Benediktpreis 2026 for Prof. Dr. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller

The recipient of the 2026 Benediktpreis of Mönchengladbach is Prof. Dr. Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller, Chairwoman and shareholder of the mechanical engineering company TRUMPF. The board of trustees unanimously selected the entrepreneur, who is regarded as one of the defining voices of the German economy and regularly takes positions on economic policy and fundamental societal values.
Press Release: Junior Prize of the ‘Benediktpreis von Mönchengladbach’ Association Awarded 2023

What a great idea! Students from the Department of Textile and Clothing Technology at Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences have developed a universal ‘winter coat sleeping bag’ for the homeless in a project and produced a prototype.