Every year, on this multi-day hike, a team of adventure-seeking students makes its way through Germany’s greenest campus. Together, they cover about 60 km with an elevation gain of approximately 1,500 hm, and sleep together in a tent. Throughout the varied stages of this expedition, the students are supported and guided by various experts from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Forestry Department and the Palatinate Forest–Northern Vosges Biosphere Reserve. Together, the team gets to know each other better—as well as the forest and the creatures that call it home!
Would you like to join us next time and traverse Germany’s greenest campus with a team of resilient, hardworking, team-oriented, and curious students from Landau and Kaiserslautern? Planning for the next Campus Expedition is already underway! Until then, feel free to browse our website and learn more about past expeditions and the challenges they’ve faced. We look forward to seeing you!
Background
The merger of the university campuses in Kaiserslautern and Landau made RPTU the greenest campus in Germany (perhaps even in Europe or the world). The campus now covers more than 100 km2 with around 6.5 million trees and a lot of almost untouched nature. The aim of the expedition is to create a link between the campuses. The Palatinate Forest will be discovered, explored and various facets of the forest illuminated during the first crossing of the campus at RPTU. The aim is to link the forest, nature and the environment with research, science and business. Experts from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Forests and the Palatinate Forest-North Vosges Biosphere Reserve will be on hand to help.
