OpenFieldThe Lehrpark der Fachhochschule Erfurt is an extensive 6-hectare botanical and landscape research teaching park, driving sustainable urban forestry, nursery production, and garden design in Thuringia.
Housing the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry at FH Erfurt, the Lehrpark serves as a living laboratory with over 3,000 woody plant taxa, experimental green roofs, perennial trial gardens, and greenhouse climate test chambers focusing on climate-resilient urban green spaces.
Admissions through Fachhochschule Erfurt for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Landscape Architecture and Horticultural Science. Requirements: Fachhochschulreife or Abitur, proof of a 6 to 12-week pre-study practical internship in green industries, and German language proficiency (DSH-2/TestDaF 4).
Seven-semester accredited engineering degree studying open space design, sponge city stormwater management, green infrastructure, and ecological plant community planning.
Three-semester graduate program based in the Lehrpark research greenhouses, focusing on precision hydroponics, automated microclimate sensing, and urban food security.
Field research fellowship conducting sap-flow sapling measurements, thermal infrared canopy imaging, and drought stress evaluations across 500 experimental urban street tree species.
Historical garden preservation grant supporting documentation of historic palace parks (Belvedere, Gotha, and Molsdorf) and historic seed preservation.
Curricular practical internship embedded in modern commercial ornamental and vegetable production facilities throughout the Erfurt horticultural cluster.
Award recognizing student design studio projects presenting innovative swale, bioswale, and rain garden integration in central German urban districts.
Professor of Vegetation Ecology and Plant Functional Traits · Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry
Prof. Dr. Michael Kleyer studies ecological plant traits and predictive community assembly models to select drought-resilient flora for changing European urban climates.
View research profile ↗Professor of Horticultural Production and Controlled Environment Agriculture · Department of Horticulture
Prof. Dr. Birgit Wilhelm directs experimental trials in peat-free organic growing substrates and dynamic LED spectral recipes for commercial horticultural yields.
View research profile ↗Professor of Landscape Construction and Water Sensitive Urban Design · Faculty of Landscape Architecture
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Jens Bentfeld evaluates hydraulic infiltration capacities of bio-retention cells and permeable pavements within the Lehrpark demonstration grounds.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Lehrpark der Fachhochschule Erfurt academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-16. OpenField is an independent research guide.