Wintersemester 2025/2026
| Date | The date |
|---|---|
| Winter semester re-enrolment deadline | 31 July 2025 - grace period: 31 August 2025 |
| Registration for courses | see moodle |
| Start of winter semester | 1 October 2025 |
| Start of lectures | 13 October 2025 |
| End of courses | 13 February 2026 |
| End of winter semester | 31 March 2026 |
| Examination weeks | 14 February - 02 March 2026 |
| Examination registration | 05 January - 25 January 2026 |
| Lecture-free period at Christmas | 22 December 2025 - 9 January 2026 |
| Lecture-free period | 16 February - 10 April 2026 |
| Date | The date |
|---|---|
| Summer semester re-enrolment deadline | 31 December 2026 - 31 January 2026 |
| Registration for courses | see moodle |
| Start of summer semester | 1 April 2026 |
| Start of lectures | 13 April 2026 |
| End of courses | 17 July 2026 |
| End of summer semester | 30 September 2026 |
| Examination registration | 5 June - 25 June 2026 |
| Examination phase I | 18 July - 1 August 2026 |
| Examination phase II | 19 September - 26 September 2026 |
| Lecture-free period | 20 July - 9 October 2026 |
Basic internship
As a special study requirement, evidence of practical work up to the start of the 4th semester is required for our B.Sc. Food Technology and B.Sc. Industrial Engineering Food study programmes. This includes industry-related, practical work in the fields of food technology or Engineering and Management in the food industry and related professional fields (e.g. the chemical industry, biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry). The interns should be given an insight into production processes, their organisational expiries and operational procedures. By integrating interns into the social structure of a company, the internship is seen as an essential component for developing social competence. As a rule, practical training at school cannot be recognised.
- The basic internship must last at least 8 weeks, corresponding to 40 full-time working days.
- The basic internship can be divided into several partial internships (e.g. 2 x 4 weeks).
- The basic internship should be completed before the start of university studies or within the university holidays.
- The basic internship must be completed by the beginning of the 4th semester, as successful completion of the basic internship is a condition for admission to the module examinations from the 4th semester onwards.
- Please submit the application for recognition of the basic internship online via the moodle course "Application for basic internship" .
- Please submit the following documents:
- Internship certificate from the enterprise (with company stamp and signature)
- Form for the recognition of the basic internship
- The certificate should show: The internship period and the activities during the internship (bullet points are sufficient)
- The Examination Board decides on the recognition of the basic internship.
- Upon recognition, the successful completion of the basic internship will be recorded accordingly in the horstl portal.
Internship positions:
- Industrial companies
- Craft businesses
- Community catering and catering companies
- Research, teaching or consulting institutes
- public offices
Fields of activity:
- Production and processing
- Product development
- Quality assurance/quality management
- Food analysis
- marketing
- supply chain
- advisory services
in the food industry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry and related sectors
Recognition as a basic internship is possible for the following professional training and practical work experience, depending on your choice of study programme:
- Baker
- Cook
- Butcher
- Dairy specialist
- Brewer
- Food technician
- Specialist for food technology
- Butcher's shop assistant
- Confectioner
- Bakery sales assistant
- CTA / MTA / BTA
- or, in the case of life sciences business engineering, also businessman/woman
The Examination Board decides on the equivalence of professional qualifications or practical work experience with designations other than those listed above.
Please submit the following documents via the moodle course "Basic internship applications":
- Professional/employment references, certificate from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (with stamp and signature).
- Form for the recognition of the basic internship (see moodle course)
Practical placements
The Bachelor's programme in Food Technology includes a practical placements to be completed in the seventh semester. It comprises a consecutive period of at least 13 weeks at a placement provider. The practical placements are generally completed in an enterprise in the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry or a related field and supervised by a professor from the Department of Food Technology. Students apply to a suitable enterprise in the course of the previous semester (usually in the 6th semester) and propose a professor to supervise them.
Before the start of the practical placements, students conclude a written internship contract with the internship position. The internship contract must be submitted to the department (to Saskia Kuchenbäcker). The contents of the internship contract are regulated in the examination regulations. If required, a corresponding form can be used. For admission to the practical placements, at least 150 credits from the Bachelor's programme in Food Technology or Food Engineering and Management and the basic internship must have been completed. Students register for the practical placements in the horstl portal. The registration period will be announced in moodle in good time.
Students apply for recognition of the practical placements by submitting a certificate from the enterprise (original to Saskia Kuchenbäcker) confirming the successful completion of the practical placement and a brief description (submitted by email) of the internship position. The certificate can also be sent by post (address: Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Department of Food Technology, Saskia Kuchenbäcker, Leipziger Straße 123, 36037 Fulda). Both documents (certificate and short description) can be downloaded from moodle course. If the practical placements are recognised by the Examination Board, 20 credits will be awarded for the overall performance. There is no grading.
Examination Board
Recognition of examination performances
In accordance with the Lisbon Convention - see also Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region, examination performances completed at a German or foreign university can be recognised on application if no significant differences in the competences acquired are passed. Recognition must be applied for before the first examination attempt for which the equivalent services: benefits are to be recognised.
The Examination Board decides on the recognition. Further information and the application form can be found in the download area.
Ansprechpartner Prüfungsausschuss
Prof. Dr. Tobias Niebling Examination Board Chairman
The Examination Board is responsible for all student matters relating to examination law. It is therefore also the task of the Examination Board to decide on special study situations. This includes the following areas in particular:
Compensation for disadvantages
Special admission to lab practicals/examinations
Replacement of a compulsory elective module with a module from a related study programme (Master's only)
Please send your applications to the Examination Board (lebensmitteltechnologie.pruefungsausschuss(at)hs-fulda.de) by the deadline.
The date for the next meeting of the Examination Board will be announced in good time here and in the timetable.
You submit your applications digitally in the form of a single PDF file. You can find the forms in moodle. Please make sure that the applications are complete, the pages are aligned in the same direction and the PDF files are labelled with your surname.
Compensation for disadvantages can be claimed by students if they have a chronic illness or a disability and are therefore unable to complete the examination performance in the prescribed form and/or duration, or can only complete it in part. The examination performance is then adapted by using technical aids, a different type of examination or a longer processing time (see Section 21 (1) ABPO). Neither the content nor the level of difficulty of the social services: benefits are changed by compensation for disadvantages, only the framework conditions are modified in such a way that equal participation is made possible as far as possible.
Submit the application for compensation for disadvantages for the winter semester by 1 December and for the summer semester by 1 June. Retroactive application for compensation for disadvantages after an examination is excluded. If you need assistance with your application, please contact Corinna Steinebronn. Otherwise, the application must be submitted in full with suitable evidence to Prof Dr Tobias Niebling, who will decide on the application. If compensation for disadvantages is granted, please inform the examination coordinator and the relevant instructors independently. Any compensation for disadvantages granted does not replace registration for the examination, which must be done in any case in addition.
To ensure that the evidence fulfils the necessary requirements, you can submit the information sheet to your doctor for assistance.
Zentrale Ansprechperson für alle Studierende
Corinna Steinebronn
Studying with a disability / chronic illness