With the start of the WS 2017/18 the Faculty introduces new examination regulations and related curriculums for all degree programmes. Thus, the download-section contains both the curriculums of the "PO 2010/12" as well as of the "PO 2017". 

The most important changes of the new examination regulations have been summarised in one document. This can be seen via the link below. 

Important hint: everyone who is thinking about changing to the new examination regulations should be aware of the fact that not all (new) lectures and examinations of all semesters are offered in the WS 17/18 but only the ones of the first semester. In SS 2018 those of the second semester are offered, and so on. Parallel to this, the lecture offers of the old examination regulations expire one after the other.

The curriculums only provide information on the name, scope, type of lecture and on the time reference of the lecture. Detailed information on the content, prerequisite knowledge and recommended literature can be found in the module handbooks. 

In this download-section you can find versions of them related to the old and the new examination regulations. In the PO 2017 we distinguish between the branch of study and the study emphases. Moreover, there are module handbooks for the elective courses (WPF) in the German Bachelor and Master courses.
Please also be aware that the module handbooks for PO 2010/12 are only available in German.

Please consider: Lectures are currently updated and may slightly deviate from the module handbooks. 

If you would like to take a look at the module handbooks of previous years, please contact the Dean's secretary. Hereby, it has to be mentioned that module handbooks only became compulsory with the introduction of the Bachelor and Master Degrees. Thus, there do not exist any handbooks for the diploma degree study programmes.  

The exact explanation of the proceeding information and an overview of accepted HLL courses and electives can be found in the document "Workshop information", see download-section. 

For the Workshop Scientific Methods a docket is available. Please download it, print it and record the courses that you visited; after the course you have to get a signature proving your participation (when taking an examination in this course or receiving a certificate, a signature is not necessary). When having received all 6 credit points please hand the docket in to the Chair of the Examinations Board. Afterwards the Workshop Scientific Methods will be recorded as complete in the examination office. 

For the information supply also moodle is used. An instruction for this can be found in the download section as well. 

The application for the block seminars of the FB07 in the SS 2020 is terminated since 15th of March and the participant lists are published on moodle. 

Please consider the following rule: If you are assigned for a block seminar and do not attend without signing off at least 72 hours (3 days) in advance, you will automatically be excluded from all other seminars of that semester. 

For signing-off an online form is available, see link below. 

status SS 2019:
Head: Prof. Dr. Thomas Weide
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer

status SS 2018:
Head: Prof. Dr. Mahltig
Deputy: Prof. Dr. Ernst

With winter semester 2017/18 the faculty has introduced new examination regulations "PO 2017" for all study courses.

the following rules apply for the termination of the old study courses "PO 2010/12":

• in all Bachelor study courses the examinations of the basic study courses will be offered up to summer semester 2020 latest. All other examinations will be offered until winter term 2021/2022. The Bachelor study course must be finished up to the 28th of February 2022.
• in all Master study courses the examination will be offered until winter term 2019/2020. The Master study course must be finished up to the 29th of February 2020.

WS 2019/20                      

Application period: 24.11. - 08.12.2019
Examination period: 20.01. - 07.02.2020

SS 2020

Application period: 17.05. - 31.05.2020
Examination period: 29.06. - 17.07.2020

3rd examination period 2020                   

Application period: 23.08. - 31.08.2020
Examination period: 21.09. - 30.09.2020

In the download part you can find a conversion table for the conversion of the attained number of points in an examination to the corresponding mark (based on a total number of achievable points of 100).

In addition you can download Excel-files with the help of which you can calculate your current average grade as well as a forecast for the total grade. Of course the calculation depends on the version of the examination regulations. Please take care to select the rigth file.

Approval of examination achievements and study times

In the download-section on the right side you can find a link for the approval regulations of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences as well as an information sheet of the Faculty. Please read through carefully and contact the respective Chair of the Examination Boards for the arrangement of a meeting for consultancy. 

Since SS 2016 the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology has changed the admission proceedings for the Master Degree Programmes "Textile Produkte" and "Management of Textile Trade and Technology". The new procedure is defined in separate regulations. 

The details about the assignment of points and about the reuqirements are summarized on a seperate page (see link below).

At the beginning of each winter semester the Chairs of the Examination Boards offer information events about the degree programmes and the examination regulations. Hereby, separate events for the English degree programmes as well as for the Freshmen and students in higher semesters of the German degree programmes are organised. A copy of the presentation can be found in the right download-section.  

