Welcome
The Institute of Wood Science combines research in the fields of natural-, engineering- and economic sciences for the sustainable utilization of the renewable resources wood, bamboo, palm and straw for innovative materials or bioenergy.
The institute offers the following study programmes:
- Bachelor of Science Bioressourcen-Nutzung (admission start winter term 2018/19)
- Bachelor of Science Holzwirtschaft (last admission: winter term 2017/18)
- Master of Science Holzwirtschaft (in German language) last admission: winter term 2018/19
- Master of Wood Science (in English language) admission start: winter term 2019/20
In the upcoming winter term 2018/19 the institute will offer a new bachelor programme called Bachelor of Science Bioressourcen-Nutzung. The application period is 1st of June – 15th of July. In the winter term 2019/20 the new Master of Wood Science will follow the Master of Science Holzwirtschaft as an international and English speaking consecutive master programme. Additionally our graduates have the chance to do a PhD.
Research and teaching include the fields of wood biology, wood technology, sustainable forest management, economy, biotechnology and business planning. Our students get to know the properties of wood, palm, bamboo and straw. Their utilization for any kind of product is a central issue in our teaching.
We cooperate with many partners in different research consortia. In addition we cooperate with the Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH) and the climate cluster of excellence CLISAP. In the field of wood science we cooperate with the Thünen Institute of Wood Research.
The following units belong to the Institute for Wood Science: