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Krefeld / Mönchengladbach. The Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences successfully participated in a tender by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). As part of the “HAW.International” funding line, the “ThinkGlobal” and “Edu4SmartTex” projects are funded with a total of 1.5 million euros. “This is a great success for our efforts to make the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences more international,” said University President Dr. Thomas Grünewald.
In the “Edu4SmartTex” project, the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences will promote the development of a double degree bachelor’s degree in the field of smart textiles / textile electronics together with the partner universities in Boras (Sweden), Hasselt (Belgium) and Bandung (Indonesia). The DAAD has approved a sum of one million euros for this. “We are very pleased that we can bundle our teaching skills in the field of smart textiles internationally with the help of DAAD funding. In this way, we can use important synergies with other universities in order to train students in a future economically relevant and interdisciplinary field of application, “says Professor Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer from the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology, who together with her colleague Professor Ekaterina Nannen from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science had submitted.
Around half a million euros are allocated to the “ThinkGlobal” project, which is supposed to lead to the internationalization of the university. With the help of the financial resources, the institutional and structural framework conditions are to be improved and the networks with foreign partners expanded. The students will also benefit from the implementation. For example, there should be more offers in the area of intercultural skills.
“This extensive support from the DAAD helps to bring the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences far ahead in the field of internationalization,” says Professor Marion Halfmann, Internationalization Officer at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.
With the “HAW.International” program, the DAAD supports innovative projects that contribute to the expansion of the internationalization of universities of applied sciences. In this year’s third funding round, 30 new projects at 27 universities of applied sciences were selected, which will receive around 21 million euros from funds from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research by 2025.
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