HAW BW e.V.

What HAW BW e.V. does

HAW BW e.V. (Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften Baden-Württemberg e.V.) is a registered non-profit association (e.V.) founded in 2019 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, that represents and coordinates 24 universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg — 21 state-run and 3 ecclesiastical institutions. The association provides shared services to its members across four primary domains: Research and Transfer (coordinating funding applications and managing large research consortia such as the €14 million PAN HAW BW sustainability program), Digital Services (supporting digitalization of teaching and administration, including AI integration through the annual HAWAII online conference), Legal Services (Justiziariat), and Study Program coordination (including the Hochschule Plus non-traditional student pathway).

The organization operates a small secretariat of approximately 10 staff, including a Managing Director (Geschäftsführer), a Head of Research and Transfer, and Digital Division personnel, but its reach extends across roughly 100,000 students, 3,000 professors, and 751 study programs at member institutions. Its technology footprint centers on the HAWAII Online Conference Platform (used for a September 2025 conference that drew over 1,500 registrations and 327,425 training minutes), digital coordination tools, and event infrastructure rather than commercial products.

The business model is non-commercial: HAW BW e.V. is funded through membership dues from its 24 member universities and institutional funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg, with no pricing model or revenue mechanics tied to external customers. Strategic partners include the Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg (a spin-off enabling independent doctoral rights for HAW professors), GHD, HND-BW, UAS7, DFG, HRK, KoLa, GAIN, and Unternehmer Baden-Württemberg. The association's go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored by the annual bwKooperationstag, Sommerklausur, Herbsttagung, and Digital Learning Days.

Name

HAW BW e.V.

Legal name

Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften Baden-Württemberg e.V.

Website

https://hochschulen-bw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HAW BW e.V. is a non-profit registered association in Stuttgart, Germany, coordinating 24 universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg (21 state, 3 ecclesiastical) across research, digitalization, legal affairs, and study program services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Dues and Institutional Funding: As an e.V. (registered association), HAW BW e.V. is funded through membership dues from its 21 state and 3 ecclesiastical member universities, along with institutional funding from the state of Baden-Württemberg for its coordination and service functions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HAW BW e.V. is a registered non-profit association that coordinates and represents 24 Universities of Applied Sciences (21 state and 3 ecclesiastical) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It provides shared services including research and transfer support, digitalization coordination, legal affairs, and joint advocacy on higher education policy. The association organizes events such as the bwKooperationstag and HAWAII conference to foster collaboration across the member network.

Product overview

HAW BW e.V. operates as an association representing 21 state and 3 ecclesiastical Universities of Applied Sciences (Hochschulen für Angewandte Wissenschaften) in Baden-Württemberg. The organization provides a unified web presence through its primary website and delivers coordinated services including research and transfer support, digitalization services, legal services, and study program coordination. These services are offered collectively to member institutions rather than as individual commercial products. The organization facilitates collaboration through events like the bwKooperationstag and manages publications and announcements for the HAW network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Promotionsverband Baden-Württemberg: Association of 24 HAW founded on June 29, 2022, enabling independent doctoral rights for HAW professors.
• PAN HAW BW
• HAWAII Konferenz
• Digital Learning Day

