Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences [HSRW] 2020-2021 Admissions: Entry Requirements, Deadlines, Application Process

Located at Wiesbaden, Germany and founded in 2009, Rhien-Waal University of Applied Sciences is a public university that offers admission to 25 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs mainly in the areas of Technology, Engineering, Social Sciences, Communication, Environmental Sciences, Economics, and Health Sciences. The university is a coveted name in the list of top German universities and has over 7,300 students including international candidates from more than 120 countries across the globe.

The organization has a 53% international student population where the majority is represented by Asia with a whopping 32%. The modes of study at the institute includes full time, part-time and dual vocational. Almost 75% of the programs offered at the university campus have English as the medium of instruction. It collaborates with industry in various areas of energy, material sciences, mechanical and electrical engineering, Information technology, etc. to provide internships and project-based training to its students.

Admission at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences is available at an acceptance rate of nearly 50-60% which makes it a moderately selective institute in the country. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for applying to most of the masters program at the organization, however, overall academic profile plays a more important role since some courses also enroll students with a GPA of 2.0 or above.

Some salient points to be considered when thinking of enrolling at the university are as listed below.

• The applications for undergraduate courses are accepted only for the winter semester and for master courses for both summer and winter semesters.
• The Institute accepts admission applications for autumn (August) and spring (January) semesters. There are two admission rounds for each semester.
• The applicants have the freedom to choose more than a one-degree program at the time of admission and can decide later which one will be the best for them later.
• Some of the university programs have limited seats, thus having a greater level of competition to seek admission for the same.
• Students can apply for upto three admission restricted programs.
• The applicants can be submitted through the uni-assist or HSRW portal.
• Normally a period of six weeks is taken by a uni-assist to process the application.
• International students have to pay an application fee of 75 EUR without which the admission application shall not be processed.

COVID-19 (coronavirus) Admission Updates

• The admissions are going on through a virtual/online system.
• The campus education is proposed to continue virtually as precautionary health measures. The university shall announce the timeline of having in-person interactions whenever it will receive the guidelines regarding that from the government.