Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences has made a name for itself in the national and international professional world when it comes to the fields of "agricultural robotics" and "sensor systems", both in research and teaching and in the transfer of knowledge into practice.
"I would like to sincerely thank the donors for their initiative," says University President Prof Dr Andreas Bertram. "Our university has grown in and with the region and continues to do so. The close interaction with the many actors in the agricultural sector is fundamental to this and a guarantor for ever new innovations. Through their joint commitment, the foundations ensure that we can continue to write this success story."
In keeping with the new professorship, the "Agro-Technicum" is currently being built at Osnbabrück University of Applied Sciences, one of the most modern research facilities for agricultural systems technology and field robotics in Europe. It has a research hall equipped with five laboratories. In the future, autonomous field robots, among other things, can be tested in long-term use on the associated test field. "As the CLAAS Foundation, we want to be involved in the topics of robotics and sensor systems. And the close connection to practice that the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences cultivates was another reason for us to support the foundation professorship," says Sylvia Looks.
In addition to the CLAAS Foundation, the Aloys & Brigitte Coppenrath Foundation, the Dieter Fuchs Foundation, the Friedel & Gisela Bohnenkamp Foundation and the Georgsmarienhütte Steelworks Foundation are also involved.
The CLAAS Foundation was established in 1999 under the patronage of Helmut Claas and has an endowment capital of around 10 million euros. Participation in the endowed chair was made possible by the numerous donations received by the CLAAS Foundation on the occasion of Helmut Claas' passing away in January this year.
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Representatives of the foundations and the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences gathered in front of the emerging research area around the Agro-Technicum on the Westerberg campus. Photo: Mirko Müller/Hochschule Osnabrück