Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein - Westfalen

What Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein - Westfalen does

Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen (HSPV NRW) is a public university established in 2000 through the merger of the former Police Academy North Rhine-Westphalia and the State College for Public Administration North Rhine-Westphalia. Headquartered in Gelsenkirchen under the jurisdiction of the Ministerium des Innern des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, it serves as the state-designated institution for training police officers and civil servants across NRW's 396 municipalities and police authorities. The institution operates nine study locations (Aachen, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Hagen, Herne, Köln, Münster), serves more than 12,000 students in bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, and employs approximately 394 staff plus around 815 part-time lecturers.

The university offers dual-study bachelor's programs in Polizeivollzugsdienst (PVD), Staatlicher Verwaltungsdienst (SVD), Kommunaler Verwaltungsdienst (KVD), Verwaltungsbetriebswirtschaftslehre (VBWL), Rentenversicherung (RV), Verwaltungsinformatik (VINF), and part-time variants, alongside master's programs in Public Management (MPM) and Human Resource Management. Three research institutes (IPM, IPK, IGE) and several research groups (PolPa, Studienerfolg, GefPol, FoKuS Kripo, Externes Rechnungswesen, Umwelt- und Planungsrecht) underpin applied research. The technology stack centers on the ILIAS learning management system as the primary digital learning platform, supplemented by VIMP video hosting, MemBox file exchange, HSPV-Zoom video conferencing, an online library catalog (BVLb), Passwortmanagement (PWM) for unified credential management, BIC Process Portal for workflow automation, and self-hosted Matomo analytics. The KI-InnOMATiV consortium project (2026-2028) is developing an AI-based onboarding optimization system for public administrations in partnership with Bochum and Hattingen municipalities.

The business model is government-funded: HSPV NRW is financed primarily by the Land Nordrhein-Westfalen state budget via the Ministry of the Interior, with no tuition fees charged to students in accordance with the German public higher education model. Students in dual-study programs are employed as civil servant trainees by police authorities and municipal administrations, receiving salaries during their studies. Supplemental revenue comes from third-party research funding (Drittmittelprojekte), including €1.6M from the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre for the Möwe MPM redesign (2026-2030) and EFRE/JTF program funds for KI-InnOMATiV. Distribution occurs directly through the nine physical campuses and the ILIAS digital learning platform, with student recruitment handled via Einstellungsbehörden (hiring authorities) across NRW.

Name

Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein - Westfalen

Legal name

Hochschule für Polizei und öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen

Website

https://hspv.nrw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

HSPV NRW is a state-funded public university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that delivers dual-study bachelor's and master's programs to train police officers and municipal and state civil servants across nine regional campuses for the NRW government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHAOAB

Defense Universities & Joint Professional Military Education (PME)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Military Academies & Defense Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAOAD

Command & Staff Colleges (Intermediate-Level Education)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Military Academies & Defense Universities

Keywords

• Public administration education
• Police higher education
• Dual study programs
• Civil servant training
• Public sector university

Headquarters

HQ city

Gelsenkirchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Higher Education Funding: Government-funded public university funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Land NRW). No tuition fees for students as per German public education model. Students receive civil servant salaries during their dual study program.
2. Research Grants and Third-Party Funding: Drittmittelprojekte (third-party funded research projects) including funding from EFRE/JTF-Programm NRW, Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre, and various federal/state research initiatives

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

HSPV NRW delivers state-mandated dual-study higher education programs for police officers and civil servants in North Rhine-Westphalia. Bachelor's programs cover police enforcement (PVD), state administration (SVD), municipal administration (KVD), pension insurance (RV), and administrative informatics (VINF), while master's programs include Public Management (MPM) and Human Resource Management. Education combines on-campus academic instruction at nine locations with practical placements in police departments and government agencies across NRW.

