Study sustainability - experience Eberswalde!
A degree programme with an impact for a sustainable future? Our University Information Day (HIT) offers the ideal opportunity to get to know practical degree programmes with a focus on sustainability and to find out how science and commitment go hand in hand.
In addition to exciting insights into our degree programmes, there is also the opportunity to visit the Waldstadtfestival and the Tag der Vereine - two events that take place in parallel in the city of Eberswalde and show how sustainability is lived in the city, society and everyday life.
Whether it's talks with students, insights into teaching or discussions with lecturers - there's everything you need to find out what makes studying sustainably in Eberswalde so special.
Discover now, be inspired and become part of a sustainable future!
Our programme at a glance
Supporting programme
Friday — HIT-HeatUp
Guided tour of the Forest Botanical Garden
Join us on a tour of the Forest Botanical Garden. We’ll show you our arboretum, the root cellar and lots of unusual plants. We’ll meet at the main entrance to the Forest Botanical Garden on Schwappachweg (Red Gate), opposite the car park.
open mic night featuring stories about the beauty of failure
We’re celebrating a positive culture of learning from mistakes! Through short stories from teaching, research, student life and everyday life, staff, graduates and students share the situations that have driven them to despair – and how they managed to get through them. Free and priceless!
Doors open: 4.30 pm, Terrace/Root Cellar of the Forest Botanical Garden
Stage programme: 5–7 pm
Forest City Festival
The Waldstadt Festival will take place throughout the city centre on Saturday. It kicks off on Friday evening with a cultural event at one of our historic sites.
Saturday — HIT
on the city campus
On the city campus, you’ll find the following information stands open all day:
- General Student Advisory Service
- Scholarship programmes
- Lecturers, alumni & students on hand at the degree programme stands
- Studi meets Alumni “Unterm-Stamm-Tisch”
- Active groups, student bodies & initiatives, the Exchange Office, the university as a training centre, research projects and university partners introduce themselves...
- Studierendenwerk Ost:Brandenburg with BaföG advice
Subject-specific advice for all degree programmes will be available at the information stands on the City Campus and, in some cases, from 2 pm on the Forest Campus.
Student Union East:Brandenburg Hall of Residence Shuttle Service
You could live here! The Studierendenwerk Ost:Brandenburg hall of residence shuttle service runs to the student accommodation complexes. The service departs from the Studierendenwerk Ost:Brandenburg stand on the city campus.
Photo shoot with Berlin-based visual artist Charlotte Thömmes
Experience science first-hand! As part of the ‘Science and Me’ project: ‘EINS – Science * Nature * Society’, a photo shoot is taking place today with Berlin-based visual artist Charlotte Thömmes. The photos will later be transferred onto real leaves using the chlorophyll printing process. An exhibition of the works is planned for August in the Uckermark and for late September in the greenhouse of the Forest Botanical Garden.
Shuttle service between the sites
Free service between the two campuses: HNEE minibuses run every 15 minutes from 1.45 pm, starting at the City Campus (corner of Schicklerstraße and Puschkinstraße), with the last journey at 4.45 pm from the Forest Campus back to the City Campus.
Walking taxi from the City Campus to the Forest Campus:
Meet at 1.45 pm and 2.15 pm at the City Campus information stand
"Forest History: The Roots of the Present"
Short presentations: “Forest History: Roots of the Present”
Georg Ambrosat and Alexander Leibolt, students on the Forestry degree programme, will give short presentations on their term-time research projects for the Forest History module.
