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As part of the "Green Geisenheim" project, the University and University Town of Geisenheim sought ideas to redesign the Rüdesheimer Strasse roundabout. The public had the opportunity to vote for their favorite bid in December. The winning design, which has now been publicly announced, will be put in place before the end of this year.

Teaching and research keeping pace with the times: at the New Year's Reception 2020, members and partners of Hochschule Geisenheim University and its alumni association look back on how the institution has grown and evolved.

As part of the audit, a project group led by University President Professor Hans Reiner Schultz developed goals and measures for the continued internationalization of teaching, research and administration. For instance, the University intends to increase the number of students with experience abroad, train employees and promote internationalization at home.

Students from the Viticulture and Enology, International Wine Business and Beverage Technology degree programs will be giving 15-minute speed presentations on the project results of the "New Media and Digitalization" course on January 17.

Beverage Technology graduate Maximilian Grimm focuses on a drink using regionally and organically produced ingredients with benefits for both people and the environment.

Interview with Pauline Frischen, Student and Vegan Week Initiator

The official ceremony will take place on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6 p.m. at Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin of Bordeaux University (Villenave d’Ornon, France), and will be attended by representatives of IVES' institutional members.

Dr. Silvia Ruocco, a former doctoral student of Hochschule Geisenheim University, recently received an award for her presentation at Enoforum 2019 as part of a research cooperation with the Università di Udine and the Edmund Mach Foundation.

Together with its affiliated partner EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, Hochschule Geisenheim University is to receive funding as part of the "EXIST-Potentiale" initiative by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) to foster knowledge-based business start-ups. The application was made for funding amounting to around 1.3 million euros. With their "Rheingau Start-up Center " project, the partners achieved convincing results in the "boosting potential" category.