- Founded
- 1983
- Students
- 118
- Programmes
- 47
- Taught in English
- 45
About Berufsakademie Göttingen
VWA und Berufsakademie Göttingen is a state-recognised private institution offering dual, practice-integrated bachelor programmes in Business Administration and Social Work. Founded in 1983, it operates on the cooperative-education model: students split their time between classroom instruction and a contracted partner employer, earning a Bachelor of Arts within three years while receiving a training salary.
The institution is part of the wider VWA (Verwaltungs- und Wirtschafts-Akademie) network and is headquartered at Königsstieg 94 in Göttingen. Alongside its dual bachelor tracks it offers part-time VWA-Betriebswirt/in programmes in business administration and health-care economics targeted at working professionals.
Class sizes are deliberately small to allow close faculty contact and personalised support. Because employers typically cover the monthly programme fee and pay a training allowance, the Berufsakademie pathway carries very low financial risk for students who secure a training contract before enrolment.
Dual-study model: academic instruction combined with a paid employer training contract
Employer typically covers the €450/month programme fee and pays a training allowance
Small study groups with close faculty contact
Three-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree
Access to Georg-August-Universität Göttingen sports facilities
High direct-employment rate: most graduates transition to permanent roles at their training company
Key facts
- Type
- Berufsakademie
- Founded
- 1983
- Students
- 118
- Programmes
- 47
Study programmes
47 accredited degrees at Berufsakademie Göttingen, 45 of them taught in English.
Showing 1–24 of 47 programmes
Admissions & fees
What it costs
Monthly programme fee: €450 (approx.). Thesis examination fee in the 6th semester: €300 one-off. In practice the partner employer typically covers all fees and pays a training allowance, so out-of-pocket cost for students is usually nil. No semester contribution (Sozialbeitrag) for a public university is applicable here as this is a private institution.
Admission requirements
Applicants must hold a German Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (Abitur or equivalent) and must have concluded a study-and-training contract with a recognised partner company before enrolment - the employer contract is a hard prerequisite. No dedicated international-student admission pathway or APS requirement is described on the official site; international applicants should contact the institution directly to clarify credential recognition and language requirements. All programmes are taught in German, so a strong command of German (at minimum B2) is a practical necessity.
Application deadlines
Admission is rolling through partner companies rather than via a fixed deadline: applicants secure a combined study-and-training place via the VWA-Stellenboerse or by applying directly to companies, and open places for the August 2026 start were still being advertised in summer 2026. Entry requires a university entrance qualification plus a signed Studien- und Ausbildungsvertrag with the employer, who also pays the tuition and an apprentice salary.
How international applicants apply
dual model via partner company - admission runs through a partner employer (Partnerbetrieb): applicants secure a combined study-and-training place via the VWA Stellenboerse or by applying directly to companies, sign a study/training contract with the employer (who also pays the tuition), and the academy then enrols them. uni-assist is not used or documented anywhere on the official site.
Languages of instruction
German (all programmes taught in German)
Entry requirements, intake dates and language levels differ for every degree.
Scholarships at Berufsakademie Göttingen
2 schemes run or administered by the university. Always confirm current amounts and deadlines on the official page.
ESF-Zuschuss zu Kursgebühren
Applicants for berufsbegleitende studies at VWA/BA Göttingen may receive a grant from European Social Fund towards course fees. De...
bachelor (part-time/berufsbegleitend)
Weiterbildungsstipendium der VWA/BA Göttingen
Scholarship for professionals under 25 years with completed vocational training who pursue a part-time/berufsbegleitendes Bachelor...
Amount: 6,000 EUR total (over 3 years)
bachelor (part-time/berufsbegleitend)
Student accommodation
What Berufsakademie Göttingen publishes about housing. German universities do not allocate rooms themselves, so the links below are where applications actually go.
The university's housing page
Deadlines and application forms are published here, and they change every intake.
Open housing pageCampuses & locations
Main campus - Königsstieg 94, 37081 Göttingen
Living in Göttingen
Göttingen is a historic university city in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) with a population of roughly 120,000. It is home to Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, one of Germany's oldest and most prestigious research universities, giving the city a strongly academic atmosphere. Göttingen lies on the main ICE rail corridor between Frankfurt and Hamburg and has excellent connections to major German cities.
Student life & support
Students at the Berufsakademie Göttingen have access to the University of Göttingen's sports facilities through the Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsport membership. The dual-study format means students spend alternating periods at the academy and at their employer, so campus social life is more condensed than at a traditional full-time university. An online campus platform supports remote learning and course management.
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