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At the beginning of the year, Pia Haartz and her family planted a walnut agroforestry system on almost two hectares. Our Agroforst Reallabor team also took part in the joint planting campaign. Pia Haartz from Hof Birgel signed a cooperation agreement during a site visit.

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences is planning to create a meeting place for sustainability that is open to all citizens. Firstly, in a pilot project together with the city of Kleve in June 2024 in Kleve, and in future also at other locations in the Lower Rhine region. Our aim is to provide citizens with barrier-free access to regional activities relating to sustainability, science and innovation.

On 2 May 2024, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences opened its doors to the orchard for nature lovers and photography enthusiasts. The inspiring workshop on the topic of insects, their diversity and how to identify and photograph them was the prelude and preparation for the tour of the former Materborn military training area.

With our Froggi, we are now flexibly travelling around the Lower Rhine. Welcome to the team!

On 2 May 2024, our Agroforst Living Laboratory team and students joined the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerliche Landwirtschaft (AbL) Nordrhein-Westfalen e. V. on an excursion to food forests in the Netherlands. But what exactly is a food forest and how is it created?

TransRegINT establishes contacts for the automation of agriculture.

This year, the sustainability award will once again be awarded by the city of Kleve and Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. We are, just like last year, looking for creative minds and innovative approaches to make Kleve a pioneer in sustainability. The application phase is open and runs until 30 June 2024.

The company evening format was once again a success on April 16: inspiring keynote speeches from various perspectives opened up the topic of New Work and stimulated fruitful discussions.

The Klever Birne sustainability prize will be awarded again this year. The city of Kleve and Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences are once again looking for creative solutions from people in the region to make Kleve more sustainable. The application phase starts on 01 May 2024.

Over 20 committed employees from all four faculties and the library came together to develop creative solutions.

On 18 March 2024, the fourth-graders from Johanna Sebus Primary School in Rindern visited Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences. Their school garden project "Sustainable education in the field" was honoured in 2023 as part of the Klever Birne sustainability competition. As part of their prize, the primary school children wanted to visit the university and take part in a lecture.

Together with Naturschutzzentrum Kreis Kleve e. V., we hosted the event "Insects - Fascination and Protection". Dr Werneke gave the participants a deep insight into the world of insects.

On 27 February 2024, Prof. Dr Irmgard Buder and Omed Abed arrived in sunny Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with students from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences (HSRW) to take part in the seventh 'Smart Green Island Makeathon'. Together with the organiser ITQ they presented the challenge: agricultural machinery and hydrogen - a sustainable concept?

We are celebrating our first anniversary! And a lot has already happened: We have hired over 20 employees, launched research projects, realized our first collaborations and held events.