Today, however, the majority of its students are enrolled in one of the many study programs offered by the faculty of business, economics and social sciences.

[5] The eruption of the Indonesian volcano Mount Tambora in 1815 triggered a global climate change and was one of the causes of the massive famine suffered in the Kingdom of Württemberg at the beginning of the 19th century.

The first director of the academy was Johann Nepomuk Schwerz, and it was located in Hohenheim Palace, built by Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg.

With the appointment of Margarete von Wrangell to the chair for plant nutrition in 1923, she became the first female full professor at a German university.

[6] The University of Hohenheim is located in southwest Germany, in the district of Plieningen on the southern rim of Baden in Württemberg's capital, Stuttgart.

Its goal is to offer dual degree programs in Management on all academic levels: Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral studies.

The participating universities work closely together in defining their study programs, exchanging professors and organizing joint research projects.

Each year, this network holds an annual conference at one of the partner universities, where common programs are defined and achievements are reported.