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Introducing Two New Professors at Hochschule Geisenheim

Dr. Linda Muskat, the new Professor of Pythopathology, and Dr. Davide Francioli, the new Professor of Plant Microbiomics, will introduce themselves in their inaugural lectures. These lectures will take place on July 4 at 3:30 p.m. in the Gerd-Erbslöh Lecture Hall. Students, staff and interested...

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Rudolf Hermanns Stiftung awards three prizes to wine and horticultural scientists

The Rudolf Hermann Foundation, based at Hochschule Geisenheim University, honored researchers in the field of viticulture and horticulture in mid-November. A €6,000 prize went to a working group at the Institute for Fruit Breeding Research at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Dresden-Pillnitz,...

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VITA Research Center: Hochschule Geisenheim University Develops Climate-Resilient, Sustainable Crop Protection and Cultivation Strategies for the Winegrowing Industry

In mid-September, Prof. Dr. Annette Reineke, Vice-President of Research at Hochschule Geisenheim University, and Ayse Asar, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, symbolically broke ground for the new Viticulture Adaptation Center for Sustainability and Climate...

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Hochschule Geisenheim University Welcomes 318 First-Semester Students and Presents two Awards for Voluntary Commitment

On October 16, 2023, Hochschule Geisenheim University welcomed 318 new students for the start of the winter semester 2023/24. During the welcome event, University President Prof. Dr. Hans Reiner Schultz, Vice-President of Academic & Student Affairs Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey and the Mayor of Geisenheim...

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Luxembourg Ministers Visit Geisenheim

At the end of August, a delegation from Luxembourg with Minister of Health Paulette Lenert and Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development Claude Haagen as well as representatives of the wine industry visited Hochschule Geisenheim University.

After being welcomed by Prof. Dr. Annette...

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"A Milestone in Campus Development": Three New Buildings Designed for Excellence in Teaching and Research

On September 14, 2023, Ayse Asar, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, and Dr. Martin Worms, State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Finances celebrated the construction progress on our new Beverage Technology Center and Lecture Hall Building, and joined...

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Minister Presidents Boris Rhein and Hendrik Wüst Gained Insights into Geisenheim’s Research Strategy

On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, the Minister Presidents of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia visited Hochschule Geisenheim University to gain insights into Geisenheim’s research strategy. During a tour of the campus with Prof. Dr. Mirjam Hey, Vice-President of Academic & Students Affairs,...

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