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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 ...

International Riesling Symposium (IRS) 2022: Geisenheim Researchers and Students join Expert Gathering Characterized by Climate Change

At the 2022 International Riesling Symposium (IRS) held at Kloster Eberbach at the beginning of May, Prof. Dr. Hans Reiner Schultz, President of Hochschule Geisenheim University, discussed the effects of climate change on Riesling – in particular ...

Digital Master‘s Info Events on June 27 – 28, 2022

Hochschule Geisenheim University offers prospective Master’s students the chance to learn more about its ten research-based degree programs in viticulture and enology, wine business, food safety, beverage technology, landscape architecture and planning as well as crop and horticultural science. Join our digital info sessions on June 27 and 28, starting at 6 pm.

The head of the degree programs are looking forward to give you more information about the programs, the different areas of specialization, career prospects and how to apply. The info events, followed by a Q&A session, take place in the evening to ...

Hochschule Geisenheim University funded and awarded as "Innovative University"
Picture credit: Deniz Uzman

The university’s project to promote biodiversity and versatility in viticulture entitled "GeisTreich – Geisenheimer Transferprogramm für artenreichen und multifunktionalen Weinbau" has successfully competed in the selection process of the “Innovative University” funding initiative, which is jointly set up by the German federal and state governments. Starting in 2023, the project will be funded for five years with up to 2.16 million euros.

The funding will help strengthen HGU’s position as a regional and national driver for innovation to develop sustainable cultivation systems and attractive wine-growing landscapes. In cooperation with the Frankfurt-based Institute for ...

ProWein 2022: More than 38,000 Expert Trade Visitors and 5,700 Exhibitors from 62 Countries
Picture credit: Tina Kissinger

After a pandemic-related break, this year’s ProWein has made an impressive comeback: On three days we had the chance to meet familiar faces from Geisenheim, inform “new faces” about our research and industry projects and give an overview of our wide-ranging degree programs with a special emphasis on the German-language Wine Business Management program – our first distance-learning MBA designed for working professionals.

If you still haven’t quenched your thirst for knowledge, we have just the right thing for you: our new range of wines called “Wissensdurst” (thirst for knowledge)


But if you prefer hard facts you should have a look at the ProWein Business Report – a ...

Geisenheim Joins Green Wine Future 2022

Green Wine Future 2022 will be the biggest environmental conference ever organized in the wine sector. The online conference from May 23 - 26, 2022 addresses subjects such as sustainability and climate change in viticulture and is broadcasted in four ...