Venue: Caesar Room, Building 11, 11.016, ground floor
Time: 14:10–14:30 and 15:00–15:20
Guided tours of the Forest Campus
We are showcasing our Forest Campus with the following guided tours:
- Regularly from 2 pm
"Wildlife: Moose, Wolves and Co" (Department of Wildlife Biology / Hunting) – Collection Room, Building 11, 11.010, ground floor
- 2.00 pm
Nursery – Get a glimpse of childcare (ages 1–3) right here on the Forest Campus during a short and friendly tour of the nursery rooms led by the nursery staff – Building 17
- 2.15 pm
Guided tour of the carpentry workshop and the technical centre – Meeting point: Information stand
- 2.30 pm
Lab tour of the Brandenburg Materials Testing Institute: “Termites in Eberswalde? You bet – in the service of wood science!” – Building 13
- 3.00 pm
Nursery – Get a feel for the childcare (ages 1–3) right here on the Forest Campus during a short and friendly tour of the nursery rooms led by the nursery staff – Building 17
- 3.00 pm
Guided tour of the joinery and the technical centre – Meeting point: Information stand
- 3.30 pm
Lab tour of the Brandenburg Materials Testing Institute: “Termites in Eberswalde? You bet – in the service of wood science!” – Building 13
- 4.00 pm
Nursery – Get a feel for the childcare (ages 1–3) right here on the Forest Campus with a short and friendly tour of the nursery rooms led by the nursery staff – Building 17
Information stands at the Forest Campus
You’ll find the following information stands on the Forest Campus:
- Forest Campus Information Stand
- Study Information Point: in front of the canteen
- Subject advisory services: Forestry, International Forest Ecosystem Management, Socio-ecological Forest Management, Wood Engineering (Bachelor’s, Master’s, dual) and Global Change Management
- Information stand run by students from the Forestry System Transformation and Forest Information Technology programme
- Presentation: “Hands-on Soil Science” (Department of Soil Science), in front of Building 11
- Presentation by the Brandenburg State Forestry Authority (LFB), in front of Building 11, Campus Garden
- Presentation: “Forest Education Certificate” (Department of Forest Education)
- Departmental Council for Forest-Related Degree Programmes, in front of Building 11, Campus Garden
- SDW (German Forest Protection Association): Hands-on activities for children and the young at heart, in front of Building 11/Canteen, wildflower meadow
- Research Group on the Chemistry and Physics of Wood; exhibition of items from research projects/presentation of completed research projects (Wooden E-Bike, musical instruments, Bambulator, WinAltHolz, Woy, etc.), in front of Building 12
Campus Festival
Come and experience the party scene in Eberswalde! The General Student Committee (AStA) invites all prospective students, current students, Eberswalde residents and their guests to the legendary campus party on the city campus.
Accommodation can be requested via the AStA.
Presentation of the Community Engagement Award
Every year, particularly committed students have the opportunity to be nominated for the Eberswalder Hochschulgesellschaft (EHG) Engagement Award. The award ceremony traditionally takes place on University Information Day.
Venue: AStA stage in the courtyard of the city campus (Birkenfloor on the lawn in front of Building 1)
FAQ
What is the HIT?
The University Information Day (HIT) provides information about our range of degree programmes, the university itself and the student life that awaits you here. You can chat to lecturers, students and graduates, ask questions and find out more.
When and where is the HIT taking place?
All course presentations will take place on the City Campus. Information stands will be available on both the City Campus and the Forest Campus.
The HIT starts at 10 am and transitions into the campus festival from 5 pm. We begin with the first presentations at 10.15 am.
Who can pop round?
Our programme is primarily aimed at prospective students and their accompanying adults. However, current students can also network and exchange ideas here, or find out about the numerous initiatives that will be presenting themselves. For alumni, the Alumni Management team is offering the chance to meet up again at the “Unterm-Stamm-Tisch” and chat with students and prospective students. We also present our apprenticeship vacancies to anyone still looking for a place. Representatives from companies can speak to contact persons from the dual study programmes and from on-site projects. And we’re delighted to welcome anyone who simply wants to come and see what we do here at the university.
Are there any places to eat?
Yes, the canteen is open. There’s also the Trainee Café, as well as savoury and sweet treats at various stalls. Drinks are available from the General Student Committee (AStA) at the beer cart, amongst other places.