Events
Do you want to know what happens next or what has already happened in the past?
Here you will find all current and past events.
Current events
‘Taste of Niederrhein’ – agroforestry products from the Lower Rhine
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr Location: Hagenbuschstraße 6, 46509 XantenThe Agroforestry Living Lab team presents regional agroforestry partners and their products.
Rethinking consumption – Introducing sharing initiatives
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr Location: Stadthalle KleveThe DialogPunkt Kleve is back! The principle of the sharing economy will be presented under the motto “Rethinking consumption”.

Open lecture “Introduction to agroforestry”
Date: Time: 10:15 Uhr - 12:45 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, Tropical GreenhouseProf Dr Jens Gebauer opens his lecture at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences to interested members of the public.
Open lecture “Soils in Agroforestry and their biological resources”
Date: Time: 12:15 Uhr - 14:45 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, Building 1 EG Room 005Prof Dr Florian Wichern opens his lecture at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences to interested members of the public.
Science Bench Kleve
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr Location: Minoritenplatz, KleveTake a seat, ask questions, understand sustainability – the Science Bench in Kleve.
Science Bench Kamp-Lintfort
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr Location: Café 360°, Kamp-LintfortTake a seat, ask questions, understand sustainability – the Science Bench in Kamp-Lintfort.
7th agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Nimweger Straße 41, 47559 KranenburgThe seventh agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine will take place at Hof Richtersgut and will focus, among other things, on keeping chickens in orchards.
From blossoms to colours
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr Location: Hagenbuschstraße 6, 46509 XantenFully booked!
Workshop and herbal tour with the Kneipp Verein Xanten-Uedem-Sonsbeck e.V.
After-work market ‘Xanten is sustainable’
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr Location: Hagenbuschstraße 6, 46509 XantenXanten citizens, associations and initiatives present their sustainable products and projects in front of the Weberturm.
8th agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Kölner Straße 2, 41569 Rommerskirchen/RamrathPeter, Renate und Sebastian Eßer berichten von der Gänsehaltung im Agroforst.
Award ceremony Klever Birne
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr Location: Audimax Campus KleveBe there when the best ideas are honoured with the Klever Birne sustainability award!
Past events
6th agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Sevelner Str., 47661 IssumThe sixth Agroforst-Praxisstammtisch Niederrhein leads to a five-hectare wild service tree and black walnut plantation.
“NATÜRLICH NEU WIRTSCHAFTEN” with Sven Plöger
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, AudimaxFew remaining places
A lecture based on his book ‘Zieht euch warm an, es wird noch heißer!’
Sustainable monuments
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Hagenbuschstraße 6, 46509 XantenFully booked!
Protecting historical monuments also protects the climate – lecture followed by a guided tour.
Company evening: Robotics for companies in the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Friedrich-Heinrich-Allee 25, 47475 Kamp-LinftortThe Usability Lab and the AIS Lab open their doors and offer direct insights into robotics technology.
Electricity from my balcony
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Hagenbuschstraße 6, 46509 XantenFully booked!
Workshop on generating electricity on your own balcony.
5th agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine
Date: Time: 16:30 Uhr Location: In den Galleien 45, 47533 KleveThe first agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine in the new year will be held at the newly planted Agroforst Alleen 3 in Kleve.
Gravel turnaround for our home
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Hagenbuschstraße 6, 46509 XantenLecture and discussion on the topic of building with sustainable and renewable raw materials.
4th Agroforestry regulars’ table
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Kleve, Tropical GreenhouseAgroforestry practitioners are meeting in the Lower Rhine region for the fourth time this year.

Company evening: Resources of the future? Prospects for companies in the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Green FabLab, HSRW Kamp-LintfortWe are continuing the series in order to intensify the joint dialogue on site and discuss ideas for cooperation.
