HIS

What HIS does

HIS Hochschul-Informations-System eG (HIS eG) is a German cooperative founded in 1969 that provides the HISinOne platform, a comprehensive campus management and administrative software system exclusively for German higher education institutions. The platform is built on a service-oriented three-layer architecture (presentation, business logic, data persistence) with a DataAccessObject-based integration layer enabling modular deployment and independent testability. The product portfolio spans HISinOne for campus management (applications, enrollment, exams, alumni, doctoral candidates), HISinOne-RES for research management supporting the Kerndatensatz Forschung, the Hochschul-ERP for finance and personnel administration, Business Intelligence for analytics, and HIS-SaaS for cloud-based delivery.

HIS eG operates as a registered cooperative (eingetragene Genossenschaft) in which member universities are co-owners participating in product development and strategy through advisory boards and the General Assembly. The company employs 101-250 staff and generates revenue through multi-year subscription contracts for software licensing, implementation consulting, and ongoing support, with pricing individually scoped per institution. The go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales to German universities, universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen), and related higher education institutions. The business is differentiated by deep regulatory compliance (IDW PS 880 accounting and travel cost certifications since 2007 and December 2024 respectively, BITV 2.0 accessibility certification, ISO 9001) and decades of specialized development for German-specific university workflows and state-level legal requirements.

Note: Some source data references a Japanese travel agency also abbreviated H.I.S. (operating in 58 countries); these data points are treated as a separate entity and excluded from this analysis of HIS eG.

Name

HIS

Legal name

HIS Hochschul-Informations-System eG

Website

https://his.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HIS eG is a German cooperative providing the HISinOne campus management and Hochschul-ERP platform to German universities and Fachhochschulen. Member-owned institutions license the software under multi-year subscription contracts, with revenue derived from licensing, implementation, and support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Campus Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Training (611420)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Education ERP (Student Information, Finance, HR) (HDAEAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR, Payroll, Time & Attendance for Education (EDAFAEAD), Billing, Tuition, Fees & Payments (including Cafeteria/Meal Accounts) (EDAFAEAN)

Keywords

• Campus management software
• Higher education ERP
• University administration systems
• Research management software
• Student lifecycle management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannoversch Münden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Implementation: HIS eG generates revenue through licensing their HISinOne software to German universities and providing implementation, consulting, and support services. The cooperative model allows member universities to participate in product development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HIS eG develops and licenses the HISinOne integrated campus management platform and the Hochschul-ERP system to German universities, universities of applied sciences, and other higher education institutions. The software covers the full student lifecycle (application, admission, enrollment, examinations, alumni), research management, doctoral candidate administration, university finance and personnel management, and business intelligence analytics, delivered either on-premise or as a managed cloud service (HIS-SaaS).

Product overview

HIS eG (Hochschul-Informations-System eG) is a software cooperative for German universities offering the HISinOne platform, a comprehensive university management system. The portfolio is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture with HISinOne as the core platform providing campus management and research management modules, supplemented by the Hochschul-ERP (Finanzen and Personal sub-modules) for resource management, plus cloud services (HIS-SaaS) and dedicated applications (HISinOne-APP, HISinOne-STU, HISinOne-DOC). Additional modules include Business Intelligence for analytics and specialized services for implementation and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HISinOne (Campusmanagement) Integrated campus management platform that handles the full student lifecycle from application and admission through enrollment, examinations, events, alumni management, and doctoral candidate administration for German higher education institutions.
• HISinOne-RES (Forschungsmanagement) Research management system that unifies all research-relevant metadata in one system, supporting researchers and administration throughout the research context using the Kerndatensatz Forschung (Core Research Dataset) as the foundation.
• Hochschul-ERP Integrated ERP system specifically designed for German universities covering finance management (budget control, tax-compliant annual financial statements) and personnel administration (general HR, management evaluations, statistical data delivery).
• Business Intelligence Business intelligence and analytics solution for universities enabling generation of key figures, standard reports, configurable reports, and flexible evaluations across operational and strategic data.
• HIS-SaaS Cloud-based delivery service providing the complete HIS software environment from the cloud, including hosting, maintenance, updates, and technical infrastructure for universities that prefer not to operate on-premise.
• HISinOne-DOC Doctoral candidate management service for administering doctorates from registration through completion of the promotion procedure, part of the HISinOne service packages portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• IDW PS 880 certified travel cost management (December 2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and TourismminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 May 2026HIS (Japanese travel agency) is partnering with Korean tourism authorities and other Japanese travel agencies (Hankyu Travel, Yomiuri Travel) to sell dedicated Andong travel packages to Japanese tourists, leveraging diplomatic momentum from bilateral summit.
• DFN-CertcoreTechnology or IntegrationHIS collaborates closely with DFN-Cert to develop comprehensive guidelines for data protection and data security in HISinOne operations. Guidelines include assistance for the university's data protection officer, including an exemplary HISinOne procedure directory.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP S/4HANA and SuccessFactors are deployed across many German universities for finance and HR, directly overlapping with HIS Hochschul-ERP (Finanzen/Personal). Comparable as a broad incumbent ERP/HCM vendor competing within the same German HE customer base, though not focused exclusively on higher education.
• Unit4: European cloud ERP vendor (Unit4 ERP, Unit4 Student Management) serving higher education and public sector organizations. Comparable to HIS eG on the ERP side (finance, HR, student management) for European institutions, with a cloud-first delivery model.
• Workday: Cloud-native enterprise suite with a dedicated Workday Student module targeting higher education admissions, academics, and student records. Comparable to HISinOne Campusmanagement on the SIS side and to Hochschul-ERP on the HCM/finance side, with broader scale and capital.
• Oracle (PeopleSoft Campus Solutions): Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a long-established SIS used in universities worldwide, and Oracle's HCM/ERP Cloud competes with HIS Hochschul-ERP. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping campus management and ERP capabilities, though not specialized to German regulations.

Direct peers

• Tribal Group: UK-listed education software specialist serving schools and higher education with SIS, student lifecycle, and regulatory reporting modules. Comparable to HIS eG as a vertically specialized education admin vendor, with similar domain depth but operating primarily in the UK and Australasia.
• Ellucian: Largest global SIS provider for higher education, offering Banner, Colleague, PowerCampus and cloud SaaS platforms. Direct comparable to HIS eG as a specialist higher-education admin software vendor serving universities, though operating globally rather than only in Germany.
• Jenzabar: US-based SIS and ERP provider focused on small-to-mid-sized higher education institutions, with Jenzabar One and JX offering student, financial aid, and ERP functionality. Comparable to HIS eG as a higher-education SIS/ERP specialist, though serving the US market.
• Anthology: Formed from the merger of Campus Management, Blackboard, and other education software assets; offers the CampusNexus Student SIS and a broad higher-ed edtech portfolio. Comparable to HIS eG on student lifecycle and administrative workflows, though with a US-centric focus and broader LMS reach.

Regional players

• AKDB: German public-sector IT provider (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern) serving Bavarian municipalities and public institutions with administrative software. Comparable to HIS eG as a German public-sector software specialist, though with a municipal rather than higher-education focus.
• Seres (Serae Group / Campus Management): French higher-education software specialist offering Pégase and other SIS/ERP modules for French universities and grandes écoles. Comparable to HIS eG as a nationally specialized university admin software provider serving French higher education.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/his-hochschul-informations-system-eg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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