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Tuition fees in Baden-Württemberg: Socially untenable! [03.05.2017]
More than two-thirds of students from non-EU countries affected by the law at universities in Baden-Württemberg come from developing countries. That is why before the law was passed, leading development experts criticized it as being untenable with social principles and incompatible with global goals for sustainable development. Even after the public call by development...more
Development Experts Demand:
No tuition fees for students from developing countries
[19.04.2017]
Support sustainable development, relieve poverty, fight causes of flight: All of these are made possible for students from developing countries by studying in Germany. But for many of them, the tuition fees of over 1500 euros per semester for non-EU foreigners as planned by the state government could pose an insurmountable obstacle. At a state press conference on Wednesday,...more
March for Science:
University of Hohenheim signs list of supporters [13.04.2017]
Standing up for critical thinking and the value of science and research: With its vote at yesterday’s meeting, the Senate of the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart renounced current tendencies to deny and relativize scientifically based knowledge or to present it as equivalent to “alternative facts.” To show their support for this value, people all over the world will march...more
Weather and Climate Research:
New Observatory bundles expertise for more precise predictions [06.04.2017]
Drought, extreme precipitation, hail storms - precise weather predictions and climate simulation models are still very difficult to make. The new Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO) at the University of Hohenheim intends to change that. Scientists from five institutes have bundled their expertise and research structures. Together with national and international...more
World University Ranking:
New Ranking Confirms Pole Position in Agricultural Science [04.04.2017]
The University of Hohenheim and the TU München are the only universities in Germany with top ten spots in agricultural science according to the new subject ranking by the Center of World University Rankings (CWUR). Across Germany, only 17 universities achieved ranks in the top ten. They primarily shine in medicine, physics, mathematics, and engineering. For its new subject...more