Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science

Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Established	1971
President	Dr. Eric Veulliet
Students	6400 (2016/17)
Location	Freising and Triesdorf, Bavaria 48°23′45″N 11°43′49″E / 48.3957°N 11.7304°E / 48.3957; 11.7304
Website	www.hswt.de

The Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Science (German: Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf) is a Fachhochschule in Freising, Germany.

Facts and figures

Students (winter semester 2016/17)

• 6,400 students (4,200 in Weihenstephan | 2,200 in Triesdorf)
• 1,780 new students (1,180 in Weihenstephan | 600 in Triesdorf)
• 6,500 online applications

Staff (winter semester 2016/17)

• 146 professors
• 323 part-time lecturers (incl. special lecturers)
• 110 research assistants and special lecturers (full-time)
• 403 staff

Degree programmes

• 19 bachelor's degree programmes
• 13 work-study degree programmes
• 12 master's degree programmes, including:
• 4 international master's programmes

Departments

• Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
• Horticulture and Food Technology
• Landscape Architecture
• Agriculture and Food Economy
• Agriculture
• Environmental Engineering
• Forestry

Research

• 5 projects supported by the EU
• 50 projects supported by the federal government and the state of Bavaria
• 66 projects supported by external sponsors

International matters

• 80 university partnerships
• 350 international students
• German-French double degree with our partner university, Agrocampus Ouest-Centre d'Angers Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences was one of 12 German universities of applied sciences to be awarded the European seal of quality - E-Quality 2011.

Points of interest

• the Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan, Europe's leading trial garden

Notable alumni

• Tessa Ganserer, German politician