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International Award for Geisenheim Junior Scientists
The team of the Department of Wine and Beverage Business © Dr. Larissa Strub

In July, the 13th Academy of Wine Business Research (AWBR) Conference was held in Dijon after it had to be postponed twice due to the pandemic.


Hochschule Geisenheim University was represented by seven junior scientists from the Department of Wine ...

Congratulations, Kathrin Antony!
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Congratulations, Kathrin Antony!
Kathrin Antony successfully defended her doctoral thesis titled “External corporate communication involving green planning and building green in the wine industry" on June 21st, 2022 at Hochschule Geisenheim ...

Europe knows how to bring together wine and football
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Bernhard Herzer

There is the upcoming, controversial Football World Cup in Qatar and the current UEFA Nations League, which is often difficult to understand. But in addition to the official European Championship for professional players, there is also a remarkable Championship for Winegrowers – the UENFW VINOEURO 2022. This year, for the first time, eight national teams were competing for the title. The host country – the Czech Republic – won the tournament, Germany finished third.

 

18 international matches, more than 300 players and team members, three venues and over 2,000 bottles of wine for tasting – that’s the summary of the UENFW VINOEURO 2022 which took place in the Czech Republic. For the first time, the agenda also ...

Teaching Award – Call for Nominations to Honor Excellence in Teaching

Do you know an instructor whose course deserves recognition? Nominate them for the Teaching Award!

This year, for the first time, Hochschule Geisenheim University presents the Teaching Award to members of staff in recognition of outstanding contributions to teaching and learning. The aim of the award is to celebrate excellence in teaching and ...

Geisenheim Doctoral Students Awarded at 2nd Wine Graduates' Forum
Presentation held by Barbara Richter © DWV / J. Hartwig

At the 2nd Wine Graduates’ Forum organized by the German Winegrowers’ Association (DWV) in mid-April, the two Geisenheim doctoral students Barbara Richter, M.Sc., and Meike Strobach, M.Sc. were honored for their outstanding presentations and awarded ...

Hochschule Geisenheim University Tests Sensor-Controlled Precision Fertilization in Viticulture
Dr. Matthias Friedel (left), Matthias Eichlseder from the sensor manufacturer Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik (2nd from right) and Elias Landsgesell from Rauch GmbH (right) with the Vinifera EuroMaster student Erzsebet Darabont, who writes her master's thesis about the project.

Applying just the right amount of resources is an important factor to increase the economic and ecological sustainability of agricultural production. As part of the DIWAKOPTER project funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Geisenheim scientists are exploring the potential of sensor-controlled precision fertilizing in viticulture in collaboration with Rauch GmbH and Fritzmeier Umwelttechnik. The field trials – the first ones in German-speaking countries – are carried out in the vineyards of the Hessian State Wineries Kloster Eberbach.

Promoting sustainability with precision viticulture


Today’s wineries are facing increasing regulatory requirements in terms of resource efficiency. While viticultural production has to be safe and environmentally compatible, winegrowers have to deal ...

Hochschule Geisenheim University and University of Belgrade Firm up Future Cooperation
Members of the Department of Landscape Planning and Nature Conservation visit War Island in Belgrade. (C) Eckhard Jedicke

Department of Landscape Planning and Nature Conservation" visits Belgrade.

The Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture (University of Belgrade) and Geisenheim’s Department of Landscape Planning and Nature Conservation intend to join forces in research and teaching. Funded by the ERASMUS+ Program, members of the ...

Student Excursion to the Czech Republic (VINO EDUCA)

Wine, Football and Education!

A group of 18 HGU students travelled to the Czech Republic to attend a four-day event in Lednice, which was associated with the VinoEuro2022 – the European Winemakers' Football Championship. They were joined by guest students of the Mendel University ...

Congratulations, Roland Schex!
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Congratulations, Roland Schex!


Roland Schex successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled "Steering the color of the retro-carotenoid rhodoxanthin by (E/Z)-isomeric ratios, controlled aggregation, and formulation technology" on May, 16, 2022 at ...