Certificates for the Bafög-Office are issued by the study-focus supervisor. Their names and contact information can be found on the Contacts page. An overview about the requirements needed to get the certificate are listed in the corresponding file available in the download section "Public Notices".

The Bachelor-examination regulations PO 2010/2010 required a compulsory 8-week basic internship until the beginning of the 3rd semester. 

ATTENTION: the Faculty has introduced new examination regulations in the winter semester 2017/18. These do NOT require the basic internship anymore. 

Here you can find a range of frequently asked questions and answers. 

You have the possibility to review old final theses of our Faculty in the library. We have archived the theses in the library since 2012 and they can be researched there via the catalogue search engine.

An important remark about the Bachelor-, Master and Diploma-Theses:

The majority of our Bachelor-, Master- and Diploma-Theses are developed in co-operation with companies from industry. Thus, their contents often include company-intern information or new, innovative approaches which cannot be offered to the public. Therefore, many theses are "inaccessible" so they cannot be reviewed or lent. If you have questions please contact the author of the theses directly. In particularly critical cases not even the publication of the topic is allowed but this is rather an exceptional case. Generally, Bachelor-, Master- and Diploma-Theses are not to be lent.

Inaccessible final theses can be reviewed in the library and are partly available to be lent. Please research in the online-catalogue (link below) and ask the personnel if you are interested. Please take note of the opening hours of the library.

In advance of the final thesis several questions are to be answered: Often candidates ask about the usage of the university's logo on pages of the final theses. This is generally prohibited. The official position of the University of Applied Sciences for students is as follows:

• The university's logo is only allowed to be used for internal, official purposes of the University of Applied Sciences.
• Beyond that the university's usage the logo is only allowed to be used by co-operation partners with whom an official co-operation agreement exists (for example in educational or research areas).
• Therefore a logo usage contract does exist.
• A Bachelor or Master Thesis is the own property of the student or the graduate and not an official university's document. Thus, the university's logo is not allowed to be placed on it.

Frequently asked questions and answers have been summarised on a separate page.

For the assignment of the research and development projects in the Master Degree Programmes certain regulations exist which have been specified by the Examinations Board and which can be seen here. Among others you can find the information that you have to apply for them in a written form to Prof. Dr. Mahltig. The application form can be found in the download-section. Please download it, fill it in and sign it together with the supervisor. Afterwards you can hand it in to Prof. Dr. Mahltig.

In the Examination Regulations "PO 2017", newly introduced in the winter semester 17/18, the R&D-Projects are graded with a mark.

Schedule English Projects SS 2020

• Online registration 01.-17.04.2020
• List of participants 21.04.2020
• Start of projects 24.04.2020, room GE 04
• Project check-up 05.06.2020, by mail appointment
• Presentation skills 26.06.2020, room tba
• Final presentation 03.07.2020, room GE 04

Please find in the download part the list of offered projects.

Projects (5th semester)

The basic schedule for the projects (5th sem.) in WS 20/21 is fixed as following (current planning 22.4.2020):

Please note that because of the current situation the time schedule may be changed.

Information and Online-Registration:

• Information about the 5th-Semester Projects can bei found here on the right side in the pulldown Projects (5th Semester) - Information Slides (eng)
• If you have questions contact Prof. Weide
• From 27th of April 2020 Online-Registrations on this website (until 26^th of June 2020)

Kick-off Meeting  und further Dates

• Thursday 29th of October 2020 from 8.15 am onwards: kick-off meeting with attendance control, information on project proceedings, assignment to the teams by lot, choice of the team leader within the groups; end around 12.30 pm  
• Thursday, 29th of October 2020, from 1 pm onwards: Introduction meeting for all project leaders; the other team members conduct first research on the topic; end around 4 pm
• Friday, 30th of October 2019, 8:15 am until at least 3 pm: first team meeting, internal organisation, visit by the topic supervisor, attendance of ALL is compulsory.
• Starting from 4^th of November every Wednesday jour-fix from 4 pm (depending on teams often from 2 pm) until 6 pm team meetings with compulsory attendance
• The dates for the interim presentation (ca. 4 weeks after the project start), hand out of project results and for the final presentation will be fixed later.
  Further Information will be announced

Requirements for the Admission:

The internship or the university abroad is chosen by yourself independently. A claim for the assignment of an internship does not exist. The internship semester / semester abroad has to be requested at the Examinations office in written form and has to be authorised. For this the following requirements have to be fulfilled:

The request for an internship semester / semester abroad is authorised if you have collected at least 89 credit points.

