Lakof BW

What Lakof BW does

Lakof BW (Landeskonferenz der Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften in Baden-Württemberg und der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg) is a state-level coordination office hosted by Hochschule Karlsruhe and funded by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg (MWK). Its mission is to increase the proportion of women professors at universities of applied sciences (HAW) and the Dual University Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) through coordinated programs targeting women academics, universities, and gender equality officers.

The organization operates a web-based platform — the Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW), co-administered with Hochschule Esslingen — that functions as a cross-regional job board for HAW/DHBW professorship and teaching positions, with profile registration, vacancy posting, mentor search, and administration of the Mathilde-Planck-Lehrauftragsprogramm funding applications. Its broader service portfolio includes the Mathilde-Planck-Lehrauftragsprogramm (a state-funded teaching-assignment financing program), the Traumberuf Professorin Plus cross-university mentoring program targeting 250 tandem partnerships across five rounds, info evenings and seminars (including the Traumziel Doktorin workshop series and Berufungsverfahren legal training), an online Promotionscoaching program, and the recurring Landeskonferenz state conference. Outreach is delivered via the lakof-bw.de website, the datenbank.lakof-bw.de platform, LinkedIn, university partner networks, and the bukof national association.

The business model is state-grant-funded rather than commercially driven: MWK provides the core budget, most programs are free to participants, and the only material fee streams are the Berufungsverfahren legal-training workshop at €249 plus VAT (one-time) and Traumberuf Professorin Plus mentoring at €275 per mentoring year. Lakof BW has 7 employees, no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no outside investors, and no subsidiaries. Distribution relies on direct engagement with Gleichstellungsbeauftragte at every member HAW and DHBW, recurring Landeskonferenzen, online workshops, and a referral relationship with the Hochschullehrerbund (hlb).

Name

Lakof BW

Legal name

LaKof BW – Landeskonferenz der Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen für angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW) in Baden-Württemberg und der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW)

Website

https://lakof-bw.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lakof BW is a state-funded coordination office hosted at Hochschule Karlsruhe that advances women into professorships at Baden-Württemberg's HAW and DHBW universities through a database platform, mentoring programs, workshops, and state-level conferences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Gender Equality Coordination

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Office Administrative Services (56111), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Staffing, HR, Credentialing & Substitute Management (EDAJAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Out-of-State / International Credential Evaluation & Reciprocity Offices (EDADAJAG)

Keywords

• Gender equality programs
• Professor mentorship programs
• University coordination services
• Academic career support
• State-funded education initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ministry Funding: Funded by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg (MWK) as a state-supported coordination office for gender equality at universities.
2. Program Services: Free services for academics including workshops, coaching, and database access. Some workshop fees apply (e.g., 249 EUR for certification workshops).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LaKof BW operates a state-level coordination office (Koordinierungsstelle) for gender equality at universities of applied sciences (HAW) and the Dual University Baden-Württemberg (DHBW). It runs the Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW) job-board and networking platform, the state-funded Mathilde-Planck-Lehrauftragsprogramm teaching-assignment program, the Traumberuf Professorin Plus mentoring program, info evenings and qualification seminars, an online Promotionscoaching format, and the annual Landeskonferenz for equality officers.

Product overview

Lakof BW operates as a coordination office (Koordinierungsstelle) for the state conference of gender-equality representatives at universities of applied sciences (HAW) and the Dual University Baden-Württemberg (DHBW). Its portfolio consists of a digital database platform — the 'Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW)' — complemented by several support programs: the Mathilde-Planck-Lehrauftragsprogramm (a state-funded teaching-contract financing program), the Traumberuf Professorin Plus (a cross-university mentoring-and-qualification program), a suite of info evenings and workshops (including the 'Traumziel Doktorin' workshop series), an online Promotionscoaching program, and the annual Landeskonferenz. The offerings form an integrated support ecosystem guiding women from doctoral studies through to HAW professorship appointments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW): A cross-regional job board for professorships at universities of applied sciences (HAW) and dual universities (DHBW), also providing networking functions to support increasing the proportion of female professors at these types of institutions.

