Studium Generale

Think Globally – Act Locally

Experience the new Studium Generale at Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences!

In the winter semester 2025/26, we warmly invite you to take a look behind the scenes of the university and discover how regional projects and the academic work of our staff can have a global impact.

The established lecture series “Studium Generale” offers fascinating insights into current research, societal challenges, and forward-looking developments – presented in an accessible way and open to all interested parties. Join us – we look forward to welcoming you!

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the Studium Generale, please contact: florian.gaisrucker@hochschule-rhein-waal.de.

All events are held in german.

Program 2025/2026

25 November 2025; 6:00 p.m. Audimax, Campus Kleve
"Capacity Building"
A description will follow shortly.

Prof. Dr. Oliver Serfling (Professor of Economic Policy and Development Economics)
Imke Hans (Career Service and Employability / Transfer Manager for Capacity Building in the Region)

09 December 2025; 6:00 p.m. Audimax, Campus Kleve
"Is Sustainable Travel Possible or Just an Illusion of the Tourism Industry?"
Despite a short interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, travel continues to be a very popular activity in Germany. However, discussions in recent years—whether about tourism’s contribution to climate change or overtourism—have influenced travel and how it is perceived. As a result, the concept of sustainable tourism has increasingly moved into focus. This lecture explores what, for example, the tourism industry, travelers, or political decision-makers can do to make travel more sustainable—or at least perceive it as such.

Prof. Dr. Dirk Reiser (Professor of Sustainable Tourism Management)

27 January 2026; 6:00 p.m. Audimax, Campus Kamp-Lintfort
"Topic to be announced soon"
A description will follow shortly.

Prof. Dr. Christian Ressel (Professor of Ambient Intelligent Systems)
Birgit Mosler (Innovation and Network Manager)

If you have any feedback or questions feel free to contact innovation@hochschule-rhein-waal.de. We look forward to your participation.

Results of the survey

In the winter semester 2022/23, Studium Generale took place under the title Digital technologies for a liveable future in cooperation with the research center "center for assistance and participation (CAsPar)".

In order to further develop and improve the Studium Generale, we have started to conduct a survey among the visitors after each period of lectures.

The answers of the surveys are shown graphically below: