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Rheingauer Volksbank Prize 2024 Awarded to Geisenheim Graduates for Their Outstanding Work in the Field of Viticulture

This year, the Rheingauer Volksbank Prize was awarded to two graduates of Geisenheim's Viticulture and Enology degree program: Kira Dreis and Joachim Bumen. Dreis was honored for her innovative contribution to weed control for winegrowing on steep slopes, Bumen for his groundbreaking work on…

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Graduation Ceremony at Hochschule Geisenheim: "You are now ambassadors for our proud community"

A joyous celebration in the historic park on Friday, July 26, 2024: In the past six months, 132 young graduates completed their studies at the renowned university in the Rheingau.

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Hochschule Geisenheim enters into cooperation with Arbeiterkind.de

Last week, Hochschule Geisenheim University and the nationwide non-profit organization Arbeiterkind.de entered into a cooperation agreement intended to support prospective and current students that come from non-academic homes. Through such measures as student mentoring programs, workshops for…

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Open Day at Hochschule Geisenheim Met with Great Interest

The range of degree programs offered at Hochschule Geisenheim University is truly something special: From Viticulture and Enology to Wine Business and Beverage Technology, to Horticulture, Food Safety, Food Chain Management, and Landscape Architecture, every subject here centers a practical and…

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Hochschule Geisenheim Puts Two New Buildings into Operation

Construction work on the new buildings on Hochschule Geisenheim University's campus are progressing well. Within the last few weeks, the university has put two new buildings into operation: The Food Safety Building and the Food Logistics and Sustainability Building. Together, these two buildings…

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International 'Black2GoGreen' Symposium at Hochschule Geisenheim University: Substrates with Biochar for Climate-Resilient Cities

The first international symposium for the 'Black2GoGreen' research project took place at Hochschule Geisenheim University from March 26–27. Around 150 participants from eight different countries exchanged ideas on the topic of biochar structure substrates in various seminars and workshops. These…

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Geisenheim Technology Expert Dr. Paraforos Receives the LOEWE Transfer Professorship

The development of the digital vineyard will receive a grant of 1 million euros.

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DOCTORAL OFFICE: Announcement Oral Defense Leonie DRIES

Ms Leonie Dries will defend her doctoral thesis with the title:

“Microbial structure and diversity in the rhizosphere of grape vines (Vitis vinifera L.)"

on          Thursday, December 21, 2023

in            Gerd Erbsloeh Lecture hall (HS 30) Hochschule Geisenheim and via the Greenlight platform…

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Rudolf Hermanns Stiftung awards three prizes to wine and horticultural scientists

The Rudolf Hermann Foundation, based at Hochschule Geisenheim University, honored researchers in the field of viticulture and horticulture in mid-November. A €6,000 prize went to a working group at the Institute for Fruit Breeding Research at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Dresden-Pillnitz,…

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Congratulations, Mathilde Ponchon!

Congratulations, Mathilde Ponchon!

Mathilde Ponchon successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled “The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii and its endophytic potential in grapevine to regulate radicicole grape phylloxera populations” on October 27, 2023 at Hochschule Geisenheim…

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