Products and services

• Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW) Web-based job board and networking database connecting academic women seeking HAW/DHBW professorships with state universities of applied sciences and dual universities in Baden-Württemberg, also used to administer Mathilde-Planck-Lehrauftragsprogramm funding applications.
• Mathilde-Planck-Lehrauftragsprogramm (MPL) State-funded teaching-assignment program that finances Lehraufträge (teaching contracts) for women at HAW and DHBW institutions in Baden-Württemberg, with the goal of increasing the number of female professors.
• Traumberuf Professorin Plus Cross-university mentoring and qualification program pairing women from industry, business, and academia with HAW/DHBW professors as mentors, designed to attract more women to pursue professorships at universities of applied sciences in Baden-Württemberg.
• Infoveranstaltungen und Seminare der LaKof Information events and qualification seminars covering professorship career paths, appointment requirements, appointment procedures, doctoral studies, and university didactics, including the Traumziel Doktorin workshop series.
• Promotionscoaching (Doctoral Coaching) Online peer-coaching format for women at various stages of their doctoral studies, providing space for networking, honest feedback, and concrete support through regularly scheduled online sessions.
• Landeskonferenz (State Conference) Annual state conference for equality officers at HAWs and DHBW in Baden-Württemberg, serving as a platform for networking, knowledge exchange, and professional development in gender equality work at universities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250 tandem mentorships planned through Traumberuf Professorin Plus program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hochschule Karlsruhe (University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for LaKof BW's Koordinierungsstelle (coordination office). Provides administrative infrastructure and hosts the organization's headquarters at Moltkestr. 30, Karlsruhe.
• Hochschule EsslingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-responsible institution for the Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW) database platform, sharing responsibility for the technical and operational management of the system.
• Bundeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen (bukof)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of gender equality officers at German higher education institutions. LaKof BW is a member through its state-level conference structure and participates in national initiatives and exchange.
• All HAW and DHBW Baden-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll state universities of applied sciences and the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg collaborate under the LaKof BW umbrella for joint gender equality initiatives, particularly the Traumberuf Professorin Plus mentoring program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hochschullehrerbund (hlb): Professional association for professors at HAW/Fachhochschulen offering seminars on professorship appointments and career advice. LaKof BW already recommends its services to academic candidates, making it a directly comparable service provider for the same target audience.
• Margherita von Brentano Zentrum (FU Berlin): Central gender equality and diversity coordination office at Freie Universität Berlin. Comparable as a university-level coordination body for academic gender equality work, although scoped to a single university rather than a state.
• bukof (Bundeskonferenz der Frauen- und Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen): National umbrella of gender equality officers at German higher education institutions. LaKof BW is a member via its state-level conference structure and is directly comparable as a coordination body serving the same Gleichstellungsbeauftragte persona at the national level.

Others

• Hochschule Karlsruhe (University of Applied Sciences): Host institution of LaKof BW's coordination office. Relevant as the parent/host entity and as one of the HAW institutions LaKof BW ultimately serves.
• GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften: Research infrastructure relevant to academic workforce data and gender-equality research. Indirectly comparable as a research-supported ecosystem player for higher-education data, though not a direct coordination peer.
• Hochschule Esslingen: Co-responsible institution for the Datenbank Professorin (HAW/DHBW) platform. Partner-level peer that jointly operates a key LaKof asset and serves as a member HAW.

Regional players

• LaKof NRW (Landeskonferenz der Gleichstellungsbeauftragten an Hochschulen in NRW): State-level equivalent of LaKof BW for North Rhine-Westphalia, covering universities of applied sciences in NRW. Directly comparable in mandate, structure, and member base — the most relevant geographic peer.
• LaKof Bayern: State-level conference of gender equality officers at Bavarian HAWs. Structurally identical peer operating the same coordination mandate for another large German state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LaKof-BW-2058156091108533
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lakof-bw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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