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Kleve · Germany · University of applied sciences

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences

Young public university (founded 2009) on the Dutch border, in Kleve and Kamp-Lintfort; 16 of its 23 bachelor's are taught in English.

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In English
16 programmes
City
Kleve
Apply via
uni-assist
Next deadline
31 May 2027

Deadlines

  1. 31 May 2027*

    Medicine group closes for gap-year applicants (leaving certificate before mid-January)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    This deadline applies if your school-leaving certificate predates 16 January of the application year, which for an IB candidate means you took a gap year. Straight from the Diploma, this is not your deadline.

    Published as "31.05.2026 - Ende der Bewerbungsphase (Ausschlussfrist) fuer Alt-Abiturient*innen", qualified "mit einem HZB-Zeugnis vor 16.01.2026". If you take a gap year and apply with your 2027 diploma for 2028 entry, you become an Altabiturient and the deadline moves forward by six weeks. An Ausschlussfrist cannot be extended, and hochschulstart says so explicitly - not even where the applicant is blameless. hochschulstart.de carries only two tables, Wintersemester 2026/27 and an archive of Sommersemester 2026, and no Wintersemester 2027/28 dates exist anywhere on the site. Judging by this cycle the winter table appears in spring, so recheck from about March 2027.

    Source

  2. 15 July 2027*

    Medicine and neighbours close — for applicants with a 2027 certificate
    Hard deadline
    Details

    The deadline for a student applying straight from the May 2027 session. Roughly a week after results, so the paperwork has to be ready before they arrive.

    Published as "15.07.2026 - Ende der Bewerbungsphase (Ausschlussfrist) fuer Neu-Abiturient*innen", qualified "mit einem HZB-Zeugnis nach 15.01.2026". Your IB results arrive 6 July 2027, so you fall in the Neuabiturient group and this is the deadline that matters. Which group you are in turns on the date printed on the certificate, not on when you apply. hochschulstart.de carries only two tables, Wintersemester 2026/27 and an archive of Sommersemester 2026, and no Wintersemester 2027/28 dates exist anywhere on the site. Judging by this cycle the winter table appears in spring, so recheck from about March 2027.

    Source

  3. 15 July 2027

    Application deadline for most bachelor's (HSRW's standing winter date)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (2 more)

  1. 1 March 2027*

    Start the uni-assist preliminary review
    Your own plan
    Details

    Foreign qualifications are normally checked by uni-assist before a university will consider the application. uni-assist says a result usually takes 4 to 6 weeks and asks you to apply at least 8 weeks before the deadline. Starting late is a common and avoidable way to miss an institutional deadline.

    Source

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Early July, which is what places an IB candidate in the later medicine group rather than the earlier one.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Germany

What you could study here

EU/EEA tuition: Free (semester fee only).

Environment · 3

  • Open entry

Sustainable Agriculture

BSc · 3½ yrs

No pre-study placement required, but the programme head strongly recommends 8 weeks or more on a farm or horticultural business first.

Business · 2

Engineering · 6

Bioengineering

BSc · 3½ yrs

Restricted: places ranked on your converted grade. Register on hochschulstart.de first (DoSV).

  • Open entry

Engineering

BSc · 3½ yrs

Upload proof that you completed HSRW's online self-assessment with your application.

Infotronic Systems Engineering

BSc · 3½ yrs · Kamp-Lintfort

Restricted: places ranked on your converted grade. Register on hochschulstart.de first (DoSV).

Mobility and Logistics

BSc · 3½ yrs · Kamp-Lintfort

Restricted: places ranked on your converted grade. Register on hochschulstart.de first (DoSV).

Social sciences · 2

  • Open entry

Gender and Diversity

BA · 3½ yrs

8-week pre-study placement, proof due when you re-register for your second semester.

International Relations

BA · 3½ yrs

Restricted: places ranked on your converted grade. Register on hochschulstart.de first (DoSV).

Other fields · 3

  • Open entry

Sustainable Tourism

BA · 3½ yrs

8-week pre-study work placement (ideally related to tourism), proof due by re-enrolment for the 4th semester.

Hospitality

What it asks of IB students

Apply through uni-assist; your IB must meet the KMK subject rule. IB English at 5 or more counts as B2 English. Open programmes admit everyone eligible; restricted ones rank on grade.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Worth knowing

Bachelor's start only in the winter semester (1 September), and every English one runs seven semesters, three and a half years.

All 3 notes
  • Bachelor's start only in the winter semester (1 September), and every English one runs seven semesters, three and a half years.
  • Seven programmes are restricted and run through hochschulstart's DoSV, so you register there first for an applicant ID (BID) and number (BAN).
  • Admission letters for restricted programmes usually go out in early August, with a waiting-list round from late August.

Sources
  1. HSRW — All degree programmes (filter Bachelor + English: 16 of 23 bachelor's) — checked 2026-09-25
  2. HSRW — Guide for international applicants (uni-assist; English B2; online self-assessment "mandatory" for Engineering and Engineering for Sustainability) — checked 2026-09-30
  3. HSRW — Bachelor's degrees application process (DoSV programmes; admission letters early August) — checked 2026-09-25
  4. HSRW — Accepted English language proofs (IB Diploma with English at 5+ = B2) — checked 2026-09-25
  5. HSRW — International Business and Management, BA (deadline 14 August; placement of at least 8 weeks, "no later than when you re-enrol for the 4th semester") — checked 2026-09-26
  6. HSRW — International Taxation and Law, BA (deadline 14 August; placement of at least 8 weeks, "no later than when you re-enrol for the 4th semester") — checked 2026-09-26
  7. HSRW — International Relations, BA (deadline 15 July; work placement of at least 8 weeks, "by the time of re-enrolment for the 4th semester at the latest") — checked 2026-09-26
  8. DAAD International Programmes — bachelor's taught in English only (16 HSRW entries) — checked 2026-09-25
  9. KMK — Agreement on the recognition of the IB Diploma, English translation — checked 2026-09-25
  10. HSRW — Portfolio assessment, Information and Communication Design (ten creative pieces; 26/27 deadline passed, next period "will be announced here") — checked 2026-09-30
  11. HSRW — Information and Communication Design ("Passing an aptitude test (portfolio assessment)") — checked 2026-09-26
  12. HSRW — International Business Administration ("Proof of an eight-week pre-study internship by the time of Re-registration for a new semester") — checked 2026-09-26
  13. HSRW — Mobility and Logistics ("Proof of an eight-week pre-study placement by the time of Re-registration for a new semester") — checked 2026-09-26
  14. HSRW — Gender and Diversity (pre-study placement of at least 8 weeks, "no later than the time of re-registration for a new semester") — checked 2026-09-26
  15. HSRW — Sustainable Tourism (work placement of at least 8 weeks, by "re-enrolment for the 4th semester") — checked 2026-09-26
  16. HSRW — Sustainable Agriculture (8 weeks' practical experience "strongly recommends", not mandatory) — checked 2026-09-26
  17. HSRW — Results of selection procedures in restricted programmes, WS 2022/23–2025/26 (German/EU/EEA: "alle fristgerecht eingegangenen Bewerbungen konnten berücksichtigt werden") — checked 2026-09-30
  18. HSRW — About the university (founded 2009; students from more than 120 countries) — checked 2026-09-30
  19. HSRW — Tuition fees (none for bachelor's; semester contribution winter 2026/27 €365.10) — checked 2026-09-30