Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences

Supplying a growing world population with healthy food while at the same time reducing the negative environmental impact of agricultural production is one of the key challenges for agricultural and nutrition research.

The provision of energy and food security for an estimated 9 billion people in 2030 is a major challenge for global agriculture. The limited availability of arable land and resources such as water make it essential to farm sustainably and thus give future generations a chance of survival.

Thanks to the unique combination of agricultural, nutritional and food sciences with geodesy, the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences (AEI) has ideal opportunities to develop the scientific basis for a sustainable supply of energy and food to meet demand and to support its implementation in practice.

For the AEI, top scientific qualifications and professional skills are equally important educational goals. Graduates must not only acquire theoretical and practical specialist knowledge, but also methodological and social skills and the ability to think critically and interdisciplinarily. We meet the requirements of the job market with research-oriented Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

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Sustainable Building in the Service of Research

The University of Bonn is continuing to invest in sustainable infrastructure and is currently constructing a new Sample and Vegetation Center for the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional, and Engineering Sciences. The newbuild will meet the most stringent environmental standards and thus serve as a role model for construction that is focused on the future.

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Felix Esser receives the university's teaching award⁹

The University of Bonn has awarded teaching prizes to 14 teaching staff in recognition of their outstanding work. The prize recipients were chosen by students themselves. Professor Klaus Sandmann, Vice Rector for Teaching, Learning and University Development presented the prize certificates at a ceremony on the Hofgarten lawn in Bonn as part of the Universitätsfest attended by over 7,000 people

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Experiments on Wheat, Knowledge Rally and Renewable Resources¹⁰

“You’re in luck—somebody is just about to leave. There’s still one spot to the left of the sign!” One thing was immediately clear, even before you’d parked your car: heavy rain earlier that Sunday morning hadn’t dampened interest in the open house at Klein-Altendorf Campus.For this year’s event, Klein-Altendorf Campus of the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional, and Engineering Sciences co-presented with the bio-innovationpark Rheinland in honor of its tenth anniversary. As always, there was also a tractor taxi and tours of the experimental fields and orchards.

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Cluster of Excellence of the University of Bonn in cooperation with FZ Jülich receives continued support¹¹

Great news for the Cluster of Excellence PhenoRob – Robotics and Phenotyping for Sustainable Crop Production at the University of Bonn and the Forschungszentrum Jülich: The Excellence Commission of the German Research Foundation (DFG) has selected the project for a second funding phase. With this decision, PhenoRob enters its next phase, will receive funding until 2032, and will further strengthens its role as an internationally visible center for cutting-edge research in sustainable crop production driven by advanced technologies.

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PhenoRob cluster of excellence receives further funding¹²

It is a huge success for the University of Bonn: in the nationwide excellence competition, all six of the university's existing Clusters of Excellence were selected for further funding on 22 May 2025 and, in addition, both newly applied Bonn cluster initiatives will also receive funding. Among the clusters to receive further funding is the PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence of the Faculty of Agricultural, Nutritional and Engineering Sciences - the only cluster in Germany in the field of agriculture.

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Tilo Freiherr von Wilmowsky Honorary Award for Prof. Matin Qaim¹³

Prof. Dr. Matin Qaim has received the Tilo Freiherr von Wilmowsky Honorary Award from the “Verbindungsstelle Landwirtschaft-Industrie” (VLI). Since 2012, the association has presented the award annually to individuals who have rendered outstanding services to German agribusiness. The prize has now been awarded at the VLI spring conference in Frankfurt.

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Agri-PV enjoys comparatively high acceptance¹⁴

Photovoltaic systems are increasingly being installed not only on roofs but also on open land. This does not always meet with citizens’ approval. What is known as agrivoltaics (Agri-PV), however, is viewed more favorably, as researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able to show. In this case, the solar cells are installed in spaces used for agriculture – such as on pastures or as a canopy over grapevines. According to a survey of almost 2,000 people, this form enjoys much higher acceptance than normal solar parks. The study has been published in the journal “Land Use Policy.”

Tuesday Aug 26, 2025 until Aug 29, 2025

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XVIII EAAE Congress¹⁵

Hörsaalzentrum ...

Whole Day

In its plenary sessions, the Bonn 2025 Congress will focus on the generally acknowledged need for food system transformation to achieve global sustainability ...

Wednesday Oct 08, 2025

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Studienbeirat¹⁶

Dekanat

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Die Sitzungen des Studienbeirats / der zentralen Studienkommission finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Die unter "Weitere Informationen" angegebenen Links ...

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025

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Forschungskommission (FoKo)¹⁷

Dekanat

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Die Sitzungen der Forschungskommission (FoKo) finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Die unter "Weitere Informationen" angegebenen Links sind nur für ...

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025

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Finanz-, Immobilien-, Personal- und Strukturkommission (FIPS)¹⁸

Dekanat

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Die Sitzungen der Finanz-, Immobilien-, Personal- und Strukturkommission (FIPS) finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Die unter "Weitere Informationen" ...

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025

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1. Fakultätsratssitzung¹⁹

Dekanat

01:00 PM

Die Fakultätsratssitzungen im Akademischen Jahr 2024/2025 finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Beachten Sie bitte die Präsenzpflicht für den gewählten ...

Wednesday Nov 12, 2025

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Studienbeirat²⁰

Dekanat

02:00 PM - 04:00 PM

Die Sitzungen des Studienbeirats / der zentralen Studienkommission finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Die unter "Weitere Informationen" angegebenen Links ...

Wednesday Nov 19, 2025

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Forschungskommission (FoKo)²¹

Dekanat

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Die Sitzungen der Forschungskommission (FoKo) finden im Fakultätssitzungszimmer statt. Die unter "Weitere Informationen" angegebenen Links sind nur für ...