Incoming student orientation event for the Master's programme Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health

Tuesday, October 7th, 2025

Campus Riedberg, Max-von-Laue-Straße 13, Biologicum, course room 4 (Bio 0.302)

In the afternoon, we will be in the Science Garden - so please wear clothes suitable for outdoor activities!

10:00 – 10:30             Welcome and introduction to Goethe-University Frankfurt and the Faculty of Biosciences (Prof. Piepenbring)

10:30 – 11:30             Get together (Prof. Piepenbring & Dr. Sabrina Schiwy)

11:30 – 11:50             Coffee break

11:50 – 12:30             Presentation of the Master´s Programme “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health"; Part I (Prof. Piepenbring)

12:30 – 14:00             Lunch and short campus round (together with the student council)

14:00 – 14:30             Presentation of the Master´s Programme “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health", Part II (Prof. Piepenbring)

14:30 – 15:15             Cultural awareness (Prof. Piepenbring)

15:15 – 16:15             Tour in the Science Garden (Prof. Piepenbring)

From 16:15                 Get together (together with the module leaders)

Wednesday, October 8th, 202

09:30 – 10:30             Introduction Senckenberg BiK-F (Prof. Schmitt; Georg-Voigt-Straße 14; Room Wallace)

10:30 – 11:00             Break

11:00 – 12:00             Guided tour Senckenberg Museum (meeting point: entrance hall of the museum)

12:00 – 13:00             Lunch

13:00 –  End               Guided tour Palmengarten (meeting point: entrance Palmengartenstraße)

The elective modules (winter semester) can be selected between 19.09.25 and 09.10.25 (9 a.m.)