Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Center for Education and Research
Higher educational institution
for agriculture
Agricultural research
for the future

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SatGrass App - Course Offerings

Online introductory course for the SatGrass App Gumpenstein: Digitalization opens up exciting new possibilities for agriculture! With the SatGrass App Gumpenstein, which will be available free of charge to farmers throughout Austria from mid-March 2026, there is for the first time…
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Job offers at HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

We need reinforcements - The following jobs are currently advertised. A valid work permit in the EEA is a prerequisite for all advertised positions. Apprenticeship as an Administrative Assistant in Raumberg. Training duration: 3 years. Vocational school: State Vocational School…
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Raumberg-Gumpenstein in 3D

Discover Raumberg-Gumpenstein virtually – on your phone or with VR glasses! It often makes sense to get a feel for things beforehand – and the easiest way to do this is with a virtual tour. Whether on your PC, phone, tablet, or with VR glasses – take a look now:
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Science Days in Raumberg-Gumpenstein

The next Science Day for our students in grades 1, 2, and 4 will take place on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. The first-year advanced course, as well as grades 1U and 1L, and grades 2L, 2U, and 4U will meet in Gumpenstein. Our branch campuses for Biology…
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PODCASTS :/> AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE - KNOWLEDGE IN A COMPACT WAY

Our Raumberg-Gumpensteiner podcasts and film-based technical information.

Federal Higher Teaching and Research Institute for Agriculture Raumberg-Gumpenstein

The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein unites research and teaching under one roof and is the largest department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management. Austrian agriculture relies on a comprehensive quality strategy. The HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein supports this approach through research, education, consulting, and teaching.

Research and teaching at the cutting edge

In addition to a modern school for over 400 students, HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein. the teaching and training facilities include a boarding school, both a conventional and an organically managed teaching and research farm with its own livestock, a teaching forest, various practice rooms and workshops, a processing center for meat, milk, and fruit, a chemistry lab, a biology lab, and a teaching biotope. The close integration of teaching and research is important to us. "Science in School" and modern methods of knowledge transfer by motivated instructors are hallmarks of the

In applied research, we work with enthusiasm at our five locations and in on-farm projects, addressing the future challenges facing the Austrian agricultural and food sectors. We utilize innovative experimental facilities, laboratories, barns, and diverse test plots. The rapid dissemination of our knowledge to practitioners, consultants, educators, and the public is important to us. To this end, we collaborate with universities and research institutions, consultants, associations, processing and marketing companies, educational institutions, policymakers and stakeholders, NGOs, and especially with farmers from Austria and abroad. Our research findings, as well as our modern communication tools and educational events, are highly valued.

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