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Interim Financial Aid for Students – Apply Now

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is providing interim financial aid for students faced with pandemic-related financial hardship, starting in November 2020 until March 2021. The aid consists of two parts: the KfW student loan and ...

New Joint European Study HESPER-HEALTH Examines the Positive Impact of Orange Juice and the Contained Plant Compound Hesperidin on the Cardiovascular System
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In spring 2021, scientists from three institutes leading in their respective areas of research will kick-off the clinical research project HESPER-HEALTH. Its aim is to examine how a regular consumption of orange juice can help to maintain a normal blood pressure and improve the cardiovascular system.

For the implementation of the project, scientific expertise from different research institutes has been put together. The clinical part of the study will be carried out at the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand in France while the French ...

WOW In-class & Online Seminar – Future Challenges in Wine Industry, December 3 – 4, 2020
Eine junge Frau mit dunklen Haaren riecht an einem Glas mit Wein, ein blonder junger Mann steht daneben © Hessen schafft Wissen – Steffen Böttcher
© Hessen schafft Wissen – Steffen Böttcher

A two-day in-class and onlineseminar on Future Challenges in Wine Industry, such as climate change and sustainable production and management, will take place at Hochschule Geisenheim University in the first week of December 2020. Experts from ...

Collaboration between Geisenheim and University of Adelaide intensified

The two Geisenheim researchers Prof. Dr. Simone Loose and Dr. Signe Nelgen from the Department of Wine and Beverage Business joined the Adelaide Wine Economics Research Centre of the University of Adelaide (UoA) as Research Affiliates. Thereby ...

Information Regarding Face-to-Face-Teaching in Winter Semester 2020/21

In his video message on July 17, 2020, Prof. Alexander von Birgelen, Hochschule Geisenheim University's Vice President of Student & Academic Affairs, already pointed out the uncertain situation that is expected for the winter semester 2020/21.


Many ...

Joint research between the Hochschule Geisenheim University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) is a successful example of an interdisciplinary cooperation in the fi elds of wine sciences and chemistry
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Hundreds and hundreds of volatile aroma compounds have been identified in

wine. However, not all of these compounds can be always perceived in wines. To

understand the impact of volatile compounds on the wine aroma composition, it

is necessary to study their concentrations in wines and the sensory aroma thresholds. At the same time, these scientific investigations cannot be done without

pure samples of aroma compounds, which are usually synthesized by chemists.

The joint research between the Hochschule Geisenheim University and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) is a successful example of such interdisciplinary cooperation in the fields of wine sciences and chemistry. The teamwork of the ...

Information from the Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs, Prof. Alexander von Birgelen / Lecture Periods
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Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs, Alexander von Birgelen, addressed students and staff in a video, giving senate-approved new lecture periods.

Lecture Periods 2020-2022                            
(Winter Semester October 1 – March 31 | Summer Semester April 1 – September 30)


 


WS 2020/21


Start*
Monday, November 2, 2020


End*
Friday, February 12, 2021


Examination Period*
Friday, February 12 ...