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Open day, study information day and plant market in Witzenhausen
With an open day on Sunday, April 28, the Department of Organic Agricultural Sciences cordially invites you to discover current research up close and playfully. The University of Kassel will be presenting itself on the university campus in Steinstraße around and in the former monastery with the traditional plant market and a wide range of activities on the subject of organic agriculture.
The university will be providing information for prospective students from 11 am to 3 pm. You can find more information about the Study Info Day here: Study Info Day 28.04.24
Activities:
| Agroforestry to build yourself | |
| Visit to the tropical greenhouse and the teaching garden | |
| Bread tasting | |
| Digital nose | |
| Experiments | |
| Food smell and feel boxes | |
| Gas measurements | |
| Coal production | |
| Milking an (artificial) cow | |
| Microscopy of pathogens and insects | |
| Farm animal quiz | |
| Opening the DITSL collection | |
| Measuring the pH value of the soil: For this purpose, samples should be taken at several points evenly distributed over the respective bed from a depth of 0-30 cm and then mixed well. Please only bring approx. 100 g of the mixed sample with you for testing. You are welcome to submit samples from different beds. | |
| Poster exhibition on current research | |
| Puzzles with great prizes | |
| Regional sheep-related products - Sheep create landscape project | |
| Seed quiz | |
| Playful surveys | |
University sweaters |
Culinary delights (organic): International food, fresh food from the grill, chips, waffles, coffee and cake...
Program points:
Time | Title | Place | Participants |
10:30 a.m. | Opening ceremony | Stage in the inner courtyard | Dean Prof. Dr. Maria Finckh |
11:00 a.m. | Welcome and presentation of the location and our own research and teaching* | H13 | Prof. Dr. Detlev Möller |
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Presentation of all Master's degree programs* | H11 | Ute Gilles |
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Presentation of Bachelor and dual study programs* | H13 | Andreas Kleinlein |
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | From wood and bone to bits and bytes - digitization and game development (2023-2024) | DITSL Collection | Maximilian Preuss (Historian, University of Kassel) |
12:15 12:45 p.m. | Agricultural slam, poetry and music | Stage in the courtyard | Theresa Hartmann, Kasem Eisa |
12:45 - 13:15 | Laboratory tour for interested parties(*) | Meeting point at the AHTS & OPATS stand, exit from the drawing room towards the park | Eva Wiegand, Claudia Thieme-Fricke |
13:00 - 15:00 | Information stand on educational work in the Museum WeltGarten Witzenhausen | DITSL Collection | Tony Lindenau, Ute Dietrich (DITSL GmbH) |
13:45 - 14:15 | Agricultural slam, poetry and music* | Stage in the inner courtyard | Theresa Hartmann, Kasem Eisa |
14:15-14:45 | What is it like to study in Witzenhausen? Talk with students* | Stage in the inner courtyard | Students from various degree programs |
2:45 p.m. | Final round study information day | H13 | Andreas Kleinlein |