Product overview

HSPV NRW operates as a dual-study university offering bachelor's and master's degree programs in police and public administration. Its digital product portfolio centers on the ILIAS learning management system as the core e-learning platform, supplemented by video hosting (VIMP), file exchange (MemBox), video conferencing (HSPV-Zoom), and the online library catalog. Supporting IT infrastructure includes a password management tool (PWM), a process portal (BIC Process Portal), and Matomo web analytics. Recent product development includes the Möwe project to modernize the Master of Public Management (MPM) program and the KI-InnOMATiV AI research initiative for onboarding automation. The university offers no public API.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bachelor Polizeivollzugsdienst (PVD) Dual-study bachelor program preparing trainees for the NRW police enforcement service, combining academic instruction at HSPV NRW with practical training at police departments. Covers criminal investigation, traffic safety, emergency response, and law enforcement procedures.
• Bachelor Kommunaler Verwaltungsdienst (KVD) Dual-study bachelor program training civil servants for municipal governments across NRW's 396 municipalities. Covers public finance, municipal law, organizational management, and digitalization of public services.
• Bachelor Staatlicher Verwaltungsdienst (SVD) Dual-study bachelor program for civil servants entering NRW state government departments and agencies. Covers state-level public administration.
• Bachelor Rentenversicherung (RV) Dual-study bachelor program specializing in administration of social insurance and pension systems, preparing civil servants for the German Rentenversicherung (pension insurance) sector.
• Bachelor Verwaltungsinformatik (VINF) Dual-study bachelor program for IT systems management, digital transformation, and administrative process automation in the public sector. Covers digital government services and IT security.
• Master of Public Management (MPM) Master's program for experienced public-sector professionals pursuing leadership positions. Focuses on leadership, governance, strategic management, public value creation, digital leadership, and diversity management.
• Master Human Resource Management Specialized master's program for HR professionals in public administration, covering strategic HR management, recruitment, performance evaluation, and equality policies.
• ILIAS E-Learning Platform Primary learning management system (LMS) used by HSPV NRW for delivering course materials, organizing courses, and supporting online learning. Includes modules for glossaries, tests, surveys, and other didactic tools used in teaching.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53 new stem cell donors registered through HSPV partnership in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hochschule Ruhr WestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner in KI-InnOMATiV project developing AI system for onboarding process optimization in public administrations. Project duration January 2026 to December 2028.
• Technische Universität DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner in KI-InnOMATiV project (Prof. Dr. Frauke Mörike) for AI-based onboarding optimization in municipal administrations.
• Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-LippecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Consortium partner in KI-InnOMATiV project (Prof. Dr. Jessica Rubart) developing AI-assisted onboarding for public sector.
• Adnexxus (Prof. Dr. Oliver Koch)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Industry partner in KI-InnOMATiV consortium contributing expertise for AI-based onboarding solution development.
• Fabbrain (Sven Döhre)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026Industry partner providing technical AI expertise for KI-InnOMATiV project implementation.
• Stefan-Morsch-StiftungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Ongoing partnership for stem cell donor registration drives at HSPV study locations. Typisierungsaktionen held at multiple locations including Dortmund, Hagen, Herne, Gelsenkirchen, and Zentralverwaltung. Total of 53 new donors registered in 2025 campaign.
• Konrad-Adenauer-StiftungminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for student excursions including Europa entdecken study trip to Brussels, providing educational content on European affairs.
• Verein zur Förderung der Verwaltungsinformatik e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual network meeting for Verwaltungsinformatik bringing together students, alumni, faculty, and practitioners. Event held in Köln with approximately 75 participants in 2026.
• Landespolizeiorchester NRWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint benefiz concerts (Benefizkonzerte) organized with HSPV Connect e.V., with proceeds supporting charitable causes.
• HSPV Connect e.V.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlumni association supporting networking, events, and fundraising for HSPV NRW including joint benefiz concerts.
• bodo e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial initiative providing city tours on poverty and homelessness for student education, creating practical understanding of social inequality issues.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational cooperation on social inequality topics with guest lectures from AWO representatives covering poverty impact on families.
• Universität Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational university cooperation under Erasmus program for student and staff exchanges.
• Fortbildungsakademie HerneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in professional development and training including podcast production Flurfunk aus Herne on workplace inclusion topics.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung und Finanzen Ludwigsburg: Baden-Württemberg's state university for public administration and finance training. Operates on a similar dual-study model preparing civil servants for state and municipal government in its respective state, with directly comparable program portfolio.
• Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung: Germany's federal-level university for civil servant training, covering federal police, customs, and administrative careers. Directly comparable in mission (dual-study civil service preparation) and customer base (government ministries), with HSPV NRW being the NRW state-level equivalent.
• Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Bremen (HföV Bremen): Bremen's state university for public administration training, providing dual-study programs for the Bremen state and municipal civil service. Smaller than HSPV NRW but with directly comparable mission and operating model.
• Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei (DHPol): Germany's national police university providing senior police leadership training (Master's level). Directly comparable as a police-only higher education institution serving German police forces, with HSPV NRW offering the preparatory bachelor's-level track for NRW police.
• Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Rheinland-Pfalz: Rhineland-Palatinate's state university for public administration training, covering police (where police education is integrated) and administrative careers. Functionally equivalent to HSPV NRW at the state level, serving as a structural peer.
• Hochschule für den öffentlichen Dienst in Bayern (HföD Bayern): Bavaria's state university for police and public administration training, structurally analogous to HSPV NRW as the state-level provider of dual-study civil servant preparation. Direct competitor in the German Hochschule landscape for police/admin training.

Broad incumbents

• Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer: Germany's premier post-graduate university for public administration and public management, serving senior civil servants from all German states. Comparable as a peer university for executive public management education, particularly relevant to HSPV NRW's MPM program.

Regional players

• Polizei FH Brandenburg: Brandenburg's state university for police education, providing a dual-study model similar to HSPV NRW's PVD program. Direct structural peer serving a different German state.
• Niedersächsisches Studieninstitut für kommunale Verwaltung: Lower Saxony's institute for municipal administration training, providing vocational training and qualification for municipal civil servants. Comparable mission (administrative civil servant qualification) but primarily a vocational institute rather than full university.
• Hochschule der Polizei Rheinland-Pfalz: Rhineland-Palatinate's dedicated police university offering bachelor's and master's programs for police careers. Comparable as a state-level police training provider but operates in a different geography than HSPV NRW.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/hochschule-f%C3%BCr-polizei-und-verwaltung-nrw
• Instagraminstagram.com/hspv.nrw

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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