Connecting international students with local companies
Joined forces with one common goal: securing skilled talent for the future of our region. Companies, municipalities, public authorities, educational institutions, associations, and students of Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences are launching a new business network for international talents STAY2GROW shares the story behind it.
Klingerhuf – A New Place of Encounter
STAY2GROW discovers Freiraum Klingerhuf: The former stadium site in Neukirchen-Vluyn is being reimagined and redesigned. We visited the site and have already developed initial ideas to make this inspiring location accessible and usable for international students as well.
STAY2GROW: Our Initiatives
Over the past few months, we have been working intensively on concrete ideas and measures aimed at better integrating international students into the region, opening up new opportunities for them, and at the same time sustainably strengthening connections with society, associations, and businesses. We are now pleased to present these for the first time.
Communication and information - digital STAY2GROW hub
International students do need a central platform providing all the essentials at a glance: relevant information about culture, sport associations and events in the wir4-region.
The student perspective – results from the IP project
As part of an Interdisciplinary Project (IP), students from different semesters and study programs came together in three project groups to explore where exactly barriers and challenges exist in everyday professional and private life, and how these can be removed or how students can be supported in overcoming them.
STAY2GROW at the 2026 Regional Policy Annual Conference
As part of the federal competition “Zukunft Region,” we were present on behalf of the STAY2GROW project and presented the initiative at our own information stand.
STAY2GROW at the forum “Zusammen - Leben vor Ort” in Kamp-Lintfort
To raise awareness of our STAY2GROW project in the municipalities, Josephine Runge was among the guests at the forum “Zusammen - Leben in Kamp-Lintfort” where she presented STAY2GROW.
STAY2GROW on display in Chemnitz
On November 20, 2025, the 3rd Annual Regional Policy Conference of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy took place in Chemnitz, where STAY2GROW also presented itself.
Behind the scenes: STAY2GROW Update
Nach unserem Auftaktforum Ende Oktober haben wir alle Ideen und Impulse aus dem World Café gesichtet und strukturiert verschriftlicht. Inzwischen haben sich auch drei Arbeitsgruppen gegründet, die sich jeweils zusammensetzen aus Vertreterinnen und Vertretern von Unternehmen, der Arbeitsvermittlung, der Hochschule Rhein-Waal, aus der IT und STAY2GROW. Gemeinsam arbeiten wir intensiv daran, das Leben, Studieren und […]
Impressionen vom STAY2GROW-Auftaktforum
Unser Kurzfilm vermittelt Eindrücke in das Projekt sowie vom Auftaktforum Ende Oktober – wir danken allen Teilnehmenden für einen tollen, produktiven und motivierenden Abend! https://vimeo.com/1145586158?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci