Danube Private University

What Danube Private University does

Danube Private University (DPU) is a privately held tertiary education institution headquartered in Krems an der Donau, Austria, approximately 70 kilometres from Vienna in the UNESCO World Heritage Wachau region. Founded in 2009 and structured as Danube Private University GmbH under 100% owner PUSH GmbH, DPU is state-recognised and accredited by AQ Austria, with supervisory oversight from BMBWF and the Lower Austria Provincial Government. The university offers a vertically integrated portfolio spanning diploma programmes in dental medicine (Dr. med. dent.) and consecutive human medicine (Dr. med. univ.), bachelor's degrees in dental hygiene and medical journalism, doctoral programmes in dental medicine and precision/personalised medicine, and a continuing-education catalogue of MSc and Academic Expert tracks in orthodontics, implantology, endodontics, aesthetic dentistry, and clinical implementation of AI in dentistry.

The business model combines three revenue streams: recurring tuition from diploma, bachelor, master, doctoral, and continuing-education programmes; professional-services revenue from the DPU Dental Clinic Krems, which doubles as the clinical training facility; and third-party research grants including EU Horizon 2020 and Land Niederösterreich funding. Recruitment runs on a direct-to-consumer motion via the university website, education fairs, and postal applications rather than centralised online enrolment. Clinical training infrastructure is anchored by the captive Dental Clinic Krems plus partnership agreements with three regional university hospitals (Wiener Neustadt, Neunkirchen, Hochegg).

Technology and research are organised into dedicated centres covering Medical Image Analysis & AI (MIAAI), Clinical Application of AI in Dentistry (CAAID), Life Sciences Technology (LiST), Natural and Cultural Human History (bioarchaeology), Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Microplastics/PI-SENS. Documented AI/ML capabilities span computer vision for dental and medical imaging, smartphone-based augmented reality for implant placement, olfactory biosensors for disease detection, NLP for health-services research, and predictive analytics using transformer-based models. Headcount is reported at 501–1,000, and the institution publishes hundreds of peer-reviewed papers annually.

Name

Danube Private University

Legal name

Danube Private University GmbH (DPU)

Website

https://dp-uni.ac.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Danube Private University is an Austrian AQ Austria-accredited private university in Krems offering diploma, bachelor, master, doctoral, and postgraduate programmes in dental medicine, human medicine, dental hygiene, and medical journalism, with integrated clinical training and dedicated AI-in-healthcare research centres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private University Education (Dental and Medical Sciences)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Offices of Dentists (62121)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Schools (EDAHAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Comprehensive Doctoral Research Universities (Multi-Disciplinary) (EDAHABAA)

Keywords

• Private medical university
• Dental medicine education
• Human medicine programs
• Postgraduate continuing education
• Health sciences research

Headquarters

HQ city

Krems An Der Donau

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees from Diploma and Degree Programs: Revenue from tuition fees for diploma programmes in dental medicine (Dr. med. dent.), consecutive programmes in human medicine (Dr. med. univ.), bachelor's programmes (BA), and master's programmes (MA).
2. Postgraduate and Continuing Education Fees: Revenue from postgraduate university programmes (MSc), academic expert programmes (AE), and doctoral programmes (PhD) in various dental and medical specialties.
3. Patient Care Services: Revenue from the Dental Clinic Krems of the DPU and university hospitals providing dental and medical treatment services to patients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Danube Private University (DPU) is a private university in Krems an der Donau, Austria, delivering state-recognised, AQ Austria accredited degree and continuing-education programmes in dental medicine, human medicine, dental hygiene, and medical journalism. It combines classroom teaching with hands-on clinical training through the DPU Dental Clinic Krems and partner university hospitals, and runs AI- and life-sciences-focused research centres that feed into specialised postgraduate MSc and PhD offerings.

