Institut für Fortbildung Forschung und Entwicklung IFFE e. V.

What Institut für Fortbildung Forschung und Entwicklung IFFE e. V. does

IFFE e.V. (Institut für Fortbildung, Forschung und Entwicklung) is a German gemeinnütziger eingetragener Verein founded in 1995 and headquartered at c/o Fachhochschule Potsdam, Kiepenheuerallee 5, 14469 Potsdam. The association operates in formal cooperation with Fachhochschule Potsdam under an agreement established in December 2000, and its explicit purpose is to promote engagement of university faculty and students in projects of continuing education, research, and development at the national and international level. IFFE functions as a decentralized project-hosting vehicle: project leaders retain responsibility for content, personnel, and finances of their individual projects, while IFFE provides the administrative infrastructure — legal and organizational frameworks, contract support, tax and insurance guidance, website hosting, accounting, and personnel administration — that enables these projects to comply with charitable-status requirements. Governance rests with a board led by Prof. Dr. Frauke Hildebrandt (Vorsitzende, geschäftsführend), with two Stellvertreter, two Kassenprüfer, and a Geschäftsstelle staffed by one executive assistant (six individuals total associated with the association).

The core products are a portfolio of early childhood education, language counseling, research evaluation, and community initiatives. Flagship is Sprach-Kitas, the BMFSFJ-funded federal program implemented in Brandenburg across 46 Kitas in Oder-Spree, Frankfurt (Oder), Märkisch-Oderland, Potsdam, and Potsdam-Mittelmark with four on-site Fachberaterinnen; nationally the program supported approximately 500,000 children and families and roughly 7,000 half-time staff positions within a €1B federal envelope from 2016-2020. Bildungsplan Brandenburg delivers free training and materials for the state's early childhood curriculum, jointly developed with partners BifF and ISTA under MBJS Brandenburg commission. Sprachberatung LOS and Sprachberatung Prignitz provide district-level language counseling, while Familien- und Kompetenzzentrum Frühe Kindheit at FH Potsdam offers counseling, support for parents with special needs, and continuing education. Adjacent projects include Forscherwelt Blossin (learning workshop), Campusgarten (community garden), the PINA-Kolloquien academic lecture series, and a three-year mixed-methods evaluation (Präfix R Berlin 2.0) of Ifgg's gender-reflective coaching in Berlin correctional facilities. No technology stack, AI/ML capability, proprietary software platform, API, patents, or trademarks are publicly disclosed; products are delivered primarily as on-site services, trainings, and project-specific websites.

IFFE's business model is project-based grant funding rather than commercial revenue. The association is governed as a member-based charitable association under German law with no equity, no funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue. Identifiable counterparty funders are BMFSFJ at the federal level and MBJS Brandenburg at the state level, with the Fachhochschule Potsdam cooperation agreement providing institutional embedding. Marketing is conducted through institutional channels connected to FH Potsdam, project-specific websites, the IFFE Schriftenreihe publication series, and academic events such as PINA-Kolloquien. Geographic footprint is concentrated in Brandenburg with extension into Berlin via the Präfix R evaluation, and operating status is active across multiple ongoing projects.

Name

Institut für Fortbildung Forschung und Entwicklung IFFE e. V.

Legal name

Institut für Fortbildung, Forschung und Entwicklung e.V.

Website

https://iffe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IFFE e.V. is a Potsdam-based non-profit association founded in 1995 that delivers educational research, continuing education, and early childhood programs (notably Sprach-Kitas and Bildungsplan Brandenburg) in cooperation with Fachhochschule Potsdam, funded primarily by federal and state government grants.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Education and Educational Research Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Business Associations (813910), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACAGAI

Inclusive Infant & Toddler Care (Special Needs / IFSP-Aligned)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Infant & Toddler Care Programs

SECONDARYEDAGAMAA

IEP/IFSP-Aligned Curriculum & Lesson Materials

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Instructional Materials for Special Education

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Language counseling services
• Pedagogical professional development
• Educational research evaluation
• Continuing education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-based funding and grants: IFFE supports projects in continuing education, research, and development, operating in partnership with Fachhochschule Potsdam since 1995 under a cooperation agreement. The institute provides administrative infrastructure including legal frameworks, contract support, tax and insurance guidance, website hosting, accounting, and personnel administration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IFFE e.V. is a non-profit registered association operating in cooperation with Fachhochschule Potsdam since 1995 to support projects in continuing education, research, and development. It delivers educational programs such as the federal Sprach-Kitas language education program, language counseling services (Sprachberatung LOS, Sprachberatung Prignitz), Bildungsplan Brandenburg training, family counseling, and scientific evaluations of social projects. The institute provides decentralized project management and administrative infrastructure to enable university faculty and students to lead content, personnel, and financial aspects of each project.

