Campus Expedition

Every year, a team of adventurous students battle their way through the greenest campus in Germany on this multi-day hike. Together, they cover around 60 kilometres with an elevation gain of around 1500 metres, sleeping together in a tent. On the various stages of this expedition, the students are supported and accompanied by various experts from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Forestry Department and the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve. Together, the team gets to know each other better, but also the forest and the creatures that live in it!
So far, the Campus Expedition has been organised twice with great success! Would you like to take part next time and cross the greenest campus in Germany with a team of persistent, resilient, team-oriented and curious students from Landau and Kaiserslautern? The next Campus Expedition will take place in 2025! Until then, take a look at our website and find out more about the previous expeditions and their challenges. We look forward to seeing you!

FACTS

When: Coming soon - next expedition in 2025

Route

60 km with 1500 hm
Between Landau and Kaiserslautern

CONTACT

Malte Prietz

Mail: malte.prietz(at)rptu.de

Background

The merger of the Kaiserslautern and Landau university campuses has made RPTU the greenest campus in Germany (perhaps even Europe or the world). The campus now covers more than 100 km2 with about 6.5 million trees and still a lot of almost untouched nature. In an expedition, a connection between the campuses is to be created. During the first crossing of the RPTU campus, the Palatinate Forest will be discovered, explored and different facets of the forest will be illuminated. The idea is to link the forest, nature and the environment with research, science and business. Experts from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Forests and the Pfälzerwald-Nordvogesen Biosphere Reserve will be on hand to assist.