Food Horizons: PreservingtheOrigins ofFood intotheFuture

Hochschule Geisenheim University is known for its application-oriented and theory- based research in the field of specialty crops and their products along the whole value chain. Research includes current questions regarding viticulture, oenology, horticulture, beverage technology, food safety and logistics as well as economics and marketing. The university is also committed to the sustainable development of cultural landscapes and urban open spaces.

Together with our partners from Universidad de La Rioja, Eszterházy Karoly University and University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj- Napoca, we are organizing a joint summer school, which will take place in Geisenheim in September 2024. With a focus on foods with geographical indications, the event will offer participants the chance to collaborate on a variety of practical projects. Participating students will apply a wide range of theoretical principles to produce a non-alcoholic beer and assess its quality, and will gain laboratory experience producing vegetable oils. They will also visit key players in the food logistics industry of the Rhine-Main region and assess the food safety and sustainability of various products along their entire value chain.

The program consists of a one-day online event with a preparation task for the students and a five-day in-person event in Geisenheim.”