Its campus comprises three distinct locations, situated in Sankt Augustin, Rheinbach and Hennef / Sieg (all in the vicinity of Cologne and Bonn).
Its formal establishment was part of an agreement that compensated Bonn for its loss of status as capital of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Language Centre works in close cooperation with all the departments, offering tailor-made courses to suit their individual requirements.
The Library provides its customers with a versatile collection of books, periodicals, digital media and databases, which can in part be accessed from home.
The Code of Conduct is aimed at strengthening internationalisation at German universities by securing and continuously enhancing the quality of support provided to international students.
The Code of Conduct is a voluntary commitment by the participating universities and contains fundamental standards relevant to the areas of information, marketing and admission as well as academic, language and social support.
This voluntary commitment demonstrates H-BRS' undertaking to provide appropriate support, which is an essential condition for the sustainable success of international students and researchers.
Through its proximity to the Rhine, the Siebengebirge mountains, the Eifel, the High Fens region and the Nürburgring, the Rhein-Sieg District provides excellent leisure opportunities.
The nearby cities of Bonn, Aachen and Cologne, with their theatres, concert halls, museums, art galleries and cathedrals, offer a versatile programme of activities from the cultural point of view, too.
This may involve contacting them via email, picking them up at the airport or the railway station, explaining the pitfalls of the German registration procedures, showing them around the university or simply sharing a coffee and chatting about the new experiences gained.
HELP is a contact point aimed at giving support and advice to students and employees who have questions on how to balance their study/job and family commitments.
It covers a wide range of topics relating to H-BRS itself, tuition and research, university policy, international issues, the jobs market and miscellaneous items.
On the occasion of the 2008 ERASMUS Conference of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences was awarded the 2007 European E-Quality Seal.
The DAAD awards the E-Quality Seal for special merits and achievements relating to the exchange of German and international students and lecturers under the ERASMUS Scheme.
The b-IT-bots team, which includes members of the University of Applied Sciences, regularly takes part in various RoboCup contests.
The team consists of professors from the Department of Computer Science, academic staff and students of the master's degree programme in Autonomous Systems.
In the last stage of the game the player can find an e-book containing information on a speech delivered by Hugh Darrows at the University of Applied Sciences in 2016.