During the internship semester / semester abroad you are supervised by a professor of the Faculty. He or she evaluates the suitability of the internship / agrees on the lectures during the semester abroad.

Procedure:

When all admission requirements are fulfilled and when you have found an internship / university abroad of your choice you should concern yourself with the application for the internship semester / semester abroad at the Faculty. The „Antrag auf Zulassung zum Praxissemester" ("Request for the Admission for the internship / semester abroad") has to be signed by you and your supervisor and is afterwards forwarded to the Examinations Office. In case you do an internship please also forward the concluded internship contract (as a copy) to your supervisor,  which has to be handed in to Examinations Office together with the „Antrag auf Zulassung" ("Request for the Admission"). When your documents are received in  the Examinations Office a decision is made about the admission to the internship semester / semester abroad.

After the termination of the internship semester / semester abroad a 20-page   report has to be written and handed in to the supervisor. Moreover, an internship certificate or a certificate of examinations of the partner university abroad must be handed in. These documents as well as the completed "Belegbogen zum Praxis-/ Auslandsstudiensemester"  ("Document of Proof for the internship semester / semester abroad") have to be forwarded to the Examinations Office via the supervisor. There the internship semester / semester abroad can be recorded.

For a successful internship semester / semester abroad 30 credit points are accredited.  

Recommendation:

In the curriculum for the Bachelor Degree Programmes the internship semester / semester abroad is scheduled for the 6th semester but it can also be done in another semester. Please take into account the semester and examination schedules of the partner university or of the internship. Here, an overlapping may occur. For a semester or internship abroad language skills of at least the B2 level are required. Therefore you also have to inform yourself about the possible requirements of the partner university or internship.

The internship semester is intended to offer you the chance to apply the knowledge gained during the studies and to introduce you to professional activities of your later career with the help of practical work in an enterprise of the textile and clothing industry.  

Research:
Job and internship offers are frequently published on the homepage of the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology.

For tips and recommendations please contact the professors of the respective interest emphasis or contact the study focus supervisor.

Semester abroad:

There are many different programmes for the sponsorship of a semester abroad. Information about this can be found on the pages of the International Office (IO). The link for the online-applications for ERASMUS+ can be found via "Weiterführende Links" ("Further Links").

Instead of an internship semester a semester abroad at a foreign university can be done as well. The semester abroad serves to enhance the knowledge of the chosen study direction, support the intercultural competence as well as global thinking and improve the skills in the language of the host country. 

Important hint:

At all partnerships only a limited number of places for the applicants can be offered. Therefore it is important to obtain information early, to apply early enough and if necessary to choose an alternative.

Many of our partner universities offer lectures in the English language. Please check on the course material on the website of your favourite university. 

Credit points (ECTS):

For the semester abroad the allocation of credit points is composed as follows: On the other hand a 20 page- report about the semester abroad has to be handed in to the supervisor after the semester abroad , for which further 10 credit points can be accredited. The selection of courses has to be authorised by the supervisor and is recorded in the written form of a Learning Agreement. During the accreditation of the semester abroad you are awarded with 30 credit points by the Examinations Board. Please take into account that the points achieved in the host country may have to be transferred to ECTS-points (European Credit Transfer System).

Partner universities:

The access to the database of the international university co-operations of the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences can be found on the pages of the International Office (IO). The link for the online-applications for ERASMUS+ can be found via "Further Links".

The Faculty organises internship opportunities for Bachelor and Master students in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In various certified companies of the textile and clothing industry you may track the complete textile chain in practice as well as collect interesting cultural insights in the production country Bangladesh.
This offer is preferably valid for students who have to do the compulsory internship semester. The time frame and the duration of the internship is also offered to other students but in general the minimum duration should not be below 2 months.

NEW: Short internship in Bangladesh (4 weeks). Bachelor students of higher semesters and Master students can apply. The application form can be found in the download-section via "Forms".

Dates for information events about internship abroad / semester abroad

Going abroad – Internship or semester abroad - Webinar

If you plan a semester or internship abroad the event >>Going abroad<< in the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology is a helpful information source for various preparations and open questions. The event takes place once a semester.

During a presentation of the International Coordinator information on preconditions for the internship semester and the semester abroad will be given as well as on partner universities and faculty co-operations, deadlines, application procedures, assistance for forms, financing and sponsorship possibilities as for example the Erasmus+ - Programme.

The next event "Going abroad" will be announced during the winter semester 20/21.

