For the past three years, the degree program has enabled students to gain the knowledge required to become experts in the food sector, offering a unique combination of production, logistics and economics. Now, the university’s management team has announced plans to extend the program and to rename it “Food Chain Management”.
“We are proud of our role as a solution-oriented, specialized university that aims to qualify young people for professional positions in the sector. Our experience from the first semesters and through close cooperation with the business sector has shown that moving our focus from fresh produce to food in general will prepare students even better for starting a career with food chain management companies”, stated Professor Sparke, head of the program. “We are going to restructure and extend our curriculum for the upcoming semester. In the future, students will have the opportunity to specialize in logistics of fresh produce, supply chain management and food management”.
Graduates of the degree program are in demand: Tim-Hendrik Steen is going to work in the logistics department of a large food retail company in northern Germany - “Expert know-how in the food sector is a big plus on the job market”, he says. His Bachelor thesis dealt with the automatization of incoming goods. His fellow student, Mathias Pelke, wrote his thesis in cooperation with a fish wholesaler and dealt with optimizing distribution logistics in terms of cost reduction of empty journeys and the decrease of CO2 emissions. Pelke states, “There are numerous job opportunities for graduates of the degree program - we can work not just in logistics, but also in quality management or distribution”.
Both students praise the close network between the university and the food sector; course lecturers also work in the industry and therefore give a real insight into the professional sector. What is special about the degree program, as well as “Geisenheim’s excellent location”, as Steen puts it, is the support students receive from the university.
In the future, alongside current expert knowledge on production, packaging, storage and transport, students will learn about food marketing. The program will therefore prepare students for all aspects of the supply chain, from production to sales.
Anybody interested can register for the upcoming winter semester. The application period starts in May 2019. Our degree program is tailored for high-school graduates interested in food and logistics and those who have completed an apprenticeship in the food industry or in industrial trade and logistics. There are no admission restrictions on this course. An eight-week pre-internship or a completed apprenticeship in one of the above-mentioned fields is a requirement for registration.
On February 15, 2019, the first cohort of eight students on the “Logistics and Management of Fresh Produce” degree program graduated from Hochschule Geisenheim University. For the upcoming winter semester, the program’s curriculum is due to be extended.
For the past three years, the degree program has enabled students to gain the knowledge required to become experts in the food sector, offering a unique combination of production, logistics and economics. Now, the university’s management team has announced plans to extend the program and to rename it “Food Chain Management”.
“We are proud of our role as a solution-oriented, specialized university that aims to qualify young people for professional positions in the sector. Our experience from the first semesters and through close cooperation with the business sector has shown that moving our focus from fresh produce to food in general will prepare students even better for starting a career with food chain management companies”, stated Professor Sparke, head of the program. “We are going to restructure and extend our curriculum for the upcoming semester. In the future, students will have the opportunity to specialize in logistics of fresh produce, supply chain management and food management”.
Graduates of the degree program are in demand: Tim-Hendrik Steen is going to work in the logistics department of a large food retail company in northern Germany - “Expert know-how in the food sector is a big plus on the job market”, he says. His Bachelor thesis dealt with the automatization of incoming goods. His fellow student, Mathias Pelke, wrote his thesis in cooperation with a fish wholesaler and dealt with optimizing distribution logistics in terms of cost reduction of empty journeys and the decrease of CO2 emissions. Pelke states, “There are numerous job opportunities for graduates of the degree program - we can work not just in logistics, but also in quality management or distribution”.
Both students praise the close network between the university and the food sector; course lecturers also work in the industry and therefore give a real insight into the professional sector. What is special about the degree program, as well as “Geisenheim’s excellent location”, as Steen puts it, is the support students receive from the university.
In the future, alongside current expert knowledge on production, packaging, storage and transport, students will learn about food marketing. The program will therefore prepare students for all aspects of the supply chain, from production to sales.
Anybody interested can register for the upcoming winter semester. The application period starts in May 2019. Our degree program is tailored for high-school graduates interested in food and logistics and those who have completed an apprenticeship in the food industry or in industrial trade and logistics. There are no admission restrictions on this course. An eight-week pre-internship or a completed apprenticeship in one of the above-mentioned fields is a requirement for registration.