Products and services

• Forschung und Transfer (Research and Transfer Services) Coordination service providing application advice, review procedures, and reporting for research funding programs to support HAW member institutions in acquiring competitive research funding.
• Digitales (Digital Services) Digitalization support services for member universities, including governance structure establishment and coordination of IT topics and digital transformation projects.
• Justiziariat (Legal Services) Legal services and support for member universities on legal matters related to higher education operations and policy.
• Hochschule Plus Program enabling recognition of competencies and flexible study options for non-traditional students seeking applied science education at HAW institutions.
• bwKooperationstag 2026 Annual cooperation day event bringing together HAW member institutions for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 research consortia funded through PAN HAW BW with 14 million euros for applied sustainability research
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• GAIN (German Academic International Network)majorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 August 2024HAW BW e.V. participated in GAIN 2024 in San Francisco and GAIN 2025 in Boston to inform German scientists working abroad about career opportunities at HAW. The conference connects nearly 300 German scientists in the USA with representatives from German academic institutions.
• ITAS (Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2024Institute accompanying the PAN HAW BW research consortia in their transformative sustainability research, providing technology assessment expertise.
• Promotionsverband Baden-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2022Founded on June 29, 2022, the Promotionsverband (Doctoral Association) brings together 24 HAW to participate in independent doctoral rights for HAW professors. Prof. Dr. Volker Reuter (THU) serves as founding chairman. This enables research-strong HAW professors to supervise doctoral candidates directly.
• GHD (Geschäftsstelle der Studienkommission für Hochschuldidaktik)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for organizing joint events like the HAWAII conference on AI in higher education teaching. GHD and HAW BW e.V. work together with all 24 HAW member institutions on professional development and digital teaching innovation.
• HND-BW (Hochschulnetzwerk Digitalisierung der Lehre Baden-Württemberg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for digitalization of teaching in Baden-Württemberg higher education, collaborating with HAW BW e.V. on digital teaching initiatives and events.
• Hochschulallianz für den MittelstandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for promoting HAW research capabilities to small and medium enterprises, supporting technology transfer and SME innovation.
• UAS7majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium of 7 German universities of applied sciences with international orientation, partnering with HAW BW e.V. on research promotion and international visibility.
• DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)majorTechnology or IntegrationGerman Research Foundation; DFG Roundtables on informatics, electrical and systems engineering bring together research-strong HAW professors with DFG review boards to explore DFG funding opportunities for HAW.
• HRK (Hochschulrektorenkonferenz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational rectors' conference representing German higher education institutions; HAW BW e.V. maintains membership and coordinates positions through HRK.
• KoLa (Kooperation der Landeskoordinationen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation of state coordination offices for digitalizing administrative processes at universities across Germany; 15 coordination offices from 12 states signed declaration of intent.
• Unternehmer Baden-WürttembergmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of Baden-Württemberg entrepreneurs; jointly advocating for preservation of ZIM (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand) funding program essential for SME-university research cooperation.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• UAS7: Consortium of seven leading German Universities of Applied Sciences with strong international orientation. Directly comparable as a HAW-focused coordination/advocacy body, and an active partner of HAW BW e.V. on research promotion and international visibility.
• German U15: Association of fifteen major German research-intensive universities, coordinating positions on science policy, research funding and internationalization. Highly comparable as a German higher-education advocacy consortium operating with a small secretariat.
• HAWtech e.V. Consortium of research-strong Universities of Applied Sciences in Germany focusing on technical disciplines. Directly comparable as a HAW-focused coordination and research-promotion body, parallel in structure to HAW BW e.V.'s network.
• TU9 German Institutes of Technology e.V. Strategic alliance of nine leading German technical universities focused on research excellence, internationalization, and joint advocacy — a comparable higher-education consortium model with similar coordination and political-advocacy functions, though serving a different institutional segment.

Others

• Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD): German Academic Exchange Service — the national agency supporting international academic cooperation and mobility. Comparable as a higher-education intermediary with coordination, advocacy and program-delivery functions for member institutions.
• Wissenschaftsrat: German Council of Science and Humanities providing policy advice on higher education and research structures. Relevant counterpart for HAW BW e.V.'s political-advocacy role and an institution where HAW representation (e.g., Prof. Azarhoushang) now sits.
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft: Thematically related association promoting science, education and innovation in Germany through funding, analysis and advocacy. Comparable as a German higher-education support/advocacy organization but broader in mandate and not a member-based consortium of universities.
• Unternehmer Baden-Württemberg: Association of Baden-Württemberg entrepreneurs and active co-advocate with HAW BW e.V. on ZIM funding and Mittelstand-university cooperation. Comparable as a regional business association engaged in joint higher-education / SME policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK): The German Rectors' Conference representing all state-recognized higher education institutions nationwide. Broader in scope than HAW BW but directly comparable as a higher-education membership and advocacy body of which HAW BW is itself a member.

Regional players

• Hochschule Bayern e.V. State-level association of Bavarian Universities of Applied Sciences, performing coordination, communication and political representation for its member HAW. Closest structural analogue to HAW BW e.V. outside Baden-Württemberg.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haw-bw

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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