Green. Innovative. Practical.

2 campuses (Weihenstephan, Triesdorf)
plus 2 additional locations (Straubing, Schlachters)
5,747 students (2025/2026)
20 bachelor’s degree programmes, 12 of which are dual-track
17 master’s degree programmes, including 10 international master’s programmes

We educate more than 5,000 students in the fields of nature, nutrition, and the environment for the workforce of tomorrow. Our focus is on degree programs in applied life sciences and green technologies. We are known for our beautiful, close-knit campus with short distances and our partnerships with more than 158 educational institutions around the world.

We combine knowledge of nature’s potential with practical application.
For a future worth living. Applied Sciences for Life.

Research

Interdisciplinary, international and practice-oriented research at the

• Institute of Horticulture (IGB)
• Institute of Food Technology (ILM)
• Institute of Ecology and Landscape (IÖL)
• Biomass Institute (BIT)
• Competence Centre for Digital Agriculture (KoDA),
• Peatland Science Centre (PSC),
• the Departments of Bioengineering Sciences (FK BI), Agriculture, Food and Nutrition (FK LT), Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Systems (FK AE), Environmental Engineering (FK UT), Forestry (FK WF), sustainable Use of resources at the HSWT Straubing site and the Schlachters research station for pomiculture (SCH)

in 3 research priorities:

• Land Use, Nutrition, Health
• Environmental Precaution, Biodiversity, Climate Change
• Renewable Raw Materials, Renewable Energies, Energy efficiency.

The Research Team at the Center for Research and Knowledge Transfer (ZFW) acts as an interface between administration, academia, and external stakeholders, coordinating, advising, and supporting research projects across all disciplines represented at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT). It actively fosters network building and collaboration, and provides targeted support throughout the proposal development process, from initial idea to submission.