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The Protestant University of Applied Sciences Rhineland-Westphalia-Lippe (EvH RWL), with around 2,500 students in total, is the largest Protestant university in Germany. It provides education for social and church professions and is a state-recognised institution run by the Protestant churches in the Rhineland, Westphalia and Lippe. The university is oriented towards a Christian understanding of humanity. In 2016, the “Evangelische Fachhochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe (EFH RWL)”, as it then was, changed its name to become the “Evangelische Hochschule Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe (EvH RWL), Protestant University of Applied Sciences”. Together with the Catholic University NRW (KatHO NRW) as project partner, the EvH RWL was amongst the winners of the “Innovative University” initiative. In 2018, the two universities jointly launched the "Social Innovation Transfer Network", which has set itself the task of tackling social challenges.

Bachelor (B.A.)

 * Social Work
 * Inclusive Education
 * Nursing Science
 * Health and Care Management
 * Religious Education and Diaconia
 * Early Education

Master (M.A.)

 * Social Inclusion: Health Care and Education
 * Management in Private and Church-based Social Welfare Organisations

Teaching and Research
The orientation of the teaching and research at the EvH RWL is towards questions and tasks in the social and healthcare sectors, in diaconal work, and in church educational work. Great importance is attached to dialogue between theology and the social sciences, to ethical reflexion, and to personality development. Both Protestant and intercultural, inclusive and family-friendly in character, the EvH RWL champions the cause of equal opportunities in education. Prospective students from families without a tradition in academia and those with a migration background are especially welcome. Bachelor (B.A.) courses are offered in “Social Work”, “Religious Education and Diaconia”, “Early Education” (undergraduate and in-service), “Nursing Science” and “Inclusive Education”. As of the winter semester 2013, the EvH RWL also offers a B.A. course in “Health and Care Management”. This course provides qualification for leadership tasks in services and institutions in the health and care employment sectors. The range of studies on offer also includes M.A. courses in “Social Inclusion: Healthcare and Education” and in “Management in Private and Church-based Social Welfare Organisations”. Research and transfer are related to issues arising in everyday social and church praxis. With a strong regional network, the EvH RWL also has actively committed representation in national university associations. At the same time, it cooperates with numerous foreign universities and offers its students a number of opportunities for gaining experience abroad. Together with the Catholic University NRW (KatHO NRW) as project partner, the EvH RWL was amongst the winners of the “Innovative University” initiative. In 2018, the two universities jointly launched the “Social Innovation Transfer Network”, which has set itself the task of tackling social challenges. These challenges include how to organise an ageing society, how to integrate people with disabilities or with flight and displacement histories, and how to ensure that society does not drift apart.

International
The EvH RWL views international and intercultural exchange as an important element of studies and teaching. The EvH RWL currently maintains 26 partnerships with universities and praxis institutions in 16 countries, consisting of 21 partnerships in Eastern and Western Europe and five in non-European countries. In January 2019, the university adopted an internationalisation strategy. The university is involved in the EU Erasmus+ programme as well as other German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) support programmes. As far back as 2008, an internal EvH RWL fund was set up to promote and support study and research overseas, benefitting ca. 30-50 students annually. “Discovering the World in Bochum: Social Work and Health Professions in the Context of Culture and Diversity” – in cooperation with a further University of Applied Sciences in Bochum, the Hochschule für Gesundheit (hsg Bochum), in 2017 the EvH RWL launched a course of studies taught in English that is open to students of both universities as well as to international students. By means of this programme, which is always offered in the summer semester, students from a variety of backgrounds are brought together and participate with each other in university seminars. International visiting lecturers lend further enrichment to the teaching at the EvH.

Student Self-administration
Student representation at the Protestant University RWL takes the form of a General Students’ Committee (AstA), a Student Parliament (StuPa) and the student representatives in the “Social Work, Education and Diaconia” and “Inclusive Education and Nursing” departments. The members of these are elected by the students of the EvH.