We warmly congratulate Thi Thai Dang on the successful defense of her doctoral dissertation, “Global Value Chain Analysis of Special Crops in Vietnam – Linking Smallholders to Global Markets,” which took place at Hochschule Geisenheim University on August 11, 2026.

The doctoral research was…

Major restructuring of independent scientific advisory board would lead to its de facto abolition

DARMSTADT/FRANKFURT/MARBURG. Hessian universities, universities of applied sciences and art academies are criticizing planned changes to the Hessian Climate Act. In a joint statement to the Hessian…

On August 1, 2026, Prof. Dr. Jochen Vestner took on the Professorship for Enology at Hochschule Geisenheim University. Vestner, who holds a PhD in chemistry and enology, combines international research experience with many years of practical experience in the wine industry. His research focuses on…

Geisenheim University and the Armenian National Agrarian University (ANAU) have elevated their long-standing collaboration to a new strategic level. On Thursday, President Prof. Dr. habil. Karl H. Mühling and ANAU Rector Dr. Hrachya Zakoyan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geisenheim.…

On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Hochschule Geisenheim University’s senate unanimously elected Prof. Dr. Katrin Kahlen as new Vice-President of Research to serve for a three-year term. She will take office on October 1, 2026, succeeding Prof. Dr. Annette Reineke, who has headed the university’s research…

In the first week of July, Hochschule Geisenheim University hosted the EU-Gift Staff Week, bringing together 10 colleagues from the European partner universities of Bordeaux, Verona, Eger, Cluj-Napoca and Trás-os-Montes /Alto Douro. Key topics included expanding direct and virtual collaboration,…

With a huge round of applause, personal appreciations and a symbolic gesture, Hochschule Geisenheim University bid farewell to its long-standing president Prof. Dr. Hans Reiner Schultz on Thursday, June 25. After more than 13 years at the head of the university, his successor Prof. Dr. habil. Karl…