Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung

What Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung does

Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung (FHVD) is a public university of applied sciences located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, operating under the state's Ausbildungszentrum für Verwaltung (AZV) umbrella. It specializes in academic training and continuing education for German public administration employees, with four academic departments (Fachbereiche): Allgemeine Verwaltung (General Administration), Polizei (Police), Rentenversicherung (Pension Insurance), and Steuerverwaltung (Tax Administration). The institution delivers bachelor-level and diploma programs at two campuses, Campus Altenholz (headquarters) and Campus Reinfeld, serving roughly the state of Schleswig-Holstein's annual intake of police, tax, and pension officer trainees.

The business model is state-funded: students are recruited and sponsored by their future employers (Dienstherren/Ausbildungsbehörden), including state police authorities, tax offices, pension insurance funds, and municipal governments, effectively making the state government both the customer and the distribution channel. Core technology is limited to the ILIAS open-source learning management system used for course delivery and the student portal; there is no proprietary technology stack. The institution additionally operates a research unit (ZEAF), a digital education research project (SEE-Digital), and a continuing education program (Fortbildung).

Growth signals are modest and incremental: FHVD has assumed the presidency of the national Rektorenkonferenz der Hochschulen für den öffentlichen Dienst for 2025-2027, secured state funding for the SEE-Digital digital learning initiative, and engaged in cross-border dialogue with University College South Denmark. However, with 29 employees, no commercial revenue, and no expansion beyond Schleswig-Holstein, the institution remains a stable, regionally focused civil service academy rather than a growth-oriented entity.

Name

Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung

Legal name

Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung

Website

https://fhvd.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung (FHVD) is a public university of applied sciences in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, offering bachelor programs and continuing education for civil servants across general administration, police, pension insurance, and tax administration.

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Product category

Public Administration Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHAAAI

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Public Research Universities

Keywords

• Public administration education
• Civil service training
• Police higher education
• Pension insurance training
• Tax administration education

Headquarters

HQ city

Altenholz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung (FHVD) is a public university of applied sciences in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, delivering bachelor degree programs, continuing education, and applied research for German public administration employees across four departments: General Administration (Allgemeine Verwaltung), Police (Polizei), Pension Insurance (Rentenversicherung), and Tax Administration (Steuerverwaltung). Programs are co-designed with state government, police authorities, pension insurance, and tax offices, with students typically sponsored by their future civil service employers.

Product overview

Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Dienstleistung (FHVD) is a public university of applied sciences in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, operating across two campuses (Altenholz and Reinfeld). The institution offers a unified portfolio of four distinct Bachelor study programs under Fachbereich (department) branding—General Administration, Police, Pension Insurance, and Tax Administration—alongside continuing education offerings through Fortbildung and research activities through ZEAF and the SEE-Digital project. Academic programs are supported by the ILIAS learning management system for digital education delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor Program - General Administration (Fachbereich Allgemeine Verwaltung)
• Bachelor Program - Police (Fachbereich Polizei)
• Bachelor Program - Pension Insurance (Fachbereich Rentenversicherung)
• Bachelor Program - Tax Administration (Fachbereich Steuerverwaltung)
• Continuing Education (Fortbildung)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum (NEGZ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2026FHVD successfully participated in a NEGZ dialogue process funded with €10,000 on the economic efficiency of administrative digitization. Prof. Dr. Jochen Beutel and Prof. Dr. Alex da Mota Pedrosa led the initiative. Multiple workshops held in 2026.
• Fachhochschule Kiel (FH Kiel)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2024Cross-university teaching collaboration between Prof. Dr. Linus Wittmann (FH Kiel, Social Work and Health) and Prof. Dr. Martin Thüne (FHVD, Police) on the topic of mental health crisis management in police operations.
• SEE-digital Lernortverbund (Digital Learning Campus)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2024FHVD received a funding grant for the SEE Digital project from the Ministry of Education. The university presented itself as a partner of the DLC (Digital Learning Campus) consortium focused on digital education and learning innovations.
• University College South Denmark (UC Syd)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2024Collaborative workshop 'FHVD meets UC Syd – Hochschullehre 2035' held from April 24-26, 2024. Faculty exchange and joint discussion on future of higher education teaching focusing on digital transformation and innovative pedagogical approaches.
• Ausbildungszentrum für Verwaltung (AZV)coreOthersThe FHVD is part of the AZV (Training Center for Administration) group of institutions, which also includes VAB (Verwaltungsakademie Bordesholm) and KOMMA (Kompetenzzentrum für Verwaltungs-Management). AZV provides administrative oversight and governance.
• Rektorenkonferenz der Hochschulen für den öffentlichen DienstmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHVD participates in the conference of universities for public administration, including election to the presidency in October 2025 for the 2025-2027 term. This network facilitates collaboration across German public administration universities.
• Praxis- und Forschungsnetzwerk der Hochschulen für den öffentlichen DienstmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHVD hosted the 6th specialist conference of this practice and research network in November 2024 at Campus Reinfeld, focusing on applied research in public administration education.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Verwaltungshochschule Kehl: Public administration university for the Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate authorities, offering dual-study programs for civil servants. Directly comparable Dienstherren-sponsored bachelor model.
• Kommunale Hochschule für Verwaltung in Niedersachsen (Kommunale HSPV): Lower Saxony's municipal public administration university offering dual-study programs for Kommunalverwaltung. Direct Fachhochschule peer with similar Dienstherren model.
• Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung (HS Bund): Federal university of applied sciences training civil servants for federal agencies, including pension insurance (DRV Bund). Comparable to FHVD's Fachbereich Rentenversicherung at federal level.
• Hochschule für Polizei Baden-Württemberg: Specialist police higher-education institution in Baden-Württemberg with bachelor programs for police officers. Directly comparable to FHVD's Fachbereich Polizei.
• Fachhochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung NRW (HöV NRW): North Rhine-Westphalia's central Fachhochschule for public administration, training civil servants across multiple departments. Closest large-Länder counterpart to FHVD's multi-department model.
• Hochschule Kehl — Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung (merged Verwaltungshochschule): (duplicate reference removed) comparable Fachhochschule for public administration in Baden-Württemberg with multiple civil-service tracks.
• Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg: Baden-Württemberg's Fachhochschule for public administration and finance, training civil servants including tax administration. Closest peer to FHVD's Steuerverwaltung and Allgemeine Verwaltung programs.
• Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR Berlin): Public university of applied sciences in Berlin with a Verwaltungshochschule track for general public administration training. Most direct analogue to FHVD's Fachbereich Allgemeine Verwaltung at Länder level.

Regional players

• Fachhochschule Kiel (FH Kiel): General university of applied sciences in Schleswig-Holstein with overlapping social-work and public-sector-adjacent programs. Active cross-teaching partner of FHVD, operating in the same regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei (DHPol): National university for higher police service in Germany, offering master's-level police science education. Broader incumbent providing continuing/upgrading education that complements FHVD's bachelor police track.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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