Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung

What Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung does

The Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung, now formally renamed Hessische Hochschule für öffentliches Management und Sicherheit (HöMS), is a public higher education institution owned and operated by the German state of Hessen. It provides university-level education and professional training for two civil service tracks: police officers (Schutzpolizei and Kriminalpolizei, including a Cyberkriminalistik specialization) and public administrators (Public Administration, Digitale Verwaltung, Sozialverwaltung – Rentenversicherung). The institution is headquartered in Wiesbaden and operates across four campuses in Gießen, Kassel, Mühlheim am Main, and Wiesbaden, enrolling approximately 3,236 students (1,994 in police programs and 1,242 in administration programs).

The product portfolio consists of five bachelor's degree programs and two master's programs (Polizeimanagement and Public Management), supplemented by specialized centers (Zentrum für Fort- und Weiterbildung, Zentrum für Nachwuchsmanagement, Zentrum für polizeipsychologische Dienste und Services) and research institutes (Institut für Einsatztraining, Institut für Kriminologie und Präventionsforschung, Sportinstitut, Forschungsstelle Extremismusresilienz). Operational technology is conventional and administrative: the ILIAS learning management system for course delivery, Campusnet for internal services, WebMail, and a library research tool. There is no proprietary commercial technology stack.

Revenue mechanics are those of a state-funded public university. The institution does not charge tuition; it is financed through the state of Hessen's public budget and functions as the designated pipeline for police and administrative civil servants in Hesse. Distribution is direct via campus-based enrollment, and recruitment is funneled through the Polizei Hessen career portal (karriere.polizei.hessen.de). The institution markets through its own website, a YouTube channel (@homs2902), newsletter, and a Medienraum (media room) for press relations. It has no subsidiaries, no external shareholders, no venture funding, and is governed by a Präsidium under the oversight of a Kuratorium (supervisory board).

Name

Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung

Legal name

Hessische Hochschule für öffentliches Management und Sicherheit

Website

https://hfpv.hessen.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public state-funded university in Hessen, Germany, delivering bachelor's and master's degree programs in policing (Schutzpolizei, Kriminalpolizei/Cyberkriminalistik) and public administration (Digitale Verwaltung, Public Management) across four campuses to approximately 3,236 students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hessische Hochschule für Polizei und Verwaltung (HöMS) is a public state university in Hessen, Germany that delivers tuition-free academic degree programs and professional qualification for careers in the state police force (Schutzpolizei and Kriminalpolizei, including cybercriminalistics) and the Hessian civil service (Public Administration, Digitale Verwaltung, Sozialverwaltung – Rentenversicherung). It operates four campuses in Gießen, Kassel, Mühlheim am Main, and Wiesbaden, and offers both bachelor's and master's degrees alongside continuing professional development through the Zentrum für Fort- und Weiterbildung.

Product overview

The Hessische Hochschule für öffentliches Management und Sicherheit (HöMS) is a public university of applied sciences offering a portfolio of police and public administration degree programs across four campuses (Gießen, Kassel, Mühlheim am Main, Wiesbaden). The institution provides undergraduate programs (Schutzpolizei, Kriminalpolizei with Cyberkriminalistik and Allgemeine Kriminalistik specializations, Public Administration, Digitale Verwaltung, Sozialverwaltung – Rentenversicherung) and master's programs (Masterstudiengang Polizeimanagement, Masterstudiengang Public Management). Supporting services include specialized centers for continuing education (Zentrum für Fort- und Weiterbildung), psychological services (Zentrum für polizeipsychologische Dienste und Services), and junior management (Zentrum für Nachwuchsmanagement), as well as research institutes in operational training, criminology and prevention research, and sports science.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schutzpolizei (Bachelor degree program)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zentrale Fortbildung Hessen (ZFH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe HöMS serves as the host institution for the Zentrale Fortbildung Hessen (ZFH), which publishes annual training programs for continued professional development across Hesse's public sector. ZFH Jahresprogramm 2026 was featured on the HöMS homepage, indicating ongoing collaborative relationship.
• Hochschulische Partner und AusbildungsstättenminorOthersA dedicated section on the website lists partner educational institutions and training facilities, though specific partner names are not detailed in the source content.
• BundesverfassungsgerichtminorOthersHöMS students participated in a study day at the German Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe, meeting with federal judges for educational purposes.

Scale indicators5 records

Direct peers

• Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei (DHPol): Federal German Police University in Münster. Focuses on senior police training (master's-level), overlapping directly with HöMS's Masterstudiengang Polizeimanagement.
• Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg: Another Baden-Württemberg public administration university with strong finance specialization. Comparable in the Verwaltung degree portfolio and civil-service preparation.
• Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst in Bayern (HföD): Bavaria's central institution for civil-service and police training. Comparable in mission (state-run police and administration degrees) and departmental structure.
• Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Kehl (Hochschule Kehl): Baden-Württemberg's state institution for public administration training. Directly comparable Verwaltung Fachbereich mandate, though with a stronger administration focus than HöMS.
• Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen (HSPV NRW): NRW's state institution for police and public administration education. Direct parallel to HöMS in mandate, multi-campus structure, and combined Polizei/Verwaltung degree portfolio.

Regional players

• Polizeiakademie Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony's police training academy. Comparable to the Polizei Fachbereich of HöMS at the pre-degree training stage, but with a different organizational model.

Broad incumbents

• Bundespolizeiakademie: Federal police training academy for Germany's Federal Police. Broader scope than HöMS but overlapping in police training methodology and degree-equivalent programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@homs2902
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hessische-hochschule-f%C3%BCr-polizei-und-verwaltung

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