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Wine Campus Neustadt is located in the center of German viticulture. Neustadt is the second largest wine-growing municipality in Germany. Viticulture plays a prominent role here. In total, Rhineland-Palatinate is home to 2/3 of Germany's vineyards. Neustadt thus qualifies as a unique location for combining practice and research. The Wine Campus is also surrounded by vineyards. Here you have direct contact with viticulture and practice. Out of the lecture hall and into the vineyard - without having to travel far.
Academic joint venture and active cooperation
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The Wine Campus Neustadt is a joint scientific institution of the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society, the Bingen Technical University of Applied Sciences and the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rheinpfalz. The Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society is in charge. The expertise paired with the industry knowledge and infrastructure of the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rheinpfalz allows a smooth transfer of knowledge from university to practice and vice versa. The Wine Campus Neustadt's cooperation with over 600 wineries worldwide is one of its key strengths.
The St . John State Winery with Johannitergut, which has been used for viticulture since the eighth century, is located on the Wine Campus Neustadt site. The teaching and experimental operations of the state winery date back to the 16th century, to the time of Johann Casimir, Count Palatine of the Rhine and administrator of the Electoral Palatinate. Johann Casimir issued his own planting decree for his favorite variety "Gänsfüßer" as early as 1584.
How the Wine Campus came about
History
The wine campus can look back on a long wine-growing tradition. Among other things, the campus grounds are home to the St. John State Winery with Johannitergut, which has been used for viticulture since the eighth century. Experiments at the state winery's training and experimental farm date back to the 16th century, to the time of Elector Johann Casimir, who issued his own ordinance for planting his favorite variety "Gänsfüßer" as early as 1584.
In 1899, the "Städtische Wein- und Obstbauschule" was founded in Neustadt, which was nationalized in 1908 and renamed the "Königliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Gartenbau".
In 1983, it became the Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture, Viticulture and Horticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 2003, it was renamed the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate as part of the agricultural administration reform. Here, scientists conduct research in the fields of phytomedicine, viticulture, Enology and microbiology. Other research areas at the Rural Area Service Center (DLR) Rhenish Palatinate include horticulture and fruit and vegetable growing.
In 2009, the first dual study program in viticulture and Enology in Germany is founded in Neustadt. On the initiative of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany's first dual study program in Viticulture and Enology was founded at the Wine Campus Neustadt in 2009. The reason for establishing such a course of study was the increasing demand in the wine industry for practically and theoretically well-trained managers.
In 2012, the scientific institution of the three universities was given its own name: Wine Campus Neustadt.
The part-time Master's degree course in Wine, Sustainability and Sales has been offered since the 2016/17 winter semester. In the 2020/2021 winter semester, the dual German-French Master's degree course in Viticulture and Enology was introduced in cooperation with the Université de Haute-Alsace, which is now the English-language Master's degree course in Viticulture and Enology.