Public news
Press release
"What should and can social work achieve?"
This year, the RWU's Weiterdenkertagung was all about effectiveness in social work. Professor Dr. Sigrid James from the University of Kassel gave a lecture on the topic.
Funding commitment
Making invisible care work visible
The "PflegeZukunft2050" project by Irena Schreyer uses an interactive play to highlight problems in home care and encourage dialog.
Press release
International start to the summer semester
Two weeks before the start of lectures, RWU welcomes its international students. Over 100 young people from 26 countries come to Weingarten to study.
Book publication: From the lecture hall at RWU
Focus on high-care training
The book "Practical Training in High-Care Areas" was published in January 2026. In this interview, co-editor Georg Roth and Professor Dr. Jörg Wendorff talk about the contents of the book and the links to RWU.
Career prospects
Shaping the energy supply of tomorrow
Those who study Energy and Environmental Engineering at RWU have a wide range of professional and career opportunities. We visited graduates of the course at their places of work.
Foundation
RWU team in the Games BW promotion
A team of RWU graduates has developed its own game and received several funding approvals for it.
Back on Campus
From office clerk to consultant
Studying at RWU has helped Dietmar Seitz to develop personally and professionally. At "Back On Campus", the graduate met Prof. Dr. Barbara Niersbach, the supervisor of his Bachelor's thesis.
HAWCareer
Seal of quality for cross-university mentoring program
The cross-university mentoring program HAWKarriere was awarded a prize. This underlines the claim to systematically support academic career development.
NEW PROFS
NEW PROFS: Episode 9 with Professor Dr. Tobias Miunske
In the "NEUE PROFS" interview format, the new professors at RWU have their say. They provide information about their careers, interesting facts about their academic expertise and one or two private details.
Doing a doctorate at RWU
Increased promotion opportunities
Two more RWU professors are members of the Baden-Württemberg Doctoral Association. This means that all of the university's faculties are now represented there.
Game Jam at the RWU
Five games developed
In just one weekend, participants in the Game Jam at RWU developed a total of five prototypes for video games.
Press release
School project with RWU: Self-sufficient power supply in the biotope
At Weingarten secondary school, pupils in the science and technology (NWT) subject are creating a self-sufficient power supply for the school's own biotope.