The university also has a lot to offer beyond the lecture hall. Whether it's language courses, inexpensive lunches or a large leisure program, The Hochschule Niederrhein offers a wide range of opportunities to meet, exchange ideas and continue your education.

Students have access to modern libraries at all three campuses in Krefeld (Campus South and Campus West) and Mönchengladbach. Students who would like to learn a foreign language or improve their knowledge are offered a wide range of courses at the Language Centre. There is a canteen at all three locations, where students receive discounted prices. In addition to two main courses and side dishes, there is a large selection at the salad bar, a Green Corner and a cafeteria in the morning.

University sports, the choir and the commitment of the AStA and the faculty student bodies provide plenty of variety after lectures. University sports has a large program and offers over 20 different sports, from badminton to quidditch, volleyball and yoga. The university's AStA organizes quiz nights, lectures, auditorium cinema and games evenings.

With Check-mg.de, the Marketing Association Mönchengladbach has created a new city website for young people, which was developed as part of a project idea with students and the university. Getting young people interested in our city is more important than ever, against the backdrop of demographic change. As a university location and a city undergoing structural change, Mönchengladbach has a lot of potential - especially for the students at our location and for those who can still decide to study here.

check-mg.de is intended to be the "appetizer" for students, apprentices and young people for our city - whether they have just arrived or have outgrown their parents home. Designed as a platform, the new website is intended to do one thing above all: give young adults an orientation as to why Mönchengladbach is or should be their "place to be". It is well known that this discerning target group attaches great importance to a city as a place to live and work, that not only offers optimal conditions for studies or a job, but also fits in with their personal lifestyle. This approach is the common thread that runs through the website and presents the city's wide range of offers for young people - as easily digestible snack content with plenty of room for personal discoveries. Check your lifestyle, check Mönchengladbach!

To make you feel right at home in your new university city, there are lots of vouchers, discounts and offers to get to know Mönchengladbach: https: //check-mg.de/studentenrabatte/

The university has a mixed choir consisting of soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices. The members come from all areas of campus life - but external choir members are also welcome.

Together they work on exciting choral literature, supplemented by voice and ear training. Usually, there are fixed semester programs that invite participation and are presented at concerts at the end of each semester. The repertoire includes both religious and secular pieces.

Rehearsals usually take place on *Wednesdays*, 6 to 7 pm in the *Audimax - Krefeld South Campus*. Our offer is aimed at students and personnel of our university as well as their friends and families and those outside the university who are interested in exciting choral music. To get to know us: just drop by - to sing along: please contact the choirmaster Karlheinz Schüffler (email karlheinz.schueffler(at)hs-niederrhein.de). After the summer break, we will start again at the beginning of the winter semester 24/25 - if choir work is possible.

As part of the racing series Formula Student, international universities compete against each other with self-built cars on professional race tracks.

Founded in September 2011, the interdisciplinary team of students has been regularly taking part in races since 2012.

Even though the team has grown considerably in the meantime, motivated students who want to take part in this exciting project are always being sought.

In addition to the technical tasks relating to the design and construction of the vehicle, there are also opportunities for students from other faculties to get involved in the organization.

The room is intended to be a place of individual retreat for all students and staff of The Hochschule Niederrhein; a place of prayer, meditation and personal devotion, accessible to members of all religious communities and worldviews.

Room of Silence in Mönchengladbach
R building, room K 03 (AStA store). During the lecture-free period until the end of March 2023, it is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Room of Silence in Krefeld (Krefeld South Campus)
I-Building, Room I K 10

Tutors support teaching education in all faculties at the university and accompany students as they embark on their studies. In order to avoid "jumping in at the deep end", they are methodically and didactically prepared for their work in the university-wide tutor program. This qualification also offers the opportunity to acquire the certificate for tutors.

The individual seminars in the tutor program are tailored to the relevant target groups. For example, first-semester tutors are trained to ensure a successful induction week; subject tutors receive valuable methodological and didactic tips on how to design their subject tutorials. Revision tutors acquire important tools for advising and supporting learning groups. An exchange of experiences is guaranteed in every seminar.

Regular events take place at the university throughout the year.

There is always the big campus festival in Krefeld South Campus on the day before Ascension Day, the first-year student festival at the Mönchengladbach campus in September and various other formats, such as award ceremonies, AStA parties, the scholarship award ceremony and much more. Stay up to date via niuswoche and our social media channels!

If you would like to organize something yourself, e.g. with your faculty student body, get in touch with us - we will be happy to help!

The ASTA of the HSNR supports students in their search for accommodation.

• Housing advice
• Notice board