The medal of the Max Schönleutner Gesellschaft Weihenstephan was awarded this year (from left) to the former President of the Bavarian, German and European Farmers' Association Gerd Sonnleitner and TUM President em. Wolfgang A. Herrmann. The laudations were delivered by Klaus Lutz, Chairman of the Board of BAYWA AG, and Walter Heidl, President of the Bavarian Farmers' Association. Image: U. Benz / TUM
Max Schönleutner Medal for President Emeritus W. A. Herrmann The Future of Agricultural Sciences The former President of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Professor Dr. Wolfgang A. Herrmann, received the medal of the Max Schönleutner Gesellschaft Weihenstephan (MSGW) at their 10th anniversary celebration. Gerd Sonnleitner, former President of the Bavarian, German and European Farmers' Associations, was also awarded this prize. In his speech, TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann emphasized the importance of agricultural sciences. "The Max Schönleutner Gesellschaft Weihenstephan and TUM have always had the same common goal: to promote future-oriented research and training and to support innovative talents in agricultural and horticultural sciences at TUM," explained President Hofmann. President Emeritus Professor Wolfgang A. Herrmann started a far-reaching reform and transformation of the TUM campus Freising-Weihenstephan in the year 2000. He established the Wissenschaftszentrum für Ernährung, Landnutzung und Umwelt (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan) in order to deal with topics that are crucial for our century, such as world nutrition, lack of raw materials and climate change, at the highest scientific level.
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