Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture (LGF)Based in the heart of the German capital, the Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture at the Humboldt University Berlin offers the widest range of courses of any comparable faculty in Germany. These are described in detail below. It is the only faculty of its kind in the region and now accounts for more than 30 per cent of agriculture student enrolments across the country.
Berlin is a melting pot of cultures, the seat of government and the symbol of East-West integration, something else which attracts many students to the faculty. But the high standard of student training and supervision, the numerous options and the recognized expertise of the academic staff in their fields and in teaching also go a long way to explaining why the student body has been growing constantly since 1994. The faculty's leading teaching and research reputation is not an invention of the 1990s. It has been its hallmark ever since the birth of agricultural sciences in Berlin in the early 19th century.
A key feature of the Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture is its international orientation. International courses leading to qualifications with world-wide recognition are being developed or are already in place. They include the degree course in International Agricultural Sciences, which has been taught in English since 1997. A credit point system makes possible to recognize students' achievements in other educational systems.
The faculty cooperates in research with institutions in more than 80 countries. The main focus is on central and eastern European countries and on cooperation with developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Students from all over Germany, many east European countries and also countries outside Europe are enrolled at the faculty.
Numerous doctoral and postdoctoral research students from all four corners of the Earth are working on a wide range of interesting projects.
The curriculum is designed to equip graduates to work anywhere in the world.
Agriculture is still the biggest and most important economic sector overall, employs over 70 per cent of the world's population, and is a crucial factor in solving the world's food problems. This explains why interesting jobs are available for international agricultural science graduates, particularly outside Europe.
In and around Berlin the faculty has a number of experimental facilities (fields and animal husbandry facilities) offering good conditions for scientific and production research. It cooperates closely with numerous agricultural and horticultural businesses in the local area and beyond.
Apart from its experimental facilities, the faculty has sites in Berlin in Mitte and Dahlem. The main site is in the central district of Mitte, just a stone's throw from the government district. The venerable main building at 42 Invalidenstrasse is home to the faculty administration, the library of agricultural sciences, the faculty centres and a number of scientific units.
The building also houses a magnificent hall, the Thaersaal, with a larger than life statue of Albrecht Daniel Thaer, the founder of modern agricultural science and father of the faculty. This hall hosts the faculty's traditional events, such as the annual summer festival.
The faculty's experimental fields and buildings in Dahlem are also of architectural interest and have an appeal of their own. They were planned by Heinrich Straumer in 1919 - 20 and built from 1922.
Keeping in touch with alumni is fast becoming a tradition at the faculty. Graduates from all years gather in the Thaersaal for their biennial reunion.
The faculty enjoys the assistance of a friends' and supporters' association.
The Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture aims not only to reflect global development in agricultural sciences, but to drive it.
Anyone who would like to join us is welcome. 
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