Hochschule Niederrhein, with campuses in Krefeld and Mönchengladbach, is one of Germany’s largest universities of applied sciences. It offers programs in engineering (mechanical, electrical, textile), chemistry, design, business, and health.
Address: Reinarzstraße 49, 47805 Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (Krefeld South Campus – Engineering)
Textile & Clothing Technology, Mechanical & Process Engineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Ergonomics and UX, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
One of Germany’s largest UAS. Strong in textile engineering and design, and applied engineering.
Research:
Smart textiles and functional materials, Advanced manufacturing and automation, Chemical engineering and process technology, Applied computer science and business informatics.
Famous Alumnis:
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International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
14000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
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Pros
Wide range of applied programs, unique strength in textile engineering, strong regional industry links.
Cons
Multi-campus university (Krefeld and Mönchengladbach).
Best For
Large university of applied sciences with strong programs in textile technology, engineering, and chemistry.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of ergonomics and UX, transportations and quality can consider Hochschule Düsseldorf - University of Applied Sciences, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- Hochschule Darmstadt overlaps with this university on ergonomics and UX, logistics and food science, so the two are easy to compare, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- The comparison with Westfälische Hochschule - University of Applied Sciences is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on ergonomics and UX, logistics and transportations, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- Where this university leans on ergonomics and UX, logistics and food science, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg does the same, and it is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Berliner Hochschule für Technik follows much the same lines as this university, with ergonomics and UX, logistics and food science as common ground, and it covers sound engineering and metrology as well, and has almost the same size, at about 13,000 students.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Shinshu University in Japan shares the food science, nanotechnologies and optics orientation of this university, and it is slightly smaller, at about 11,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Łódź University of Technology (Poland) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly food science, transportations and quality; it is slightly smaller, at about 12,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In China, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University teaches much the same core subjects, quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it is larger, enrolling about 28,000 students against roughly 14,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In China, Donghua University teaches much the same core subjects, quality, nanotechnologies and optics, and it covers microbiology and genetics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 30,000 students against roughly 14,000 here.
- Hiroshima University brings a Japan setting to the same core fields, food science, transportations and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution and also offers doctoral programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Engineering, Innovation, Product Development, Sustainable Materials
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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