Product overview

IFFE e.V. operates as a portfolio of educational and research projects managed through a decentralized project leadership structure. The core offerings include early childhood education initiatives (Sprach-Kitas, Bildungsplan Brandenburg, Familienzentrum), language counseling services (Sprachberatung LOS, Sprachberatung Prignitz), research workshops (Forscherwelt Blossin), and community projects (Campusgarten), alongside academic colloquia (PINA-Kolloquien) and evaluation research (Präfix R Berlin 2.0). The institute functions as a non-profit association providing organizational and administrative frameworks for these projects in cooperation with the Fachhochschule Potsdam.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sprach-Kitas: Federal program 'Sprach-Kitas: Weil Sprache der Schlüssel zur Welt ist' supporting everyday integrated language education, inclusive pedagogy, and family cooperation in kindergartens.
• Sprachberatung LOS
• Sprachberatung Prignitz
• Bildungsplan Brandenburg
• Familien- und Kompetenzzentrum Frühe Kindheit

Products and services

• Sprach-Kitas Federal program strengthening everyday-integrated language education, inclusive pedagogy, and family cooperation in daycares across Brandenburg regions, supporting 46 Kitas through 4 Fachberaterinnen.
• Bildungsplan Brandenburg Platform providing free training and materials for educators on the educational plan for early childhood facilities in Brandenburg state, Germany.
• Familien- und Kompetenzzentrum Frühe Kindheit Family and competence center offering educational and family counseling, specific support for parents with special needs, and continuing education for pedagogical professionals at FH Potsdam.
• Sprachberatung LOS Language counseling project supporting educators in daycare facilities in the district of Oder-Spree through training and direct workplace guidance to reflect on their interaction behavior.
• Sprachberatung Prignitz Language counseling project in Prignitz district supporting language development in daycare settings through training and on-site guidance.
• Forscherwelt Blossin A learning workshop with innovative educational concepts for children and their educators, featuring hands-on exploration and discovery activities.
• Präfix R Berlin 2.0 Evaluation Scientific evaluation of gender-reflective coaching programs for incarcerated parents in Berlin prisons, following a mixed-methods design over three years.
• PINA-Kolloquien Monthly guest lectures on early childhood education and development presented by the Potsdam Research Institute for Early Learning and Educational Action.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46 Kitas supported through Sprach-Kitas program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Fachhochschule PotsdamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2000IFFE operates in cooperation with Fachhochschule Potsdam since 1995 under a formal cooperation agreement established in December 2000. The university leadership sends a board member to IFFE's board. The institute is located at the university's Kiepenheuerallee campus and promotes engagement of university teachers and students.
• Berliner Institut für Frühpädagogik (BifF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBifF collaborates with IFFE on the Bildungsplan Brandenburg project, jointly developing and delivering training programs for early childhood educators in Brandenburg. The partnership focuses on implementing the Bildungsplan – Erweiterte Grundsätze elementarer Bildung.
• Institut für den Situationsansatz (ISTA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISTA partners with IFFE on the Bildungsplan Brandenburg project, contributing to training program development and delivery for early childhood educators in Brandenburg alongside BifF.
• Ifgg – Institut für genderreflektierte Gewaltprävention gGmbH BerlinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFFE conducts scientific evaluation of Ifgg's 'Präfix R Berlin 2.0' project, which provides gender-reflective coaching for incarcerated mothers and fathers in Berlin correctional facilities. The evaluation follows a mixed-methods design over three years.
• Ministerium für Bildung, Jugend und Sport (MBJS) BrandenburgcoreOthersMBJS commissioned IFFE to implement the Bildungsplan among practitioners in Brandenburg, providing funding and institutional mandate for the training and support programs.
• Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ)coreOthersBMFSFJ funds the Sprach-Kitas federal program, with IFFE serving as the implementing body for the Fachberatung in Brandenburg. The program allocated up to one billion euros from 2016-2020 for language education in Kitas nationwide.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB): German federal institute for vocational education and training research and policy advisory; comparable as a federally-mandated, Bonn-based research/advisory organization but with a vocational rather than early-childhood focus.
• Deutsches Jugendinstitut (DJI): Germany's largest social science research institute on children, youth, and families; conducts research, evaluation, and policy advisory work on early childhood education overlapping IFFE's portfolio at a national scale.
• DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education: Frankfurt-based Leibniz Institute conducting education research, development, and information services across all education segments; provides broader-incumbent comparability to IFFE's research and continuing-education activities.

Others

• Ifgg – Institut für genderreflektierte Gewaltprävention: Berlin-based institute commissioning IFFE's three-year mixed-methods evaluation of the Präfix R Berlin 2.0 program; comparable as a small non-profit operating in the German social-research/evaluation ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Institut für den Situationsansatz (ISTA): Berlin-based institute promoting the situational approach in early childhood education; IFFE's named strategic partner on the Bildungsplan Brandenburg project, collaborating on training program development and delivery alongside BifF.
• Forschungsinstitut für Bildungs- und Sozialökonomie (FiBS): Berlin-based research institute specializing in education economics, early childhood, and lifelong learning policy; comparable consulting/research output serving ministries, foundations, and EU institutions.
• Berliner Institut für Frühpädagogik (BifF): Berlin-based early childhood education research and training institute; IFFE's named strategic partner on the Bildungsplan Brandenburg project, jointly developing and delivering training programs for early childhood educators in Brandenburg.

Regional players

• Niedersächsisches Institut für frühkindliche Bildung und Entwicklung (nifbe): Lower-Saxony state institute for early childhood education and development; comparable in mission (early childhood research, training, and Fachberatung) but focused on a different Bundesland than IFFE's Brandenburg/Berlin base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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