Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten

What Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten does

Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten (PH Weingarten) is a public University of Education located in Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, operating under the state Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts. It specializes in initial teacher training for primary schools (Grundschule), lower secondary (Sekundarstufe I), vocational schools, and early childhood education, alongside adjacent disciplines including speech therapy (Logopädie), media and educational management (MBM), environmental education, and educational science. Core delivery consists of state-accredited Bachelor and Master degree programs supplemented by doctoral training (Promotion & Habilitation), with the 2025 addition of a Master in 'Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Lern- und Beratungspsychologie' extending the academic portfolio.

The institution's product and research architecture is built around four internal research centers (ZeBiP, Forschungszentrum für Elementar- und Primarbildung, Forschungszentrum für fachbezogene Lehr- und Lernprozesse, Zentrum für Regionalforschung), ten operating subsidiaries/transfer facilities (AWW, CoLiLab, ALiSS, Grundschulzentrum, Diagnose- und Förderzentrum Mathematik, Steinbeis-Beratungs-Zentrum, etc.), and a portfolio of externally funded research and continuing-education projects (EarlyMath, ExDiKids, IGEL, LeiQ.plus/multi, Critical Making, KitaProSprache, PhysikSPIEL, DUAL.AI.TEACHer). The technology stack includes a Matomo-based web analytics layer, the Moopaed learning management system, and digital learning tools supporting pedagogical makerspaces. Partnerships span state government, EU ERASMUS+, DAAD, Robert Bosch Stiftung, BMZ, Vector-Stiftung, Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, and academic collaborators across Sweden, Italy, Poland, and Switzerland.

The business model is hybrid: core teaching is state-funded via Baden-Württemberg allocations (no tuition revenue from primary degree programs), while the Akademie für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung (AWW, est. 2015) generates fee-based revenue from continuing-education certificates (DAS/CAS, DaF/DaZ, Montessori, KitaProSprache, LeiQ) regulated by the AWW Gebührensatzung. Supplementary revenue is project-based, sourced from national foundations and EU programs, and increasingly from consulting via the Steinbeis-Beratungs-Zentrum. Customer segments span pre-service teacher candidates, in-service teachers and educators, internationally trained teachers (IGEL), and children/families served through applied research transfer facilities.

Name

Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten

Legal name

Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten

Website

https://ph-weingarten.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten is a public University of Education in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, delivering state-accredited teacher training (Bachelor/Master), continuing education through its AWW academy, and educational research across early childhood, STEM, and digital pedagogy.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Graduate Schools of Education (M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.) (EDAHAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Undergraduate Teacher Education Colleges (EDAHAFAA), Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes (EDAHAFAM), Secondary & Subject-Area Teacher Preparation Programs (STEM, Humanities, etc.) (EDAHAFAH), Curriculum & Instruction / Instructional Design Programs (EDAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Teacher education
• Higher education services
• Continuing education programs
• Educational research
• Early childhood studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Weingarten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten is a public German University of Education that delivers teacher training degree programs at the Bachelor's and Master's levels (covering primary, secondary, and vocational school teaching, early childhood studies, speech therapy, and media/educational management), professional continuing education through its Akademie für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung (AWW), and educational research conducted through dedicated research centers and transfer facilities. It serves individual pre-service teacher candidates, in-service educators seeking professional development, and internationally trained teachers pursuing requalification into the German education system.

Product overview

Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten is a University of Education offering a comprehensive portfolio of teacher education programs (Bachelor and Master levels), professional continuing education through the Akademie für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung (AWW), and numerous research projects in early childhood education, educational technology, and teacher professionalization. The institution operates as a unified academic organization rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, with programs spanning initial teacher training, in-service professional development, and research-driven educational innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AWW (Akademie für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung): Continuing education academy offering professional development programs, language courses, and certification programs for educators and professionals.
• ZeBiP - Zentrum für Bildungsinnovation und Professionalisierung
• IGEL-Projekt

Products and services

• Bachelorstudiengänge (Bachelor's Degree Programs) Undergraduate degree programs preparing students for teaching careers in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, early childhood education, speech therapy, media/educational management, and environmental education, including combined technical subject plus teaching credential tracks.
• Masterstudiengänge (Master's Degree Programs) Graduate degree programs for advanced teaching qualifications, early childhood studies, educational science, psychology with focus on learning and counseling, vocational school teaching credentials, school development, and intercultural education.
• Akademie für Wissenschaftliche Weiterbildung (AWW) Continuing education academy offering professional development courses including DaF/DaZ language certificates, Montessori Pedagogy, KitaProSprache language qualification, International Teaching programs, and various certificate courses for educators and professionals.
• IGEL-Programm (Integration of Internationally Trained Teachers) Requalification pathways for foreign-educated teachers to work as fully qualified teachers in Germany, delivered through AWW.
• KitaProSprache Certification Program Certification program qualifying early childhood educators as Language and Communication specialists to implement the Baden-Württemberg language education framework (VwV Kolibri).
• LeiQ.plus — Kita Leadership Qualification Continuing education qualification for (deputy) kindergarten directors on leadership and management, based on a situated learning approach, co-developed with Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung.
• LeiQ.multi — Multiplier Training Program Training program for trainers and educational advisors to multiply the LeiQ.plus qualification concept nationally, enabling them to deliver the leadership qualification independently across Germany.
• PhysikSPIEL Professional Development Program Continuing education program for early childhood educators and kindergarten teachers in Germany and Switzerland, focusing on promoting physics concepts through play-based learning for children ages 4-6.

