Alumni Agribusiness (Master’s)

Rebekka Händel

Where I work:
Fendt (AGCO GmbH Marktoberdorf)

I work there as:
Product Marketing Specialist for Digital Products

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"The Master's program in Agribusiness combines the disciplines of agriculture with business administration and economics in a wide range of diverse specialization options. There could hardly be a better place to study together with fellow students with the same passion for agriculture and to gain formative insights and experiences on excursions."

Benedikt Kappelsberger

I am now at:
AlzChem Trostberg GmbH

I work there as:
Product Manager Agriculture

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"The combination of economic and agricultural science content and the diverse modules I could choose from."


Philipp Schaber

I am now at:
AFC Consulting Group AG

My position is:
Consultant with focus on Compliance and BCM

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"The interdisciplinary combination helps me in my job to look at difficult issues from different perspectives. In addition, the degree program offers the necessary flexibility to set one's professional focus. The high quality of the teaching and the practical exercises provide optimal preparation for a job in agribusiness."

Peter Schöllhorn

I am now at:
ECOVIS - tax consulting company

I work there as:
Tax assistant with focus on agriculture

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"What I appreciate most about the Master's program in Agribusiness is the link between the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences. The excellent lectures and exercises in the tax department made it very easy for me to start my career. "


Dr. Christian Willersinn

I am now at:
Südzucker AG (and, as a sideline, Managing Director of Gemüsebau Willersinn GbR)

I work there as:
Agriculture / IT Coordinator 

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"The extensive knowledge of methods, especially in the field of business administration. I also appreciated the flexibility of the Agribusiness degree program to selectively set specializations. For example, my choice of crop science modules as well as my work as a research assistant in the Department of Business Management and Agricultural Informatics helped me in my career path."

Ariane Voglhuber-Slavinsky

I am now at:
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

I work there as:
Research associate at the Competence Center Foresight in the business unit Foresight for Strategy Development.

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"The selection of modules covers essential core elements, but at the same time gives the necessary freedom to set your own focus. That gave me the necessary tools to enhance my own profile and develop myself further."


Dr. Sebastian Hill

I am now at:
Oberkircher Winzer eG

I work there as:
Assistant Managing Director and in the future as Managing Director

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"In my opinion, the combination of basic modules from the fields of agricultural and economic sciences, combined with a wide variety of elective and in-depth options, create a perfect basis for working at all stages of the agricultural value chain. Besides, there is hardly a more beautiful place to study than Hohenheim."

Maiko Doerksen

I am now at:
Genossenschaft Cooperativa Chortitzer Ltda. (Chaco Paraguay - South America) 

I work there as:
Farm Manager at the Agricultural Advisory Service (Servicio Agropecuario de la Cooperativa Chortitzer Ltda) 

I benefited from the following during my studies:
"The Agribusiness program helped me to better understand global value chains for agricultural products, as well as the ever-increasing importance of the traceability of agricultural products and their processing procedures. The contacts I made have also been particularly valuable to me."