Accessibility

The Ministry of Culture and Science (MKW NRW) is extending the "Inclusive University NRW" funding programme for a further two years. The universities and universities of applied sciences under state sponsorship as well as the state art and music universities in North Rhine-Westphalia will continue to have around 3.3 million euros per year at their disposal until the end of 2028.

The funding from the programme can be used flexibly by the universities to support students with disabilities or chronic illnesses as required, in particular for personnel, tools, services, materials and equipment. The state is thus committed to equal opportunities and accessibility in the North Rhine-Westphalian higher education landscape.

The funding programme has been running very successfully since 2020. The funds made available have been used to support numerous measures to date. In October 2025, the new website of the funding programme was presented at the annual presence event of the network of the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Studium und Behinderung NRW (LAG SB NRW). The website was designed and implemented by ZAB - Accessibility Services of Bielefeld University. It makes the impact of the funding programme visible by presenting over 97 measures that have been implemented with the funding.

Further information on the extension of the funding programme on the MKW NRW website