Product overview

Danube Private University (DPU) is a private university in Krems, Austria offering a portfolio of academic programmes across dental medicine, human medicine, dental hygiene, and medical journalism. The core educational offerings include diploma programmes (Dr. med. dent. and Dr. med. univ.), bachelor's and master's degrees, doctoral programmes (PhD), and extensive postgraduate continuing education (MSc and Academic Expert programmes). Key programmes include specialized MSc tracks in Clinical Implementation of AI in Dentistry, Aesthetic-Reconstructive Dentistry, Endodontics, Oral Surgery/Implantology, Parodontology, and Orthodontics. The university operates clinical facilities including the DPU Dental Clinic Krems and three affiliated university hospitals (Wiener Neustadt, Neunkirchen, Hochegg). Research is organized into centres including Medical Image Analysis & AI (MIAAI), Clinical Application of AI in Dentistry (CAAID), Life Sciences Technology (LiST), Natural and Cultural Human History, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Microplastics, and PI-SENS. Additional services include the DPU-Tribune magazine, video media content, newsletter subscription, student platform access, and the DDS-Shop for dental supplies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diploma Programme in Dental Medicine (Dr. med. dent.)
• Consecutive Programme in Human Medicine (Dr. med. univ.)
• Bachelor of Arts in Dental Hygiene (BA)
• Bachelor/Master of Arts in Medical Journalism and Public Relations (BA/MA)
• Doctoral Programme in Dental Medicine (PhD)
• Doctoral Programme in Precision and Personalized Medicine (PhD)
• MSc Clinical Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry (CE) - 120 ECTS
• MSc Aesthetic-Reconstructive Dentistry (CE) - 120 ECTS
• MSc Endodontics (CE) - 120 ECTS
• MSc Oral Surgery/Implantology (CE) - 120 ECTS
• MSc Parodontology and Implantology (CE) - 120 ECTS
• MSc Orthodontics (CE) - 120 ECTS
• Academic Expert - Orthodontics - 80 ECTS
• Academic Expert - Oral Surgery/Implantology - 80 ECTS
• Academic Expert - Parodontology and Implantology - 80 ECTS
• DPU Dental Clinic Krems (Patient Care Services)
• Research Centre: Medical Image Analysis & Artificial Intelligence (MIAAI)
• Research Centre: Clinical Application of AI in Dentistry (CAAID)
• Research Centre: Life Sciences Technology (LiST)
• Centre for Natural and Cultural Human History

Quantifiable outcome

• Extensive peer-reviewed research publications demonstrating academic output
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability11 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AIT Austrian Institute of TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2022Joint symposium on nanoplastic research with AIT, demonstrating DPU's involvement in interdisciplinary research partnerships.
• University of BariminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2022International academic cooperation between DPU and the University of Bari for student and faculty exchange and collaborative research.
• BurgenlandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Regional government cooperation to address physician shortages, with Burgenland supporting DPU medical students.
• Red Cross (Rotes Kreuz)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2022Cooperation agreement for healthcare-related activities and mutual support in emergency medicine education and training.
• Mary Ward ORGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2021DPU donated the COVID-19 olfaction test (Geruchsautomat) technology to Mary Ward ORG educational institution.
• PUSH GmbH (Postgraduale Universitätsstudien für Heilberufe)coreOthersPUSH GmbH is the 100% shareholder and supporting body of Danube Private University. It manages the ownership structure and provides strategic direction for the university.
• University Hospital Wiener NeustadtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical training partner for human medicine students at the DPU. Located in Wiener Neustadt, it provides hands-on hospital experience for medical education.
• University Hospital NeunkirchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical training partner for human medicine students, providing hospital-based training opportunities for DPU medical students.
• University Hospital HocheggcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinical training partner for human medicine students, part of the university hospital network affiliated with DPU for practical training.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Medical University of Vienna: Largest public medical university in Austria and one of DPU's main competitors for medical and dental talent. Overlapping curriculum in human and dental medicine, but public, heavily subsidized, and far broader in research footprint.

Emerging players

• University of Nicosia Medical School: Private medical school in Cyprus that has built an English-language, international medical degree programme. Comparable as a smaller private institution using English-language delivery and international recruitment to scale beyond its domestic market.

Direct peers

• Sigmund Freud University: Private university in Vienna offering degree programmes in psychotherapy, psychology, medicine, and law. Closest Austrian peer to DPU given shared private-university status, tuition-based model, and regulated AQ Austria accreditation regime.
• Paracelsus Medical University: Private medical university headquartered in Salzburg with affiliated hospitals in Nuremberg. Directly comparable as a private, tuition-driven medical university in the DACH region serving both degree-seeking students and postgraduate clinicians.
• Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences: Private health sciences university also located in Krems, Austria. Highly comparable in scale, regulatory environment (AQ Austria), and mission to deliver health-sciences education integrated with regional hospital partners.
• Asklepios Campus Hamburg: Private medical school affiliated with the Asklepios hospital group in Germany. Comparable as a private, clinically integrated medical training provider competing for tuition-paying medical students in the German-speaking market.
• Witten/Herdecke University: Private German university with a renowned medical faculty and tuition-based model. Comparable as a privately funded European university offering medical and health-sciences education, facing similar regulatory and demographic dynamics as DPU.

Regional players

• Danube University Krems: Public university for continuing education also based in Krems. Comparable as a continuing-education-heavy institution in the same city, but public rather than private and broader in subject coverage beyond dentistry and medicine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvESS7UfC0jhltCObpXl_xA
• Facebookfacebook.com/danubeprivateuniversity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/danube-private-university-austria-dpu
• Instagraminstagram.com/danube_private_university
• Xx.com/DP__University

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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