Quantifiable outcome

• EarlyMath project shows children (M = 2.6 years) with teachers trained in math-specific interaction quality demonstrated higher numeracy and mathematical language skills compared to control groups

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and major.

• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V. (Regionalverband Oberschwaben/Bodensee)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Co-developed LeiQ.plus qualification concept for Kita (kindergarten) leadership in cooperation with Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe. The concept focuses on leadership and management training for Kita directors using situated learning approach, funded by Robert Bosch Stiftung.
• CJD RavensburgregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in WIN project (Weiterbildung – Integration – Nachhaltigkeit) supporting language training for migrant staff in regional nursing facilities 2020-2021.
• UMEA UNIVERSITET (Schweden)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in Critical Making Erasmus+ project focused on developing teacher competencies to tackle disinformation and foster digital competencies.
• POLITECNICO DI TORINO (Italien)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in Critical Making Erasmus+ project for teacher training methodologies.
• ZENTRUM FUR SCHULQUALITAT UND LEHRERBILDUNG (Deutschland)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Critical Making project providing expertise in school quality and teacher education.
• POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA (Polen)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean partner in Critical Making project for developing STEM teacher training curricula.
• FONDAZIONE LINKS (Italien)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead partner in Critical Making project focused on innovation and knowledge for society.
• Verbund für Technologie und Bildung (vtb)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAWW is official partner of vtb, a training consortium supporting SMEs in Lake Constance-Oberschwaben region with digital transformation through education needs assessment and qualification concepts.
• Forschungszentren (internal collaboration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZeBiP (Forschungszentrum Bildungsinnovation und Professionalisierung), Forschungszentrum für Elementar- und Primarbildung, Forschungszentrum für fachbezogene Lehr- und Lernprozesse, and Zentrum für Regionalforschung collaborate on educational research.
• Otto-Friedrich-Universität BambergmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in EarlyMath project studying early mathematical development and interaction quality in childcare facilities.
• Deutsches Jugendinstitut MünchenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in EarlyMath project contributing expertise in early childhood development research.
• DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Space2School and Trägersysteme projects developing educational materials from aerospace technology for school teaching.
• FHNW Basel (Pädagogische Hochschule)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss partner in PhysikSPIEL project contributing to physics didactics research.
• PH ZürichregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss partner in PhysikSPIEL project for early childhood physics education.
• Stiftung Liebenau Fachzentrum RosenharzregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner in WIN project providing language training for nursing staff.
• ZfP Weissenau (Zentrum für Psychiatrie)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in WIN project for workplace language support in psychiatric care facility.
• Steinbeis-Beratungs-ZentrumregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Pedagogical University to establish Steinbeis consulting center for organization, communication and digital transformation, linked to Media and Education Management program.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Universität Konstanz: Full university in the Bodensee region, geographically adjacent to PH Weingarten, offering teacher education subjects at scale and competing for students in the same Lake Constance labor market.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich: Swiss partner institution in the PhysikSPIEL project; comparable teacher education provider in the greater Bodensee region, with cross-border cooperation potential for joint research and student exchange.
• Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz): Swiss Pädagogische Hochschule partnered with PH Weingarten on the PhysikSPIEL project; offers similar teacher training across the border, serving the same Bodensee region with a different national regulatory framework.

Direct peers

• Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg: Another Pädagogische Hochschule in Baden-Württemberg offering comparable Bachelor's and Master's teacher education programs for primary and secondary levels, with overlapping transfer facilities and state-funding model.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg: Sister Pädagogische Hochschule in Baden-Württemberg with a similar teacher-training portfolio, including early childhood, primary, secondary, and continuing education programs, sharing the same state funding and regulatory framework.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe: Baden-Württemberg Pädagogische Hochschule focused on teacher education and educational science, competing for the same pre-service teacher candidates in the region with comparable B.Ed./M.Ed. programs.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd: Neighboring Pädagogische Hochschule in Baden-Württemberg offering overlapping teacher education, educational science, and health-related degree programs, sharing the same Land funding model.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg: Baden-Württemberg Pädagogische Hochschule with extensive teacher education and continuing education offerings, including EU-funded projects similar to those at PH Weingarten.

Others

• Deutsches Jugendinstitut (DJI): Major German applied research institute for child and youth development; research partner in EarlyMath and adjacent in the early-childhood education research space, though not a direct teaching-degree competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Universität Bamberg (Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg): Full German university and research partner in the EarlyMath project; offers broader teacher education and educational science programs at greater scale, representing a more comprehensive (and partially competing) higher education institution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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