After graduating from school, I wanted to study something that combined natural sciences with creativity and design. That's exactly what I found in the area of specialisation "Textile Technologies". After completing my bachelor's degree, I added a master's degree in "Textile Products" and am now an academic staff member at the Research Institute for Textile and Clothing (FTB). But this is not the end of my education: My goal is now a doctorate.
What I particularly like about the studies is the strong application and practical orientation. The theory from the lectures can be deepened in numerous advanced courses and internships. If you have a special interest in a particular area of Textile Technologies, you can add your own personal touch to your studies through the compulsory courses. There is also the possibility to contribute your own desired topic to studies, research and theses or to cooperate directly with companies. Nothing is impossible in these studies. I would choose the studies of textile products again today.

After graduating from HSNR with a degree in textile engineering, I was quickly recruited by the textile industry, which was looking for a versatile engineer with a good science background. Thanks to my studies and the excellent know-how transfer by my highly esteemed professors, I was not only a suitable but also a sought-after candidate for companies in the textile industry.

I started as a textile technical product developer, in the field of ballistic material reinforcement. Today, I work as an innovator and developer for medical textiles and am proud of my textile engineering studies. I highly recommend this Degree programme to anyone interested in processing textile materials into impressive products. The textile technology studies are the basis with many possibilities to orient oneself professionally as a textile technologist.

Especially the combination of theoretical and practical lectures in the Degree programme Textile Technology allows an early insight into the later professional life. Since completing my master's degree, I have already been able to gain a lot of experience in various professions and am currently working as a product manager in a laminating company. Accompanying production trials is a part of my job that I particularly enjoy, along with technical development and sales of our products.

So, if you would like to work in a varied and, above all, practical job later on, the Degree programme in Textile Technology with an area of specialisation in Textile Technologies offers you exactly the right start.

After graduating from high school, I wasn't sure what exactly I wanted to study. However, I have always had a fascination with textiles and fashion. That's how I became aware of the Degree programme and decided on the specialisation "Textile Technologies".
The studies stand out from other Degree programmes mainly because of their versatility. Regardless of the specialisation, you gain insight into both business administration subjects and the natural sciences, whereby the proportion of natural science and engineering content is greatest in this specialisation.
After my bachelor's degree, I started the master's program "Textile Products", which I am currently completing. This allowed me to deepen the knowledge I gained in my bachelor's degree. During this time, I worked as an assistant in a research project, which allowed me to get to know the research institute (FTB) better and thus also led to my current position as a research assistant. Especially the aspect of proximity between education and research makes the studies very attractive in my eyes. What is learned can be linked through practical applications in laboratories and on machines, as well as research projects. To this end, there are a large number of advanced courses that you can take and thus deepen your own interests. In addition, the university organizes a recruiting fair every two years, where you can make contact with the business world and thus have the opportunity to shape your future career path.

As an extraordinarily successful medium-sized company, we have been shaping the future for 160 years. With 500 employees at 16 locations worldwide, we develop and produce technical textiles that are used as sustainable engineering solutions as an alternative to conventional construction methods. In doing so, we have established ourselves as a technology leader in all fields of application, combining sustainability with economic success.
Our products and concepts enable, for example, CO2-friendly asphalt rehabilitation and bridge construction in 80 days just as successfully as accelerated waterway desilting and waterway rehabilitation during ongoing shipping operations. In 2019, we introduced the world's first geogrid made from 100% recycled PET from disposed beverage bottles as a world first. In the future, we will continue to bring innovative, sustainable and special products to the market.
The permanently evolving demands on materials, processes and applications require constant technical development of textile production processes and the materials used. There will be no standstill in textile technology either. Therefore, the textile industry is and will remain a growth and future industry in which motivated and qualified engineers in textile technology have excellent prospects for the future.
University education becomes even better when it is actively supported by industry. That's why we have always worked with universities and given students the chance to show what they can do in semester internships and bachelor's/master's theses, while at the same time experiencing how a company works in their day-to-day work. The Hochschule Niederrhein is one of the universities we enjoy working with in the same context. We are proud to have already accompanied some young professionals from HSNR for a while and also to have taken some graduates from HSNR into our team after their studies.
Develop passion and enthusiasm for technical textiles! Their potential is far from exhausted.

Managing Director

Intelligent products made of technical textiles are used as problem solvers in a wide variety of areas: Airbags and seat belts in cars provide safety, weight-reducing high-tech fibers in aircraft fuselages protect the environment, reflective clothing and textile implants save lives... As a manufacturer of textile testing equipment, we know about the diversity of technical textiles. Our environment allows us to gain insight into exciting and multifaceted development fields in which textiles are used in novel ways; be it to achieve optimized sustainability or climate neutrality of various products, for increased product safety or to enable medical interventions that were previously unimaginable. Whether in the form of nonwovens, woven fabrics, filament yarns or staple fibers; we at Lenzing Instruments come into contact with a wide variety of textile materials. From our point of view, process and quality control will remain indispensable in the future. In-depth expertise, from the choice of raw materials to the production process and the properties of the end product, forms the basis for providing our customers with the best possible advice. Continuous further development of technical textiles, new technologies and areas of application guarantee a varied field of activity in which you will never stop learning. Be part of it when the textile marvels of the future are created!

Head of Research & Development

For over 150 years, our more than 6,000 employees have been developing highly complex textile components for almost all well-known automakers and all vehicle types - from small electric cars to heavy trucks. On the basis of renewable and recycled raw materials, we are constantly developing new, environmentally friendly materials to make cars lighter, quieter and more comfortable.

The Hochschule Niederrhein is a long-standing partner of ours. Many of our colleagues are former students of the Hochschule Niederrhein. We will continue to focus on joint apprenticeships in the future.

Managing Director

Textechno GmbH & Co KG is a leading manufacturer of precision testing systems for natural and man-made fibers as well as filament yarns based in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Founded over 70 years ago, the company, together with its subsidiary Lenzing Instruments in Austria, is the global market and technology leader in this market segment. For many years, Textechno has expanded its activities with the development of testing instruments for the advanced materials sector, especially for the growth markets for technical textiles and composites. Due to global political guidelines on the topics of sustainability and energy transition, these markets will continue to show steady growth figures, so that there will continue to be a high demand for well-trained and innovative specialists for the development and production of technical textiles and composites in the future. With studies in textile technology at the Hochschule Niederrhein and a specialisation in technical textiles, you have the best prerequisites to help shape these exciting and challenging growth markets.