ARGE Bildungsmanagement

What ARGE Bildungsmanagement does

ARGE Bildungsmanagement is an Austrian adult education institution founded in 1994 and headquartered in Vienna, specializing in part-time accredited university programs, diploma courses, and continuing education in counseling, management, coaching, supervision, and psychotherapy. It serves working professionals across Austria through a five-city footprint (Vienna, Linz, Graz, Innsbruck, and Klagenfurt) and an exclusive cooperation partnership with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität (SFU), through which all its part-time university programs are delivered.

The institution's core product portfolio comprises SFU-accredited part-time Master's programs (Management, Coaching & Supervision, Counseling, and Psychotherapy), an undergraduate Bachelor program (BPr Beratungswissenschaften) launching in the 2026 academic year, proprietary diploma programs including a new offering in Digitale Beratung (digital counseling), and a recurring continuing-education calendar anchored by formats such as Jour Fixe. Delivery combines in-person instruction across the five physical locations with an e-learning platform (elearning.arge-bildungsmanagement.at) that supplements classroom teaching. Quality assurance is maintained through Ö-Cert certification under the Austrian National Quality Framework for adult education providers, most recently re-certified in 2024.

The business model is tuition-based recurring revenue, with students paying per semester or per program and progressing through part-time study alongside professional work. ARGE employs approximately 45 staff and serves several hundred students. Customer acquisition is direct to individual adult learners, with no enterprise or government anchor accounts referenced in available data, producing a distributed revenue base that is exposed to per-student churn dynamics rather than contract-level concentration risk.

Name

ARGE Bildungsmanagement

Legal name

ARGE Bildungsmanagement

Website

https://bildungsmanagement.ac.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARGE Bildungsmanagement is a Vienna-based Austrian adult education institution delivering accredited part-time university programs, diploma courses, and continuing education in counseling, management, and psychotherapy to working professionals across a five-city Austrian footprint, in exclusive partnership with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität.

Ownership category

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Product category

Adult Continuing Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Adult continuing education
• University certificate programs
• Counseling training
• Professional development courses
• Mediation coaching education

Headquarters

HQ city

Wien (Vienna)

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Continuing Education Programs: Revenue generated from tuition fees for part-time university programs (Universitätslehrgänge), diploma programs (Diplomlehrgänge), continuing education programs (Weiterbildungslehrgänge), and professional training seminars (Fortbildungsangebote). Programs include Bachelor's (BPr), Master's (MSc, MBA, M.A.), and various diploma/certificate tracks.

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Core offering

ARGE Bildungsmanagement is an adult continuing education institution that designs, markets, and delivers part-time university-accredited programs (Bachelor, Master, Diploma) and shorter continuing education and advanced training courses in counseling, management, coaching, mediation, organizational development, and psychotherapy, in cooperation with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität. Programs are offered across multiple Austrian cities in evening and weekend formats to accommodate working professionals.

Product overview

ARGE Bildungsmanagement operates as a multi-level educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of part-time and continuing education programs in cooperation with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität (SFU). The portfolio consists of: University programs (Universitätslehrgänge) at Bachelor, Master (MBA/MSc/M.A.), and diploma levels covering counseling sciences, coaching, mediation, organizational development, psychotraumatology, leadership, and project management; standalone Diploma programs (Diplomlehrgänge) in digital counseling, psychotherapeutic propaedeutic, and systemic constellation; Continuing education programs (Weiterbildungslehrgänge) in specialized counseling areas; and advanced training offerings (Fortbildungsangebote) including the monthly Jour Fixe lecture series, conferences such as Wiener Konferenz für Mediation and PeaceTraining.eu, group dynamic weeks, and science salons. An internal e-Learning platform supports online learning delivery. The institution has over 30 years of experience and operates across multiple Austrian locations (Vienna, Linz, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt).

