ZuGAbe

The ZuGAbe exchange program offers the possibility to all students and researchers from HGU and UTH to apply for a scholarship in order to participate to a research project at the partner university. Students may conduct the research work in the framework of their bachelor or master thesis.

The topic of the research will focus on aspects of protected cultivation such as the evaluation of cover materials for greenhouses and the optimization of irrigation systems and will be defined between the scholar and the supervisor. The period of the stay can vary between 2 the six months.

The scholarship includes 225 € travel costs plus accommodation cost in the amount of 650 up to 2000 € per month according to the status of the scholar (student, graduate, postgraduate etc.).

Requirements: all students, doctoral candidates and researchers of HGU and UTH are eligible to apply for a ZuGAbe scholarship.

The application must include a curriculum vitae and a motivation letter and should be sent per email to Evelyn Dimkou (evelyn.dimkou(at)hg-gm.de). For further information please contact Evelyn Dimkou, Johannes Max (johannes.max(at)hs-gm.de) or Nikolaos Katsoulas (nkatsoul(at)uth.gr).

More than 40 Greek and German students and young professionals from the agricultural field participated in September 2018 the ZuGAbe summer school about greenhouse cover materials in Volos. Eight students from HGU received scholarships, while the courses were free for all participants.

The summer school offered a diverse program of lectures, field trips and capacity building workshops as well as get together and cultural events and students and lecturers were at the end very excited. “The large attendance over the whole week, the exciting debates at the end of the presentation as well as the extremely positive feedback from the participants demonstrates the success of the event regarding the content but also the organisation. We are sure that this will be the case also next year during our second summer school, this time in Geisenheim!” said Evelyn Dimkou, person in charge for the ZuGAbe summer school. 

"The organisation of the entire studying week was very thoughtfully planned and has been running perfecrtly smooth. The variety of talks covering different areas and aspects of protected cultivation provided a comprehensive overview of the topic. For me as a student from a business oriented agricultural studying programme the summer school brought many new topics, ideas and lots of inspiration for the future. Besides, the atmosphere among the speakers and students was very warm and friendly which made my stay in Greece especially pleasant”, commented Anastasia Voronaia, an International Wine Buissiness student at the HGU.

Denissa Avdouli, a bachelor student in agricultural sciences at UTH made following positive comments: “This year's summer school was amazing! The people invited talked about a wide range of topics that highlighted the potential greenhouse technology holds. The overall experience was splendid. I totally recommend people who are interested in the field to attend it!”

A one-week summer school on greenhouse hydroponics will take place at the HGU in the last week of September 2019. Experts from HGU, UTH and other research institutions as well as people from the industry are going to cover different aspect of the topic during the week in Geisenheim. Excursions and sightseeing tours as well as get-together evenings will round up the program.

Program. Information about the program will be available soon.

Application. Any student, early-stage researcher (PhD, postdocs) or young professional (technical staff and extension people with a bachelor or master degree) interested in the topic is eligible to apply. Applications (including a CV and a letter of motivation) should be sent per email to Evelyn Dimkou (evelyn.dimkou(at)hs-gm.de) until 30 June 2019. The summer school is addressed to 40 persons. Participation will be assigned based on review of applications meeting the criteria of eligibility.

Fees. The summer school includes no course fees and is free for all participants! Travel and accommodation at own costs. Ten scholarships of 625 €, 705 € and 865 € for bachelor, master and PhD students respectively, will be provided to applicants from the University of Thessaly. Granting of scholarships will be based on criteria such as number of completed semesters and marks.

Accommodation. You can arrange your accommodation by yourself. You will find plenty of hotels and apartments in the region. Please consider that Rheingau is very popular in September because of wine tourism! Alternatively, we could book a single or a double room for you in hotel “zur Post” in Geisenheim for approximately 45 or 65 € respectively. There is a limited number of rooms! This link provides a list of apartments in Geisenheim.

For further information please contact Evelyn Dimkou (evelyn.dimkou(at)hs-gm.de).

More than 20 scientists and graduate students from HGU and UTH participated to the four-day workshop on Non-invasive Detection of Plant Responses in Greenhouses that took place in Geisenheim in November 2017 in the frame of the ZuGAbe project. Together with experts from the field of phenotyping, such as  Laura Junker from Research Center Jülich and Philipp von Gillhausen from the Phenospex, they presented and discussed on the actual state as well as the future perspectives of non-invasive technologies in greenhouses in order to exchange knowledge and identify topics for future activities within the ZuGAbe project. On the last day, participants visited the Research Center Jülich which is a leader on the research on phenotyping.