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Open Day at Hochschule Geisenheim Met with Great Interest

Around 250 prospective students visited the open day. Photo: Woody T. Herner

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 future-orientated approach. At the most recent open day, the various departments presented the university's eight bachelor's degree programs and ten master's degree programs. The event attracted a lot of interest, with around 250 prospective students from all over Germany coming to visit Geisenheim.

During the event, visitors were able to take part in taster lectures, chat to current students, teaching staff, alumni, and academic advisors, take tours of the buildings, greenhouses, and research areas across the 8,000 m2 campus, and generally gain insight into the different degree programs and wide range of potential future career paths. There was also an information area, where the university's service departments presented themselves to prospective students, as well as refreshments offered by the student-run Altes Weinfass outdoor bar and ice cream prepared by the Food Safety department.

Study Programs and New Innovations

"We're delighted that our open day received so much interest. With our praxis-oriented and professionally qualifying range of degree programs, we are able to cater to a broad range of students," comments Professor Mirjam Hey, Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs. 

The university is also always working on further developing its degree programs. "We have recently established cooperative work-study programs, which integrate vocational training with university study and complement the range of courses we offer. We also want to further increase the levels of international networking within the degree programs. Building up the personal profiles of our students is an important concern for us and will be facilitated by the wide and continually developing range of options offered at the university," adds Mirjam Hey.

Currently, five of the eight bachelor's degree programs are available as cooperative work-study programs, and there are plans to expand on this in the future. The Wine Business Management MBA program is already available as a fully part-time master's degree program. In addition, many of the university's degree programs are already complemented by courses held by lecturers with professional, practical experience in their fields.

In terms of internationalization, almost all of the degree programs already include well-established opportunities to take international modules or to spend time abroad. Three of the university's eighteen degree programs are purely English-taught courses, and a selection of the master's degree programs are also offered in cooperation with universities outside of Germany. Around 14% of the approximately 1,600 students at Hochschule Geisenheim University are international students. 

Apply Now to Study at Geisenhem 

For more information on our range of degree programs, please see our degree program overview

If you have any questions about our degree programs, please contact our academic advisors per e-mail: studienberatung(at)hs-gm.de.

The application portal for the winter semester 2024/25 has been open since May 15, 2024.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Admissions Office per e-mail: studierendenbuero(at)hs-gm.de

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Visitors chat to current students and teaching staff to learn more about Geisenheim's degree programs. Photo: Woody T. Herner
The service departments present themselves to visitors. Photo: Woody T. Herner
Professor Mirjam Hey, Vice-President for Academic & Student Affairs, welcomes guests to the event. Photo: Woody T. Herner
The open day featured taster lectures and even homemade ice cream from the Food Safety department. Photo: Woody T. Herner
Campus tours allowed visitors to explore the university's facilities, including the new Food Safety labs. Photo: Woody T. Herner
Coffee, ice cream, and a chance to relax. Photo: Woody T. Herner
The homemade ice cream had plenty of takers. Photo: Woody T. Herner
During the horticultural tour, visitors were able to discover rare trees and shrubs in the university's arboretum. Photo: Woody T. Herner
The event ended with a cozy get-together in front of the 'Altes Weinfass'. Photo: Marilena Schulte/Hochschule Geisenheim