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Products and services

• Universitätslehrgänge (SFU University Programs) Part-time university-accredited programs (MSc, MBA, M.A.) covering counseling sciences, coaching and organizational development, mediation and conflict resolution, supervision, psychotraumatology and resilience, transcultural counseling and migration, event management, leadership and social management, project management, corporate consulting and training, and train-the-trainer certification. Delivered in cooperation with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität (SFU) for adult working professionals across Austria.
• Bachelor Beratungswissenschaften - BPr (Bachelor Program) New part-time Bachelor program in Consulting Sciences (Beratungswissenschaften) leading to a Bachelor Professional (BPr) degree, with specialization tracks in Psychosocial Counseling/Life and Social Counseling and Social Pedagogy and Social Management. Targeted at working professionals in social and counseling fields; launched in cooperation with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität with start scheduled for Autumn 2026.
• Masterlehrgänge MBA / MSc / M.A. (Master Programs) Part-time Master degree programs offered in cooperation with Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität, including Master programs in Beratungswissenschaften & Management sozialer Systeme (MSc/M.A.) and Managementwissenschaften (MBA). Designed for working professionals seeking advanced academic credentials.
• Diplomlehrgänge (Diploma Programs) Standalone diploma-level programs in specialized fields including Digital Counseling (online consultation), Psychotherapeutic Propaedeutic (Psychotherapeutisches Propädeutikum), and Systemic Constellation Leadership (Systemische Aufstellungsleitung). Targeted at working professionals seeking recognized professional diplomas outside the full university program track.
• Weiterbildungslehrgänge (Continuing Education Programs) Continuing education programs covering specialized counseling and organizational topics, including hypnosystemic counseling, conflict and mobbing counseling, and organizational constellation work. Targeted at practicing professionals seeking ongoing professional development.
• Fortbildungsangebote (Advanced Training Offerings) Advanced training offerings including ARGE Fortbildung workshops, Jour Fixe monthly evening lectures, group dynamic weeks, arts & culture programs, science salon, and congresses/symposia on mediation and psychotherapy. Open to students, graduates, teaching staff, and external guests; designed as shorter, topical professional development events.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität (SFU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARGE Bildungsmanagement serves as the exclusive cooperation partner for all part-time university programs (Universitätslehrgänge) offered by Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität in Austria. This includes Bachelor's programs (BPr in Beratungswissenschaften), Master's programs (MSc, MBA, M.A.), and various professional certificate programs in counseling, coaching, mediation, management, and psychotherapy. The partnership provides accreditation and academic credentials for ARGE's educational offerings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KMU Akademie & Management AG: Austrian provider of accredited part-time MBA and management certificate programs in cooperation with universities. Closely comparable target customer (working professionals) and degree-grading partnership model.
• Donau-Universität Krems: Austria's primary university for continuing education, offering part-time Master's and certificate programs for working professionals. Highly comparable to ARGE's Universitätslehrgänge portfolio, including management, counseling-adjacent, and psychotherapy-related tracks.
• Management Circle: German-speaking continuing education provider with strong Austrian presence, focused on professional seminars and certificate programs for managers. Comparable on part-time professional development format and target buyer.
• WU Executive Academy: Vienna-based executive education arm of WU Vienna, offering part-time MBAs, Master's, and certificate programs for working professionals. Comparable target market (employed adults seeking accredited part-time degrees) and similar Vienna geographic footprint.
• bfi (Berufsförderungsinstitut): One of Austria's largest adult and vocational education institutions, operating nationwide with subsidized training in counseling, management, and social professions. Competes with ARGE on program mix, geography, and target customer profile.
• WIFI Österreich: Austrian Chamber of Commerce-affiliated adult education provider offering professional certificate and diploma programs across multiple Austrian cities. Directly competes for the same working-professional segment, especially in management and coaching programs.
• ARGE Bildungsmanagement (Verein): The associated nonprofit 'Verein Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bildungsmanagement Wien' operates alongside the GmbH on charitable and continuing education projects, and represents an internal structural peer in the same Austrian adult education ecosystem.
• Deutsche Psychologen Akademie: DACH-region provider of advanced training and certifications for psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Comparable on the psychotherapy/counseling training portfolio and accredited continuing education model.

Emerging players

• FH Campus Wien: Vienna-based University of Applied Sciences offering part-time Bachelor's and Master's programs, including in social work and management. Partial overlap with ARGE's target audience and counseling-adjacent offerings, with a different funding and accreditation model.

Broad incumbents

• Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität: ARGE's exclusive university partner, but also offers its own full-time and part-time degree programs in psychotherapy, psychology, and law. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same academic space, with overlapping curriculum areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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