Success Story: The Faculty in Kulmbach
The Faculty of Life Sciences in Kulmbach began its lecture operations in 2020 under challenging conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the first graduates have already earned their Master's or Bachelor's degrees! Currently, almost 400 students are enrolled.
The first alumni of the Faculty of Life Sciences in Kulmbach
The dynamic development of the faculty has continued unabated since coronavirus: In April 2021, we introduced the Master's degree program “Global Food, Nutrition and Health M.Sc.”, and in October we finally started the first face-to-face study program in Kulmbach - including the introduction of the Bachelor's degree program “Food and Health Sciences B.Sc.” . In December 2021, the purchase of the land for the new building was approved by the state parliament's budget committee. In July 2022, Kulmbach residents were able to see the premises for the first time at “Campus Day” and at the start of the ‘Kulmbacher Stadtgespräche’ lecture series. In October, students and staff moved into the faculty rooms in the ‘Alte Spinnerei’. 2023 and 2024 were characterized by the architectural competition for the new faculty building in Kulmbach.
Start of studies under corona conditions
In December 2024 we are proud seeing this:
- total students 379 from 47 nations (based on the citizenship)
- female 76 %
- national 41%, international 59%
- 32 Students "Food Quality & Safety" (2023: 27)
- 26 Students "Food System Sciences" (new program)
- 23 Students "Global Food, Health, and Nutrition" (2023: 18)
- 55 Students "Lebensmittel- und Gesundheitswissenschaften" (2023: 24)
- 156 first-year-students and 22 PhD candidates in November 2024
- so far 55 Alumni: 48 Master's und 7 Bachelor's
Welcome to "IRL" studying
Countries of origin of students and staff:
Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kamerun Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Macedonia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Uganda, United States (USA), Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
The study rooms in the Alte Spinnerei
These are the study programmes we offer in Kulmbach:
Food and Health Sciences (B.Sc.)
The German-language Bachelor's degree course in Food and Health Sciences started in the winter semester 2021/22. This interdisciplinary degree course combines content from the natural sciences, social sciences, economics and law for a holistic perspective on solving complex challenges in the areas of food, nutrition and health. Our students learn to understand current global challenges from a holistic and interdisciplinary perspective and to develop forward-looking solutions.
Global Food, Nutrition and Health (M.Sc.)
The English-language Master's degree program “Global Food, Nutrition and Health” was introduced in the summer semester 2021 and offers an interdisciplinary education for global decision-makers at the interface between global health and the world food system. It combines insights from health and nutritional sciences with a social science perspective based on political science, law, sociology and public health. The course is suitable for students with a Bachelor's degree in nutrition and/or health sciences.
Food Quality and Safety (M.Sc.)
The English-language Master's degree course “Food Quality and Safety” started teaching at the Kulmbach campus in the winter semester 2020/21. This degree program is interdisciplinary and combines a focus on natural sciences (e.g. biochemistry and physiology of nutrition, biology of crops and animals, food chemistry, food microbiology and toxicology) with roughly equal proportions of law and economics. The course is suitable for students with a Bachelor's degree in natural sciences
The English-language Master's degree program “Food System Sciences” is new for winter semester 24/25. It covers various aspects of the complex food system and provides students with a comprehensive insight into the interfaces between analytics in life sciences, nutritional physiology, food law and bioeconomics with subsequent specialization in one of the disciplines mentioned. The program is suitable for students with a Bachelor's degree in, for example, nutritional sciences, health sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, economics, business, life sciences or law.
Anja-Maria MeisterPR Spokesperson of the University of Bayreuth
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Phone: +49 (0) 921 / 55 - 5300
Mail: anja.meister@uni-bayreuth.de