Current projects

The "One Mission" combines teaching, research and knowledge transfer. Norbert Reintjes supports the implementation and mediates between students and companies in the region.

Strong together for the Lower Rhine: In this transformation project we’re initiating events, campaigns and social projects that actively involve citizens, associations, etc. and open our university to society.

The DialogPunkte are places of encounter, exchange and perhaps even of new beginnings. Next stop: Xanten.

Agrobusiness Niederrhein e. V. is a network for everyone involved in the agricultural value chain. Regina Bach is the interface between the HSRW team and her colleagues at the association's headquarters in Straelen. The aim is to establish close links between representatives of the green sector and the university.

In 2026, the ZukunftsLab Niederrhein will be entering the next cycle! Be a part of this exciting development and help us shape a sustainable future ...

In the short term, the Agroforestry Living Laboratory aims to establish demonstration areas for various agroforestry systems in the Lower Rhine region in cooperation with local farmers and provide them with scientific support.

The Klever Birne is an ideas competition launched by the city of Kleve in collaboration with the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. The next round of the call for ideas will start in May 2025.

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences has numerous well-equipped laboratories with a wide range of capabilities from 3D printing and virtual reality to robotics. The LabLandscapes team works to connect these labs – within the university and beyond.

The team led by Prof Dr Ing Christian Ressel, Professor for Ambient Intelligent Systems, is currently developing a digital showroom, i.e. a virtual environment in which assistance systems can be experienced. Assistance systems like these have one goal: to enable these people to participate in all aspects of life – in their own homes, in their leisure time and at work.

Collaboration with the university opens up many opportunities for you: from fresh ideas and creative input to access to young talent and joint research and development projects.

The Hydrogen on the Lower Rhine project has the goal of helping to kick-start the hydrogen economy in the Lower Rhine region and build networks. And rightly so, as it’s considered to be the energy storage system of the future and plays a key role in our energy transition.