For two months the two PhD students Mariia Zavodiana and Anna Savelova completed an international internship at the Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT) as part of the DAAD PACK IT academic mobility programme. The postgraduate students took courses that combined modern data analysis methods, business analytics, and academic English. → read more

Within the framework of the DAAD-funded PACK IT mobility program, students from Ukraine could participate in a series of visits to German industrial enterprises from 07.12.2025 tp 12.12.2025 together with students from the Department of Packaging and Management at Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT). The program brings together students from Ukraine and Germany and provides a shared learning context in which packaging is explored across different stages of development, production, and automation.

Industrial Excursion to Storck: From Family Tradition to Global Confectionery Leader

Storck is a global leader in the confectionery market with over 100 years of history. It is famous for iconic brands including Mamba, Merci, Toffifee, Nimm2, Werther’s Original, Knoppers, and Ice Fresh. The within the PACK IT project the students got introduced to the company’s production environment as well as it’s roll in the global confectionery industry. → more

As part of the DAAD-funded PACK IT Project a visit to MUHR & SÖHNE GmbH & Co. KG in Ohrdruf, Germany was organized. It aimed to provide students with valuable insight into specialized metal packaging solutions designed for demanding industrial applications and regulated goods. → more

Within this framework, the visit to Edelmann Group demonstrated how premium packaging is understood not simply as a “box,” but as an integrated product shaped by design, structural engineering, printing technologies, quality control, and industrial processes. → more

As part of the DAAD-founded PACK IT mobility program, a student’s group visit a modern industrial facility specializing in the production of cardboard made from recycled materials. The Weig Group is among the leading manufacturers in Europe in the field of recycled cardboard and environmentally responsible packaging solutions. → more

One of the key excursions within the mobility program was a visit to Ardagh Group, a global leader in sustainable metal and glass packaging. Students visited the Ardagh Group production facilities in Germany, where they attended expert presentations and explored the manufacturing environment firsthand. → more

As part as the same framework, the students also visited ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein, gaining firsthand insight into large-scale industrial metal production and its significance in modern packaging. The visit aimed to deepen students’ understanding of metal packaging systems, illustrating how industrial efficiency, sustainability and technological expertise converge in a contemporary production environment. → more

Expanding German – Ukrainian Academic Cooperation

In November 2025, a delegation of leading Ukrainian academics visited Berlin University of Applied Sciences (BHT) to further strengthen cooperation in education, research and innovation. → more