Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik

What Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik does

Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik (HAUP) is a public tertiary educational institution founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Ober Sankt Veit district of Vienna, Austria. It operates under the Austrian Hochschulgesetz 2005 as a subordinate service organization of the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection (BMLUK), delivering a specialized mandate: training educators, advisors, and adult-education professionals for Austria's agricultural and environmental sectors. The institution serves three primary personas — prospective educators, in-service teachers seeking professional development, and career changers with prior academic qualifications — through a portfolio of three bachelor's programs (Agrarbildung und Beratung, Umweltbildung und Beratung, and a supplementary Agrar-/Umweltpädagogik für Akademiker:innen), two master's programs, and an extensive continuing education catalog (Hochschullehrgänge, MOOCs, seminar series).

The core technology is a dual-instance learning management system (studium.haup-lp.at for degree-program students and fortbildung.haup-lp.at for continuing education participants), delivered alongside on-campus, hybrid, and distance learning formats and integrated with the standardized PH-Online admission portal. International delivery is supported by an Erasmus+ mobility network of approximately 20 European partner universities plus memberships in the ENTER and EUROPEA networks.

HAUP does not operate a commercial revenue model: as a public institution, its funding flows from the federal ministry, tuition follows Austrian public university standards, and non-degree offerings (including specialized programs in therapeutic horsemanship, Green Care, and AI literacy MOOCs) are delivered through certified university-level continuing education rather than priced market products. The institution's market position rests on its statutory monopoly of the agricultural/environmental pedagogy mandate, its pioneer status in sustainability certification (first Austrian Environmental Label recipient in 2010), and an AQ Austria quality certification achieved without conditions in May 2025.

Name

Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik

Legal name

Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik

Website

https://haup.ac.at

Company type

Public

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik (HAUP) is Austria's public tertiary institution that trains educators, advisors, and adult-education professionals for the agricultural and environmental sectors, operating under the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection from Vienna.

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Headquarters

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Wien

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HAUP is a public tertiary education institution delivering accredited bachelor and master degree programs in agricultural and environmental pedagogy (ABB, UBB, AUP60, Master Agrarpädagogik, Master Umweltpädagogik). It also provides Hochschullehrgänge, Erweiterungsstudien, MOOCs and seminar series for in-service teachers, advisors, and agriculture/environment professionals.

Product overview

Hochschule für Agrar- und Umweltpädagogik (HAUP) operates as a tertiary educational institution offering a unified portfolio of accredited degree programs and certified continuing education. Its academic core consists of three bachelor's programs (Agrarbildung und Beratung / Agrar Next, Umweltbildung und Beratung / Green Transformation, and the supplementary Agrar-/Umweltpädagogik für Akademiker:innen) and two master's programs (Agrarpädagogik und Beratung, Umweltpädagogik und Beratung). These are supported by the Lernplattform, a dual-instance learning management system serving both degree students and professional development participants. HAUP's non-degree offerings include Hochschullehrgänge (continuing education programs, 30–120+ ECTS) across areas such as therapeutic horsemanship (HIPS), applied hippology, green care, and lateral-entry teacher training, as well as a broad schedule of Seminarreihen and MOOCs spanning organic farming, food knowledge, science education, and AI literacy.

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Products and services

• Bachelor Agrarbildung und Beratung (ABB / Agrar Next) Accredited bachelor degree program in agricultural education and advisory services, designed for prospective students aiming to work as agricultural educators, advisors, or extension professionals.
• Bachelor Umweltbildung und Beratung (UBB / Green Transformation) Accredited bachelor degree program in environmental education and advisory services, aimed at students pursuing careers in environmental education, sustainability advisory, or related fields.
• Bachelor Agrar-/Umweltpädagogik für Akademiker:innen (AUP60) Bachelor program tailored for holders of an existing academic degree (e.g., from a university) who want to add agricultural and environmental pedagogy as a teaching qualification, typically within a 60 ECTS framework.
• Master Agrarpädagogik und Beratung Accredited master degree program in agricultural pedagogy and advisory services, for graduates seeking advanced qualifications for senior teaching, advisory, or leadership roles in agriculture.
• Master Umweltpädagogik und Beratung Accredited master degree program in environmental pedagogy and advisory services, for graduates pursuing advanced qualifications in environmental education, sustainability communication, or related advisory careers.
• Hochschullehrgänge (Continuing Education Programs) University-level continuing-education courses (Hochschullehrgänge) for in-service teachers, advisors, and professionals in agriculture and environment, providing additional pedagogical and subject credentials.
• Seminarreihen und MOOCs Open seminar series and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on agricultural and environmental pedagogy topics, aimed at teachers, advisors, and the broader interested public.
• Erweiterungsstudium (Extension Studies) Extension studies program allowing graduates to add an additional pedagogical qualification (e.g., for a second teaching subject) on top of an existing degree.

