Two centuries of Hohenheim: Innovation and research in focus!

Two centuries of Hohenheim: Innovation and research in focus!

Today, on April 15, 2025, the University of Hohenheim looks back on an eventful story of over 200 years. The origin of the university goes back to 1818 when an agricultural attempt was founded in Hohenheim. This event followed the global darkness and the crises associated with the outbreak of the Tambora volcano in 1815. As part of celebrations, a video was presented that not only documents the founding history, but also the current research and innovation activities of the university. This is supported by the representation in the Press Service Hohenheim

A current project at the university is a practical test for scan vehicles that is carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport. These scan vehicles are intended to check the reliability when recording parking violations. Eric Simon from the University explained the importance of this technology for the traffic transition and climate protection, which underlines the university in modern mobility.

research and awards

The University of Hohenheim shines not only with its history, but also with outstanding research results. On April 2, 2025, Dr. Josepha Witt awarded the South West Metal Promotion Prize. Your dissertation, that of Prof. Dr. Mareike Schoop was supervised, the application of blockchain technology in e-business value chains. This work shows how digitization and innovative technologies can be used in the economy.

Another highlight is the award of Prof. Dr. Thomas Dimpfl, who received European accreditation as a professional statistician (Accredited European Statistical Aeustat) from the Federation of European National Statistical Societies (Fenstats). This underlines the importance of the statistics used at the university.

innovations in food technology

In the field of food research, Louisa Wötzel was awarded the 1st place of the 2025 WIG program for her master's thesis to reduce acrylamide in baked goods. Her work was created in the field of plant food under the direction of Prof. Dr. Mario Jekle. In addition, Dr. Katharina Kohm The PhD of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM e.V.) for their dissertation on bacteriophages. These awards reflect the university's innovative strength in a wide range of research areas.

The context of the older history of the university is also noteworthy. The history of Hohenheim itself goes back over 900 years, while the university archive was set up in 1962. This archive plays an important role in securing and evaluating university and local history. It serves a wide user group, including university members, historians and private individuals who are interested in the history of their ancestors. Most sources can be viewed in analogue on site, whereby digitarians are also available in selected cases, as described on the website of the University Archives Hohenheim