Webinar - Experiences abroad

Students tell about their experiences during their semester abroad and provide helpful tips for accommodation possibilities and costs of living and show photos of their times abroad. Moreover, students talk about their experiences during their internships abroad and inform about formal procedures during the application. Afterwards open questions will be answered.  

Next webinars will be announced by News-07.

International Tutor of FB07

Information on partner universities, application procedures and deadlines and much more can be received during a consultation meeting with our International Tutor. (Due to Corona only by mail or skype)

Philomena Mayer
Webschulstr. 31
D-41065 Mönchengladbach
Email: auslandstutorium.fb07(at)hs-niederrhein.de

Consultation hours: Thursday during the semster time
Time: 12:30 o'clock - 14:00 o'clock
Room: --

Frequently asked questions and answers have been summarised on a FAQ-Page.

Our staff is pleased to offer you a personal advisory service.

Information on partner universities, application procedures and deadlines and much more can be received during a personal consultation meeting with our International Tutor

Philomena Mayer
Webschulstr. 31
D-41065 Mönchengladbach
Email: auslandstutorium.fb07(at)hs-niederrhein.de

Consultation hours: Thursday during the semster time
Time: 12:30 o'clock - 14:00 o'clock
Room: H E10

In case you do have additional questions about your semester or internship abroad please contact Mrs. Konrad or Prof. Dr. Eigenstetter.

Please check also the announcements on our information board in buidling G near the examination office and the Caféte.

A warm welcome for the exchange students

In order to provide you with a quick orientation and a stress-free stay here at our faculty, we have compiled some information about our study program.

Study Program: Offers for your Learning Agreement
In order to compile your Learning Agreement (LA), you must choose courses according to your current level of study (Bachelor or Master). You can find out which courses we have approved for exchange students under the links on the right side.
Master students can choose courses of BA and MA. Bachelor students can choose only courses of BA.

Introduction day 
For our new students we offer an orientation week at the beginning of each semester. It is necessary to take part so that you are informed about the organization of your studies and exams.

In the summer semester we have only one introduction day before start of lectures.

In the winter semester we have an introduction week for foreign students.

Dates Summer Semester 2020
Introduction day:                         23.03.2020

German courses:                         DaF für Erasmus A1.1     09.03. - 17.03.2020   09:00 - 12:30; 

                                                                                                 18.03:2020. 09:00 - 10:30  

                                                       DaF A1.2   and  DaF A1.2   

Please contact the language center for more information and dates.

Official semester duration:           01. March. – 31. August 2020
Lecture period:                               23. March – 26. June 2020
Examination period:                       29. June – 17. July 2020        

                                                          incl. Saturdays in the 1st and 2nd examination week.

Application period:                         17. May - 31. May 2020

Interested?
Please contact the International Office                    More informatin about WT 2020/21 will follow soon.
​​​​​​​incoming(at)hs-niederrhein.de

Our staff is pleased to offer you a personal advisory service.

In case you do have questions about your semester or internship please contact Mrs. Konrad or Prof. Dr. Eigenstetter (internationalfb07(at)hs-niederrhein.de)

I offer you individual consultancy in the event of questions, proposals and difficulties during the course of studies.

The list with tutorials and revision courses can be seen on the right side via "Downloads". Changes will be made and further information will frequently be given.

Information on BAföG, scholarships and other sponsorship possibilities can be found on the university's own homepages.

The sponsorship association of the Faculty, the Textile and Fashion Network (TFN), offers the opportunity of scholarships for staying abroad in co-operation with the Barbara Laura Lebek Stiftung ("Barbara Laura Lebek Association"). A selecting committee of three professors decides about the granting of the scholarship. Detailed information can found via the link. The download-section contains an application form.  

In case of problems, also personal problems, you can feel free to contact us.

Hello everyone,

please fell free to contact us in case of any kind of problems at the university, in case of questions about your studies or in case of problems you might face with a professor. We are Liesbeth (Design Engineer) and Maren (TCM), your liaison tutors of the Faculty 07. Please do not hesitate to contact us and ask questions about the study courses or anything else you would like to address, we are always happy to talk to you (preferably every Thursday during our consultation hour from 13 until 14 o'clock in Room G E04).

You may contact us at any time and you can send an email to vertrauenstutorium.fb07@hs-niederrhein.de.
Please do not hesitate, release your anger and do not swallow everything!
We will find a solution together for any kind of problem. And for a better mood we always offer a lot of candy!

We are looking forward to hear from you!

Warmest regards,
your liaison tutors
Maren & Liesbeth

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