Climate change & agroforestry systems – significance for agriculture in the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 19:30 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, Building 1With German Weather Presenter Claudia Kleinert and agroforestry farmer Jan Große-Kleimann.
Shared forms of housing in rural areas – social innovations in regional development
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, Room 02 00 012A lecture as part of the HSRW Wednesday Academy.
Panel discussion: Dealing with climate impacts and environmental damage
Date: Time: 19:00 Uhr Location: Stadthalle KleveThe joint event series “Better Climate – Healthier Environment” organised by the city of Kleve and Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (HSRW) will end on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 with a panel discussion in Kleve’s town hall.
SustainCup HSRW
Date: Location: Online ApplicationSustainability competition for all employees of HSRW: ‘How can I make my everyday working life at HSRW more sustainable?’.
Agroforestry regulars’ table Lower Rhine meets
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Hof BirgelAgroforestry practitioners are meeting in the Lower Rhine region for the third time this year.
The city as a place for sustainable development
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, Building 2, Room 02 EG 012As part of the Mittwochsakademie, we invite you to a lecture by Ulrich Holzbaur, Director of the Steinbeis Transfer Centre.
Award ceremony Klever Birne
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Campus KleveBe there when the best ideas are honoured with the Klever Birne sustainability award!
Company evening: Key technology AI – ideas, strategies and practical applications
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Green FabLab, Campus Kamp-LintfortThe series of company evenings as part of LabLandscapes is entering the next round!
Agroforestry regulars’ table for practitioners
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Landschäferei Berkhöfel: Uedemer Straße 196, Bedburg-HauBecome part of a network of agroforestry practitioners in the Lower Rhine region!
“Stadtradeln”: Experience nature, save CO2
Date: Time: 14:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveCome along and find out more about the “Stadtradeln” campaign!
Closing DialogPunkt Kleve
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveWe cordially invite you to the closing of the Regional Office Dialogue Point Kleve!
Panel discussion on mobility in Kleve
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveTake part in the discussion about innovative mobility concepts for Kleve and join us in shaping the mobility turnaround.
Mobility from Science: Hydrogen in the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 16:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KlevePresentation of current HSRW research in the field of hydrogen as a new energy carrier.
Climate kit
Date: Time: 10:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveThe experiments in the LMU climate kit bring the background and consequences of climate change to life.
Repair Café for bicycles
Date: Time: 14:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveGet your bike ready for summer!
“Taste of Niederrhein” – Agroforestry products from the Lower Rhine
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KlevePresentation of regional agroforestry partners and their products, including a tasting session
Visit to the “Biomarkt Kleve”
Date: Time: 15:00 Uhr Location: Hoffmannallee 36A, 47533 KleveWe invite you to a guided tour of the Kleve organic market.
Insight into the green diversity of Kleve’s community gardens
Date: Time: 14:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveThe community gardens VHS Garten & Klapheckenhof Kleve present themselves and their products.
Tour through the city gardens of Kleve
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveTour through the city gardens “Essbares Kleverland”, “Klimaresilienter Schulhof Montessorigrundschule” and “Urbaner Waldgarten”
Klima Café Kleve – Tell me about yesterday and tomorrow!
Date: Time: 14:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveTeam aller.land.de from House Mifgash & Steph Rausch cordially invite you to the first “Klima Café Kleve”!
Current research on sustainable food systems
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveScientists from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences present their current research.
The right heating for the energy transition! Heat pump and alternatives
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveAkke Wilmes, architect and energy consultant, gives an outlook on the possibilities of heating your own four walls in the near future.
Green city tour for children
Date: Time: 14:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveChildren (up to 12 years) are given information on the topics of urban greenery and climate change in a playful and vivid way.
Tour of a walnut agroforestry site
Date: Time: 14:30 Uhr Location: 47546 KalkarCome and experience the sustainable agriculture of the future with us!
Agroforestry round table for practitioners
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Kleve Campus, Tropical GreenhouseBecome part of a network of agroforestry practitioners at the agroforestry round table!
