Life Sciences

The application window for the winter semester 2025/26 at the Faculty of Life Sciences right here in Kleve is now open! We have super exciting and practical Bachelor's and Master's degree programs for you – in German and English – that will prepare you for everything that is important in the Life Sciences. And check this out: For some degree programs without admission restrictions, you even have until August 31, 2025, to apply! Read more.

In Germany, the concept of the circular economy is often reduced to a single element. Most people think of waste separation and recycling at the end of the product life cycle. Prof Dr Simone Pauling from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences recently made it clear at the Forum Mittelstand Niederrhein that this is a clear abbreviation of a far more comprehensive concept. Her impulse: The circular economy is a systemic issue that begins long before the waste bin and must realign the entire value chain. Read more.

At FIBO in Cologne, students on the Master's degree programme in Health Sciences and Management were given a practical insight into how scientific findings from research and teaching can be successfully implemented in health promotion and prevention measures. Read more.

If you would like to get a taste of studying at the Faculty of Life Sciences, you are cordially invited to take part in our GET A TASTE OF STUDYING event during the Easter holidays from 14 to 25 April 2025! Further information can be found here.

Ellen Thomas had always envisioned her education as something without borders. A student at the Faculty of Life Sciences in Kleve, pursuing a degree in "Qualität, Umwelt, Sicherheit und Hygiene" (Quality, Environment, Safety, and Hygiene), she sought an experience that would broaden her horizons. That opportunity came in the form of a semester abroad at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) for the academic year 2023/2024.  CSUMB, founded in 1994, is one of the newer universities in the California State University system, built on the site of the former Fort Ord. This relatively young institution offered Ellen a dynamic environment for her exchange. "I wanted to experience a different approach to education, to see how sciences were taught outside of Germany," she explained. "The moment I learned I could study abroad without delaying my graduation, I started planning.”. Read more.

On a rainy February morning, the cold of the Lower Rhine swept through the streets of Kleve, but anyone entering the Tropical House at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences immediately left winter behind. A different climate prevailed here: moist, warm air settled on the skin, while the earthy scent of plants and damp leaves filled the room. Over two days, three seventh-grade classes from Willibrord High School - ninety pupils in total - curiously wandered through the dense greenery, between towering banana trees and lush cocoa trees, to listen to the words of horticulturalist Doris Winkels. Their school trip was an expedition into a living classroom, an encounter with an ecosystem that lies thousands of kilometers away and yet is of crucial importance in the reality of their lives. Read more.

The timetable for the summer semester 2025 is online (as of 09.05.2025)

Graduates of the faculties of Life Sciences and Technology and Bionics celebrated the successfull end of their study times together in the Audimax.

A collaboration between students from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences and the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLY) has produced innovative and sustainable packaging solutions for Mera Tiernahrung, a leading pet food manufacturer. This project, facilitated by students from the Bioengineering, Sustainable Agriculture and Quality, Environment, Safety and Hygiene programmes, focused on developing environmentally friendly alternatives to Mera's current plastic-based storage of raw material samples and continues a tradition of successful international partnerships between the two institutions. Read more.

As part of Studium Generale 2024/25, the world of distillation will be the focus of an event at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences next Tuesday, 14 January 2025, at 6 pm. The research distillery of the Faculty of Life Sciences will open its doors in Lecture Hall 1 on the Kleve campus and provide insights into the interplay between traditional craftsmanship and modern research. Read more.