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ENTER-Netzwerk (European Network for Tertiary Agricultural Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021International network for European tertiary educational institutions with similar professional focus. The network conducts ongoing international projects to maintain continuous exchange and promote higher education development. HAUP serves as a partner within this network.
• Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Klima- und Umweltschutz, Regionen und Wasserwirtschaft (Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection)coreOthersHAUP is a subordinate service organization (nachgeordnete Dienstelle) of the Federal Ministry, which provides governmental oversight, funding, and policy alignment for agricultural and environmental education in Austria.
• EUROPEA NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network promoting professional exchange among teachers in the agricultural education system. HAUP maintains close contact with this network for international collaboration in agricultural education.
• Humboldt-Universität BerlinminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for student study exchanges. Students can undertake study abroad periods as part of their degree programs.
• Fachhochschule Bingen / Technische Hochschule BingenminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for student study exchanges with German university specializing in agricultural sciences.
• Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Fakultät für Nachhaltigkeit)minorOthersErasmus+ partner for sustainability-focused study exchanges with a German university known for its sustainability faculty.
• Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-WittenbergminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for study exchanges with a major German university offering agricultural and environmental programs.
• Pädagogische Hochschule HeidelbergminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for pedagogical exchanges with a German pedagogical university focused on teacher education.
• Pädagogische Hochschule WeingartenminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for pedagogical exchanges with another German pedagogical university.
• Technische Hochschule Würzburg-SchweinfurtminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for study exchanges with a German technical university.
• Universidad de AlcaláminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international study exchanges with a historic Spanish university.
• Czech University of Applied Sciences (Prag)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Czech university of applied sciences.
• Agricultural University PlovdivminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for agricultural education exchanges with a Bulgarian agricultural university.
• Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Iisalmi, Finnland)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Finnish university of applied sciences known for sustainability education.
• Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Dronten/Wageningen, Niederlande)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Dutch university of applied sciences specializing in agriculture and environment.
• Saxion University of Applied Sciences (Deventer, Niederlande)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Dutch university offering applied sciences programs.
• University of Sopron (Ungarn)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Hungarian university.
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole (ENSFEA), Toulouse, FrankreichminorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for agricultural education exchanges with a French national school for agricultural teaching.
• Erasmus Hogeschool (Brüssel, Belgien)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Belgian university college.
• Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (Jelgava, Lettland)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Latvian university specializing in life sciences.
• University of Ljubljana (Slowenien)minorOthersErasmus+ partner institution for international exchanges with a Slovenian university.
• Archelon - The Sea Turtle Protection Society (Athen, Griechenland)minorOthersErasmus+ consulting internship partner for students seeking practical experience in environmental protection organizations.
• Natur&ëmwel (Luxemburg)minorOthersErasmus+ consulting internship partner for students seeking practical experience in environmental organizations in Luxembourg.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU): Austria's flagship agricultural and environmental university, much larger and research-oriented. BOKU competes indirectly for the same student pool interested in agricultural and environmental careers and is referenced in HAUP's graduate testimonials, making it a natural adjacent incumbent.
• Wageningen University & Research: Dutch research university and the global benchmark for agricultural and environmental sciences. Operates an Education & Learning Sciences group covering teacher training for sustainability, broadly overlapping HAUP's niche at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies: Latvian agricultural and life-sciences university with which HAUP maintains an Erasmus+ partnership. Comparable in offering life-sciences and agricultural teacher training at the applied/higher-education level in a regional European context.
• Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg: German full university with agricultural and environmental programs that is an Erasmus+ partner of HAUP. It serves a similar pedagogical function for teacher/student exchanges in agricultural education at a comparable European scale.
• Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU): Czech agricultural and life-sciences university listed as an Erasmus+ partner of HAUP. Operates similar applied bachelor/master programs in agricultural sciences with a comparable continental European pedagogical structure.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Wien: Austrian pedagogical university headquartered in Vienna that trains teachers for general K-12 subjects. While broader than HAUP, it operates under the same Hochschulgesetz 2005 framework and overlaps in pedagogy methodology, in-service training, and ECTS credit structures.
• Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich: Austrian pedagogical university providing teacher training across multiple federal-state subjects. Competes with HAUP for the in-service teacher professional development pool and operates under identical Austrian accreditation and BNE frameworks.
• ENSFEA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole): France's national higher-education institution dedicated to training agricultural teachers and advisors. Operates as a direct counterpart to HAUP at the national level, with an almost identical mandate of producing qualified educators for the agricultural sector. HAUP already lists ENSFEA as an Erasmus+ partner.
• Aeres University of Applied Sciences: Dutch University of Applied Sciences in Dronten/Wageningen specializing in agriculture, food, and environment education. HAUP has an active Erasmus+ partnership with Aeres, and both serve applied agricultural teaching and consulting functions with comparable degree structures.

Regional players

• University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty: Slovenian university listed as an Erasmus+ partner of HAUP. Its Biotechnical Faculty delivers applied agricultural and environmental education that closely mirrors HAUP's curriculum mix in a neighboring jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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