The Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences was founded in 2009. The degree programmes focus on practical applications and real-world relevance. Over 80 percent of the programmes are taught exclusively in English. Over one third of the students come from outside of Germany and over 100 different nationalities are represented.

The Faculty of Society and Economics is motivated by the social and economic challenges of the 21st century: from energy and resource scarcity; to the digital reshaping of societies; to ongoing demographic shifts and strategies for competitiveness in an increasingly globalised world. It offers 6 undergraduate degree programmes and 2 graduate programmes.