Fakultät Agrarwissenschaften und Landschaftsarchitektur at the HS Osnabrück

HS Osnabrück

Oldenburger Landstraße 24
49090 Osnabrück
Phone: +49 541 969-5110

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Basic information

Total number of students	690 *
Number of master degree students	150
Percentage of teaching by practitioners	15.0 %
Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's	10.0 %

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/12 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	no graduates during the time surveyed
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	no graduates yet

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	5/13 points
International orientation, master's
Outgoing students	1.0 %

Job market- and career-orientation

Contact with work environment, bachelor's	4/12 points
Contact with work environment, master's
Bachelor theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Master theses in cooperation with work environment	no data
Share of professors with work experience	75.0 %

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.4
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	2.3
Study organisation	2.2
Exams	2.8
Job market preparation	2.2
Support during practical semester
Support for stays abroad	2.4
Rooms	2.2
Library	2.2
IT-infrastructure	2.1
Laboratories	1.6
Overall study situation	2.2

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
Conveying economic and technological know-how coupled with in-depth product knowledge for the agricultural and food industries - these are the core competencies of the Industrial Engineering Agricultural / Food degree course. This Bachelor's degree prepares students for a wide range of activities in the entire agricultural, horticultural and food industry, including the upstream industrial and commercial sectors.
Special features regarding the international orientation
In addition to attending English-language modules, studying Industrial Engineering in the agricultural and food sector enables participation in international workshops and summer universities. In the 5th and 6th semester, semesters abroad can be completed at well-known partner universities worldwide or internships abroad. Excursions to EU and non-EU countries complete the offer. In addition, there is the possibility to participate in a 9-week cross-university module programme "International Agri-Food Supply Chains" with universities from the Netherlands, Poland and Germany.
Special features regarding the equipment
The equipment of the department contributes to the good learning and study conditions. The university provides horticultural and agricultural trial operations for practical trials and teaching units. Food-loving students have the opportunity to work and learn practically in the university's food technology centre and in the technology centre of the cooperation partner DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V. Here, content from the lecture can be tried out and food can be produced on an industrial scale.
Special features regarding research and development
Structure of the "Food Future Lab: Real laboratories for sustainable food value creation "with a focus on reducing food waste and packaging-related environmental pollution. The Food Future Lab comprises three real laboratories: Sustainable food and packaging technology, innovation, entrepreneurship & agile leadership and market + society. Interdisciplinary research competence center COALA. COALA combines the diverse and numerous projects, research activities, theses in the field of "Agricultural Engineering" with teaching.
Support for founders
The curriculum offers modules that provide students with a good basis for later management and Start-ups. Starting with modules on consumer insights, product and technology development, entrepreneurship and finance or production optimisation and quality management will give you in-depth knowledge with a strong connection to the industry. For exchanges among students with successful founders, the GEN takes place every two months - Founder & Developer Nights - open space for entrepreneurs, innovators and sponsors of the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.
Other special features
The degree course imparts interdisciplinary knowledge of the food value chain. In general, students in the professional world are qualified for a wide range of tasks and positions. Key positions and interfaces in particular will form the future fields of work. Orientation is possible, depending on the specialisation and own interests in the areas of Agricultural, Horticultural or Food Industry. Alternatively, a focus can be placed in the areas of Economy or Technology / Engineering.
Further information on research activities
https://www.hs-osnabrueck.de/de/forschung/recherche/forschungsprojekte/
Information on access restrictions
https://www.hs-osnabrueck.de/studium/rund-ums-studium/bewerbung/