1971

Foundation of the Gesamthochschule Kassel
Integration of the engineering schools of Agriculture and Foreign Agriculture as two organizational units, takeover of the tropical greenhouse

1973

Introduction of a supplementary course of study in Ecological Environmental Protection

1979

Start of joint integrated diploma course in Agriculture with four Majors: Crop production, Animal husbandry, Business administration and Iinternational rural development

1981

New professorship Methods of Alternative Agriculture
Eco-teaching and experimental farm in Neueichenberg

1983

First completed doctorate

1993

Start of fifth Major Organic Agriculture in the diploma programme
Merging of both Faculties
Foundation of the Centre of International Rural Development

1995

Start of Model project higher education Organic Agriculture

1996

Focussing on Organic Agriculture
Start of diploma programme in Organic Agriculture

1998

Takeover of the Frankenhausen domain as an Organic Teaching and Experimental Farm

1999

Adoption of a Common mission statement

2002

Faculty renamed in Organic Agricultural Sciences
First English-language Master's degree in International Organic Agriculture

2005

Start of Bachelor and Master programmes Organic Agriculture

2006

Cooperation with Fulda University of Applied Sciences and the University of Göttingen
Start of Master International Food Business and Consumer Studies First joint professorship with the University of Goettingen

2009

Start of Master Sustainable International Agriculture
Start of Dual Study in Agriculture

2017

First nationwide Organic field days at the Frankenhausen domain

2020

Lockdown Digital Teaching

2021

6,500 graduates
450 doctorates
27 habilitations