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Study Info Day Goes Digital: Hochschule Geisenheim University Invites Prospective Students to a Virtual Meet and Greet on April 22, 2020

With just one click, prospective students can get an impression of what studying is like at Rheingau-based Hochschule Geisenheim University during its digital study information day on April 22, 2020. Lecturers, students, alumni and the service facilities will be available to answer questions in webinars and online chats. Those interested can explore the campus using a 360° panoramic view.

The application procedure, course content or what life is like on our green campus: Prospective students have the opportunity to ask questions on these and other topics in person twice a year at Hochschule Geisenheim University's study information ...

International Recognition for Professor Gergely Szolnoki
Photo credit: Dr. Evelyn Dimkou

The Geisenheim-based researcher has been awarded an honorary professorship in Athens

 

At its meeting of February 20, 2020, the Senate of the University of West Attica (UniWA) in Athens, Greece resolved to award the title of Honorary Professor to Professor Gergely Szolnoki from the Department of Wine and Beverage Business at Hochschule ...

WeinWeiblich Documentary: Four Geisenheim Women Give a Glimpse into a Year in the Vineyard
The cast of WeinWeiblich, (from left to right) Theresa Breuer, Carolin Weiler, Stuart Pigott, Silke Wolf and Dr. Eva Vollmer © WeinWeiblich

The WeinWeiblich documentary, featuring wine critic Stuart Pigott and four Geisenheim women, Dr. Eva Vollmer, Silke Wolf, Theresa Breuer and Carolin Weiler explores five very individual approaches to producing dry Riesling. Hochschule Geisenheim University is the official partner of the film directed by Christoph Koch, which will be released online on April 22, 2020.

With the support of Hochschule Geisenheim University and VEG - Geisenheim Alumni Association e. V., director Christoph Koch has spent the past two years producing a film "about courageous women, a wine-mad British man and a changing culture". In the ...

CADENAS GmbH Webinar: Landscape Architecture Students Given Fascinating Insight into Building Information Modeling (BIM)
© Prof. Dr. Andreas Thon

The number of webinars and other eLearning options at Hochschule Geisenheim University has been steadily increasing in recent years; since 2018, the University has been involved in the joint "Digitally Supported Teaching and Learning in Hesse" ...

Wine Business Management: Hochschule Geisenheim University to Launch its First MBA Degree Program in the 2021 Summer Semester

With its "Wine Business Management" distance degree program, Hochschule Geisenheim University is offering experts and managers employed in the wine industry the opportunity to complete a degree program in parallel to their professional careers.

With its first distance degree program "Wine Business Management" (MBA), Hochschule Geisenheim University is about to close a major gap in professional training circles in Germany. The degree program, which will be offered from the 2021 summer ...

Hochschule Geisenheim University Partners DLG in its YOUNG WINES GERMANY Vintage Check Competition

In its inaugural year, more than 70 German wineries and winegrowers' cooperatives took part in the competition by entering wines from the 2019 harvest. Geisenheim alumni were among both the winners and on the jury.

What potential does a new vintage have? This is what an expert jury has been assessing this year as part of the DLG YOUNG WINES GERMANY Vintage Check before the wines goes on sale in spring. The YOUNG WINES GERMANY award granted by the German ...

Closing Date for Applications for Summer Semester 2020 Extended until April 15, 2020
Eine Gruppe junger Menschen sitzt auf einer Wiese. © Hochschschule Geisenheim

All those interested in applying for Masters degree programs in Landscape Architecture (M.Sc.), Crop and Horticultural Science (M.Sc.) or enrolling in a later semester of all Bachelors and Masters degree programs at Hochschule Geisenheim University for the 2020 summer semester can continue to do so until April 15, 2020.

The closing date for applications to Hochschule Geisenheim University for the 2020 summer semester has been extended until April 15, 2020.


You can enrol in the later semesters of the Bachelors degree programs as well as the first and later semesters ...

Higher Education Pact 2021 - 2025: Hochschule Geisenheim University to Benefit from Larger Basic and Refurbishment Budget
© Hessische Staatskanzlei / Thomas Lohnes

On March 11, 2020, Hesse’s state government signed the Higher Education Pact 2021 - 2025 together with the presidents of the state’s 14 institutions of higher education, which, among other things, will focus on enhancing the quality of study and teaching, dual study programs, environmental sustainability and networking in scientific partnerships.

"Hesse's competitive strength depends largely on the innovative capabilities of our universities They are the drivers of innovation", stated state premier Volker Bouffier at the signing of the Higher Education Pact in Wiesbaden on March 11, 2020. The ...

VINOEURO 2020 Czech Republic Postponed until 2021
[Translate to English:] In Zeiten von COVID-19 - Videokonferenz mit acht Nationen

The UENFW European Winemakers Football Championship (VINOEURO) in the Czech Republic planned for May 19-23, 2020 has been rescheduled for next year due to the changed conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The presidents of the eight participating European nations decided this unanimously via video conference last Saturday. "It was certainly not easy for all of us to postpone our sportive and friendly meeting in the Czech Republic, but the ...

Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner Hands Over State Grants for DigiKopter Research
Federal Minister for Agriculture Julia Klöckner hands over grants for DigiKopter research to Professor Hans-Peter Schwarz and Dr. Rainer Keicher from Hochschule Geisenheim University; picture credit: Department of Technology, Hochschule Geisenheim University

The field of research deals with digitization in viticulture using multicopters, networked sensor technology and satellite-based communication channels. The Department of Technology, the Department of General and Organic Viticulture and Department of Wine and Beverage Business at Hochschule Geisenheim University are involved.

On March 9, 2020, Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner handed over the final six state grants to fund digital experiments in the field of agriculture. All 14 experimental fields have now commenced their work. The Federal Ministry of Food and ...