Panel discussion on urban greening
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveExperience the transformative power of urban greening up close!
Webinar: Evaluation of comprehensive Capacity Development projects
Date: Time: 12:00 Uhr Location: OnlineIn the webinar, Taisiya Lebedeva and Prof. Dr. Oliver Serfling from the Capacity Building team will present their research in the field of capacity building and capacity development (CD).
Grand opening: DialogPunkt Kleve
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: An der Münze 12, 47533 KleveWe invite you to the grand opening of the regional office “DialogPunkt Kleve”.
5th Ethics Day on Kamp-Lintfort Campus
Date: Time: 13:00 Uhr Location: Campus Kamp-Lintfort, Audimax | Building 1The journey towards a sustainable society requires the willingness to participate: “Who will save the world?”
Children’s University: Sustainable agriculture & agroforestry
Date: Time: 17:00 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, AudimaxxInteractive lecture for children between 8 and 12 years on the basics of sustainable agriculture.
Sustainable Campus – Event for students
Date: Time: 14:00 Uhr Location: Kleve Campus, 20 03 007Are you passionate about sustainability? Do you want to make a real difference on our campus? Help shape the future of the HSRW sustainably.
Excursion to the former military training area Kleve-Materborn: Macrophotography and biodiversity in the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Kleve; Parking lot of the Materborn military training areaJoin NABU on a fascinating excursion to the Materborn military training area! On May 23, 2024 from 6 p.m., we offer the unique opportunity to identify insects in their natural habitat under the guidance of NABU experts. Use cell phone apps and bring your own camera to capture breathtaking macro photos. Staff from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences will be on hand to answer technical questions and provide tips to ensure an educational and unforgettable experience.
Regional Offices for the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 15:30 Uhr Location: Rhine-Waal University, Building 20, Herzogstraße 30, 47533 KleveDiscover the future of the Lower Rhine with us! Be part of the creative workshop “Regional Offices”, in which we work together to design a meeting place for sustainability in the Lower Rhine region.
Workshop: Macro photography and biodiversity in the Lower Rhine region
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Kleve; Building 14 ground floor 007Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of biodiversity at our workshop! In cooperation with NABU Kleve through Mr. Windeln, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore the gardens of the university’s tropical greenhouse. Under guidance, you will learn more about insects and gain exciting insights into their habitats.
Info session Klever Birne
Date: Time: 18:00 Uhr Location: Campus Kleve, Building 1 / Main Lecture Hall, EG 005The Klever Birne sustainability award enters its second round! Want to find out more? Come to our info session, be inspired and exchange ideas with like-minded people.
Experience the fascinating world of insects
Date: Time: 19:00 Uhr Location: Kleve; HSRW Building 14 ground floor 007Dr Werneke, Managing Director of the Naturschutzzentrum Kreis Kleve e.V., uses extreme close-ups to provide insights into the detailed world of insects.
The focus is also on the protection of insects: What is already being done to protect and promote insectdiversity? How can you yourself contribute to insectprotection?
ZukunftsLab Niederrhein
Date:Our goal? To develop creative solutions for current challenges facing the Lower Rhine region. The first ZukunftsLab Niederrhein (19-20 October 2023) brought together partners and stakeholders from the region to discuss and develop innovative concepts for transformation. The aim was not only to develop new ideas, but also to bring together existing projects and ideas and connect them with each other.
Klever Birne 2023
Date: Location: KleveHave you ever eaten from a plate made of leaves? Heated your home with a small biogas plant? Or enjoyed a latte macchiato in a mobile climate café? No? That could change soon because these and other ideas are currently being turned into concrete projects. #KleverBirne—a play on words that translates as “clever mind”—makes it possible. The name refers to an ideas competition launched by the city of Kleve in collaboration with the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. The first competition, held in 2023, generated plenty of creative ideas on the topic of sustainability. The jury received more than 20 applications.