The profile of Nuertingen-Geislingen University (NGU), in German “Hochschule Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU), is based on the principle of sustainability. Research and teaching is focused on four areas of competences: Business and Economics, Law, Planning, Nature and Environment. More than 5000 students are enrolled in one of the 27 Bachelor- and Master programs (14 bachelor and 13 postgraduate master), two of which are taught in English. A variety of institutes is engaged in applied research projects. The study programs of Nuertingen-Geislingen University have been greatly enhanced by the strong core competencies in business, economics and environmental studies prevalent at the university. The Institute for Applied Research (IAF), two experimental and research gardens for landscape architecture, environmental and urban planning together with the experimental agricultural research farm complete the university´s infrastructure. NGU is proud to run exchange and integrated study programs with more than 50 partner universities worldwide. Approximately 200 people are employed and nearly 140 professors lecture at the university.

NGU is embedded in one of the strongest innovative economic regions of Europe with close ties to global players and successful SME´s. The university`s faculties possess a service-sector bias with services in agribusiness, landscape architecture, environmental design and city planning as well as in business management, applied economics, finance and real estate management.

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