciting courses are offered on topics such as social media, upcycling, soap workshops, food research, etc., during school and vacation periods as well as intensive courses at weekends. Children and young people aged 4-20 are welcome to attend.

The JuniorUni is a non-profit GmbH (gGmbH). Its shareholders are Wissenscampus Mönchengladbach e.V. (majority shareholder), The Hochschule Niederrhein and the Trützschler Foundation. The honorary management is supported by Hartmut Wnuck, Norbert Bienen and the President of the University, Dr. Thomas Grünewald.

contact

E-mail: info(at)junioruni-mg.de
Phone:+49 2161 9458300 (Mondays-Thursdays 10:00 - 12:00)

Junior Uni website »

MuseumsUni Krefeld

Exciting lectures for pupils in grades 5 to 13 are offered by professors from The Hochschule Niederrhein at the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum. All lectures of the MuseumsUni Krefeld present current research topics and are related to the exhibitions of the Kunstmuseen Krefeld, which are then explained in a guided tour of the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum. The events take place in the winter months and last from 12.00 to 13.30 (see MuseumsUni flyer).

The MuseumsUni Krefeld is an event within the framework of the Third Mission.

contact

Bettina Hansmeier, Dipl.-Des.
Department of University Culture and Diversity Team Third Mission

Office hours

A joint project:

TheHochschule Niederrhein
University of Applied Sciences

City of Krefeld
Kunstmuseen Krefeld

Important

The offer is aimed at class groups accompanied by up to two teachers or accompanying persons. Two to three classes (max. 55 people) can take part on each date. Admission is free. Registration at servicekunstmuseen(at)krefeld.de

For further information, please contact eva.eick(at)krefeld.de

Summer Academy and Winter Academy

The focus of the summer and winter academies is onpersonal key competencies. In our rapidly changing times, it is becoming increasingly important to further develop our own skills and acquire new knowledge. The so-called soft skills or future skills are not only important for professional development, but also support our personal development and social participation. The events offer interested citizens numerous face-to-face and online seminars in an activating learning atmosphere in small groups with committed speakers, e.g. in the areas of public speaking and communication, work-life balance, job application training or time management.

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    Center for continuing education

    At the Center for Continuing Education, we support you in updating your knowledge in order to qualify you for new professional tasks and requirements. The university's academic continuing education program is also open to you as a professional with or without a university degree. Our aim is to accompany our participants on their personal educational path. Our promise: Academic continuing education with a high level of practical relevance.

    The current range of certificate studies and courses includes IT and digitalization as well as management and law. We also offer in-house formats for companies that require customized continuing education.

    Learn more

    Additional offers

    At our four university locations (Krefeld South Campus, Krefeld West Campus and the campus and Monforts Quartier in Mönchengladbach), our libraries, language centres and canteens open up further opportunities for you. In our calendar you will also find numerous offers that might interest you. We look forward to welcoming you to our campus store.

    Library

    Benefit from the extensive range of services offered by our three libraries in Krefeld and Mönchengladbach. Our academic literature is of course also available to the public in printed or electronic form. You can find detailed information on the University Library website.


    The registration modalities for use can be found under " A-Z" under the term "Registration".

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    Language Centre

    A limited number of places are available for guest students on the university's language courses. We currently offer ten foreign languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Chinese and German as a foreign language.

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    Canteen

    The meals offered by the Studierendenwerk Düsseldorf are available to students as well as guests. Please have a look at the menus.

     

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    Events The Hochschule Niederrhein

    You can find the most important dates and events in our university calendar.

     

    To the university calendar »
    Information and publications

    The Hochschule Niederrhein's Oral Communications department provides regular information about everything important relating to the university and publishes this on the homepage, via various social media channels and as publications. Do you have a request or are you looking for contact with the university? We look forward to hearing from you!

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    Campus Shop

    Various items such as hoodies and T-shirts, mugs and cups, notebooks and bags can be purchased from the Hochschule Niederrhein campus store. Sustainable materials and fair manufacturing conditions are very important to us. We are happy to take your order!

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