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HNBK goes English!

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The German version of the HNBK home page is available here.

We will gradually publish more articles in English on our website.
We have started with contributions from our most recent international student exchange projects and an overview of our school history.

 

 

International grooup with Zeppelin

On the road in Europe with the HNBK

At Heinz-Nixdorf-Berufskolleg we feel particularly committed to the European idea and have been involved in international projects and partnerships for over 20 years. Exciting photo reports and other important information about our international activities can be found at any time under the heading “Europa“ on this website or here. | More …

Last updated Jan 2023, translated Aug 2023.

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Our history

The Heinz-Nixdorf-Berufskolleg has existed as an independent school since 1970, at that time under a different name, and has used the current building in Dahnstraße from the beginning. Find the most important dates in the history of our school here …

Last updated Jan 2023.

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HNBK goes Europe – AGAIN

Following last year’s successful digital project, students from HI-22A and HI-22B continued their cooperation with Spanish students from the CIFP Rio Ebro in Burgos (Spain). The German students prepared the material and instructions in English for assembling the conveyor belt of the candy machine, the centrepiece of the Industry 4.0 system. In Spain, the students assembled the material with the help of the instruction videos. They then programmed in video conferences in international teams. | More …

Last updated Apr 2024.

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Politics live! Visit to the state parliament

„Einer for Alle – One for all“ – that is the motto of the state parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). Pupils from classes HI-22B and FI-22A, accompanied by teachers Claudia Welzel and Pedro Goncalves, experienced what this means during their visit to the NRW state parliament on 14 November 2023. After general information about the state parliament and its work and a visit to the plenary chamber (unfortunately there was no session taking place during our visit), the students met Thomas Kutschaty, member of the state parliament for the north of Essen and deputy federal chairman of the SPD.. | More …

Last updated Dec 2023, translated Aug 2023.

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Political education at the HNBK: Talk with the member of the Bundestag

On 26 October 2023, the class HI-23A, under the supervision of Dr. Lotfi, visited the travelling exhibition of the German Bundestag in the Frohnhauser Apostelkirche. The trip was part of their political science lessons. Afterwards, they had a personal meeting with Matthias Hauer (CDU), the directly elected member of the Bundestag for the Essen constituency III, which includes the HNBK. | More …

Last updated Dec 2023, translated Aug 2023.

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Bienvenue à Essen – From the metropolis on the Mediterranean to the Ruhr

From 4 December to 17 December 2022 six students from our partner school “École libre des Métiers, Lycée professionnel privé“ from Marseille, accompanied by their subject teachers, visited the HNBK and completed internships in companies. The students not only got to know the German school system and German culture in the Ruhr area. The focus of the exchange was on qualification in the context of their vocational training. | More …

Last updated Jan 2023, translated Aug 2023.

Homeschooling across Europe and in a different way!

You don’t necessarily have to travel far for international meetings and cooperation. The last few years have shown that – with the appropriate tools at hand – you can also work collaboratively online. Twelve students from the lower grades of the HNBK’s Höhere Berufsfachschule (Higher Vocational School) proved this in an online exchange with students from a Spanish school. They worked on the basics of Linux with the help of the Online Cisco Curriculum. The meetings took place in English. | More …

Last updated Apr 2023, translated Aug 2023

Students and teachers from Oslo as guests:
Rud meets HNBK

After the Easter holidays, the Heinz-Nixdorf-Berufskolleg welcomed nine students and four teachers from the Norwegian partner school Rud videregående skole near Oslo as guests in Essen. They took part in an exciting two-week exchange project at the HNBK as part of the European Erasmus+ funding programme. | More…

Last updated May 2023, translated Aug 2023

HNBK teachers in Pamplona (Spain)

On 28 October 2022, teachers Claudia Welzel and Ute Keller visited the Centro Integrado Politécnico de Formación Profesional Donapea in Pamplona (Spain), an institution of the Ministry of Education of the Navarra region. The two spent a week visiting various school centres in Navarre. | More …

Last updated Nov 2022, translated Aug 2023.

Symbolbild Ersasmus vor Karte

EU funds HNBK project with 50,000 euros

The European Union is funding a project HNBK with more than 50,000 euros within the framework of Erasmus+. The application was evaluated by EU experts and evaluators with 98 out of 100 points. Trainees will do an internship abroad and teachers will go to France for further education and training. | More …

Last updated Nov 2019.

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EURLAB EUropean Robotic LABorator

In 2014, the EURLAB project was approved with 99 out of 100 points under the “Erasmus +“ program of the European Union. Besides the HNBK, vocational schools from Italy and France were involved. During the 3-year project, a virtual laboratory environment accessible on the Internet was created with learning materials on robotics. | More …

Last updated Nov 2019, translated Aug 2023.

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Learning English with a native speaker

Hi, I’m Georgia and I’m the English Language Assistant for HNBK this year [i. e. 2022/23]. I’m really enjoying working with various classes in the school and getting to know the students through conversation classes. Working in a vocational college has been a new and exciting experience too – very different from what I’m used to. I’m originally from Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. I’ll be working here until the end of February. | More …

Last updated Jan 2023.

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MITEU-Show Music – Technology Innovation European Show

In addition to technical skills, creativity and innovation are important key competences demanded by the economy. In a unique way, students from the HNBK and schools from 6 other countries were able to acquire and demonstrate these competences in the COMENIUS project of the “Music, Innovation and Technology European Show“ (MITEU-Show). | More …

Last updated Aug 2023.

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“Taming my house“ – “ma maison apprivoiser“ – “Mein Haus zähmen“

The project “Taming my house“ was realised in partnership between the HNBK and the Lycée Professionnel Bartholdi in Lure, France. On both sides, students and teachers worked in mixed-national pairs and groups. The concrete aim was to work on exemplary measures for saving energy in houses with the help of modern bus technology (KNX). | More …

Last updated Aug 2023.

'EUROV Collaborative Design

EUROV, Collaborative Design of a European Rover

The aim of the project, in which HNBK and five other schools schools from France, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain took part, was to build a rover in each of the participating schools that could be remotely controlled from any of the other schools and drive through its own school. The rovers of the 3 schools were part of the stage show in the following Comenius project, the MITEU show. | More …

Last updated Aug 2023.

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