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KWS and the Universität Hohenheim set up an Endowed Chair for Plant Breeding [02.12.2007]
(Einbeck, 13.11.2006/cbö). To mark its 150th anniversary, KWS SAAT AG is creating an Endowed Chair in cooperation with the Universität Hohenheim. This Endowed Chair will further reinforce the University’s leading position in research and teaching in the field of plant breeding and will be expanded into an international “Centre of Excellence.“more
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The Universität Hohenheim assumes pole position in Agricultural Science [02.12.2007]
According to the German Research Association (DFG) Funding Ranking, the Universität Hohenheim has undertaken the highest number of DFG research projects in Agricultural Science, attracts the highest number of top international academics and is one of the leading German universities in terms of attracting outside funding. The Universität Hohenheim is awaiting with anticipation...more
Double Honorary Professorship
for the Rector of the Universität Hohenheim [21.11.2005]
The honorary professorships conferred on the Rector of the Universität Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Liebig, by the China Agricultural University in Beijing and the Russian University of Stavropol are in appreciation of his work to date and a sign of the deepening cooperation between the universities. Both universities are the leading agricultural universities in China and...more
Germany’s first Double Degree with China [06.04.2005]
The Universität Hohenheim is the first German university to plan a joint Master’s degree course with a university in China. This was confirmed by the Rector of the Universität Hohenheim, Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Liebig, at a Gala Dinner to mark the visit of the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Ma Canrong, to Hohenheim. There would be very strict admission criteria for...more
Highest award by the People’s Republic of China
conferred on the Rector of the Universität Hohenheim [29.09.2004]
China’s highest award for a foreign citizen has been bestowed for the third time on a researcher at the Universität Hohenheim. Academic and scientific collaboration with China’s foremost research university has a long history here. “With its commitment and farsightedness, the Universität Hohenheim laid the foundation stone some 25 years ago for today’s network of excellence,“...more