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Trotz fehlenden Abiturjahrgangs in NRW: Studierendenzahl der Hochschule Rhein-Waal wächst
Kleve/ Kamp-Lintfort. Mit 1.746 Erstsemesterstudieren startet die Hochschule Rhein-Waal (HSRW) in das Wintersemester 2026/27. Die Einschreibezahlen der HSRW konnten sich trotz des fehlenden Abiturjahrgangs in Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) im Vergleich zum vorherigen Wintersemester um 35 Prozent steigern. Besonders erfolgreich sind die Studiengänge Engineering, B.Sc., Biological Resources, M.Sc., Sustainable Tourism, B.A. und…
Förderprogramm „accelerate.rkn“ unterstützt Start-up Lumio Erlebniswelten
Rhein-Kreis Neuss. Mit seinem Accelerator-Programm begleitet der Rhein-Kreis Neuss Gründerinnen und Gründer auf ihrem Weg von der Idee zum fertigen Produkt. In der zehnten Runde von „accelerate.rkn“ ist auch das Start-up „Lumio Erlebniswelten“ dabei. Dahinter steht die Neusser Gründerin Christiane Banka. Mit Lumio Erlebniswelten möchte sie eine zentrale Plattform schaffen,…
Krefeld gewinnt den Landespreis „Familienkommune 2026“
Krefeld. Die Stadt Krefeld gehört zu den Gewinnern des Landespreises „Familienkommune 2026“. Das Ministerium für Kinder, Jugend, Familie, Gleichstellung, Flucht und Integration des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen würdigt damit das besondereEngagement der Stadt für Familien und die Prävention von Kinder- und Familienarmutsfolgen. Im Mittelpunkt der erfolgreichen Bewerbung stand die Arbeit der städtischen…
Six subregions make up the Niederrhein Region: the two cities of Krefeld and Mönchengladbach and the four districts Kleve, Viersen, Wesel and Rhein-Kreis Neuss. More than two million people live here and roundabout 690,000 employees work in approximately 120,000 companies.
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Regionalagentur Mittlerer Niederrhein
Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier
The Rhenish mining area is undergoing a process of change. With the move away from lignite mining by 2030 at the latest, the region is facing the challenge of transforming its energy supply.
regionen.NRW
regionen.NRW is the association of the nine regional development and marketing organisations in North Rhine-Westphalia. They manage regional development processes and projects and represent their respective regions to the outside world.
NRW.Global Business
NRW.Global Business is the foreign trade promotion programme of the state of NRW. It is a partner for all companies in investment projects and relocating to NRW, in opening up foreign markets for NRW companies and in networking with international business partners.