Opened in 2009, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences is a young and fast growing German public university. It is named after the German river Rhine and Dutch river Waal and is located in Germany’s most populous metropolitan region, the Rhine-Ruhr. The university is known to be one of the most international universities in Germany: half of the entire student body is international, with students coming from 122 different countries. Of all the bachelor’s and master’s programs offered at Rhine-Waal University, 75% are being taught completely in English. The result is a university ingrained with an international campus culture and a vibrant intercultural exchange of ideas, experience and knowledge.