Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital

What Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital does

Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital is a publicly funded non-profit consortium established in February 2023 to advance the digital transformation of schools and teacher education across Germany. The consortium is coordinated by the Geschäftsstelle at Universität Potsdam and operationalized by Forum Bildung Digitalisierung, a non-profit association of ten German foundations. It comprises four thematic competence centers — MINT (STEM), Sprachen/Gesellschaft/Wirtschaft (Languages/Society/Economics), Musik/Kunst/Sport (Music/Art/Sport), and Schulentwicklung (School Development) — plus a central Transferstelle responsible for science-practice knowledge transfer. The network involves approximately 139 universities and research institutions executing 24 project networks and ~200 cross-state R&D projects, producing over 500 evidence-based products including 250+ qualification concepts for teachers.

The consortium's core technology stack is an Open Educational Resources (OER) publishing architecture: a distributed content-creation pipeline across universities funneling self-learning courses, podcasts, magazines, masterclasses, community calls, and brochures into a central media library ('Wissen und Formate') and downstream distribution platforms ComPleTT/FUNDUS and MUNDO.schule. Outputs are delivered under open license for free national use by state teacher-training institutes (Landesinstitute) and classroom teachers. The technology stack is presentation-and-collaboration tooling rather than proprietary AI or platform infrastructure.

The business model is non-commercial: the consortium is entirely financed by the European Union NextGenerationEU instrument and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) over a defined 3.5-year funding period. There is no priced product; all resources are free to users. Customer segments are the 16 German Landesinstitute (institutional multipliers), individual teachers, school administrators, and pre-service teachers. The funding period ended on June 30, 2026, and the consortium's June 2026 communications characterize transfer of the developed products as the central unresolved challenge for the program's successor phase.

Name

Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital

Legal name

Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital

Website

https://lernen.digital

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital is a publicly funded non-profit consortium coordinating 139 German universities and 4 competence centers to produce open-license digital-education training for teachers across all 16 federal states, financed by EU NextGenerationEU and BMBF until June 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Development & Teacher Training Media (EDAGALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Teacher-Led Digital Lesson Packages & Instructional Resources (EDAFACAL), K–12 Digital Curriculum & Interactive Lessons (EDAGAEAA), Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD)

Keywords

• Teacher professional development
• Digital education transformation
• Open educational resources
• Teacher training programs
• School development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: The consortium is funded through the European Union NextGenerationEU program and supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This is a non-commercial initiative serving the public education system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital is a publicly funded German consortium that develops and distributes evidence-based professional development resources for teachers and educational institutions. It operates through four competence centers (MINT, Languages/Society/Economics, Music/Art/Sport, and School Development) plus a central Transferstelle, producing over 500 products including qualification concepts, self-learning courses, podcasts, brochures, and masterclasses distributed free as Open Educational Resources.

Product overview

Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital is a networked educational initiative consisting of four thematic competence centers (MINT, Sprachen/Gesellschaft/Wirtschaft, Musik/Kunst/Sport, and Schulentwicklung) plus a central Transferstelle. The structure comprises 24 project networks across approximately 200 research and development projects producing over 500 products, including over 250 qualification concepts. Key offerings include the Welle lernen:digital podcast, the digital Zukunftsraum, the lernen:digital Magazin, Masterclasses, self-learning courses (Selbstlernkurse), Community Calls, and subject-specific brochures. The Transferstelle serves as the coordinating hub managing science communication, networking, research synthesis, and transfer activities. Content is disseminated through platforms like ComPleTT/FUNDUS and MUNDO under open educational resources (OER) licenses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kompetenzzentrum MINT: Competence center for digital transformation in sciences, mathematics, informatics, and technology subjects
• Kompetenzzentrum Sprachen/Gesellschaft/Wirtschaft
• Kompetenzzentrum Musik/Kunst/Sport
• Kompetenzzentrum Schulentwicklung
• Transferstelle
• Welle lernen:digital (Podcast)
• lernen:digital Magazin
• Zukunftsraum

Products and services

• Transferstelle Central transfer hub coordinating networking, research synthesis, science communication, and transfer activities across four strategic action fields, connecting scientific expertise from universities with educational practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 products created for digital transformation of school and teacher education from February 2023 to June 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

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

• Universität PotsdamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary coordination hub for the Transferstelle (transfer office) and consortium operations. Hosts the coordination office (Geschäftsstelle) and provides leadership for digital education through Prof. Dr. Katharina Scheiter (Professorship for Digital Education).
• Bergische Universität WuppertalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipates in Transferstelle activities with Prof. Dr. Cornelia Gräsel focusing on research about transfer of digitalization-related competencies in the school system.
• Eberhard Karls Universität TübingencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes through Tübingen Center for Digital Education with expertise in educational research and transfer, including Prof. Dr. Taiga Brahm, Prof. Dr. Andreas Lachner, and Prof. Dr. Stefan Schwarzer.
• Technische Universität DortmundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes through the German Center for Mathematics Teacher Education (DZLM) with Prof. Dr. Susanne Prediger focusing on qualifications for trainers and professional development research.
• Technische Universität München (TUM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTUM School of Social Sciences and Technology contributes interdisciplinary educational research with Prof. Dr. Doris Holzberger and Prof. Dr. Tina Seidel.
• Universität Duisburg-EssencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive in both consolidating project networks for digital school development and specifically examining multipliers' role in the education system through Dr. Manuela Endberg and Prof. Dr. Isabell van Ackeren-Mindl.
• Universität KasselcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes research on effective professional development with Prof. Dr. Frank Lipowsky's expertise in empirical school and teaching research.
• DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und BildungsinformationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes expertise in creating and automating research syntheses, building technical platforms, and using innovative transfer formats through the German Education Server.
• IPN | Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und MathematikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates the German Center for Mathematics Teacher Education (DZLM) and contributes research for evaluating teacher professionalization measures with experts including Prof. Dr. Moritz Krell and Prof. Dr. Knut Neumann.
• Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes expertise in practice transfer through the Zukunftsraum (Future Space) initiative, researching how digital media influence knowledge and communication processes.
• Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrings expertise in professional development of pedagogical staff, qualifying multipliers for teacher training, and addressing questions of transferring scientific findings to educational practice.
• Forum Bildung DigitalisierungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributes expertise in science communication and designing dialogue and transfer formats with practice. A nonprofit association with ten major German foundations working for systemic change and sustainable digital transformation in education.
• State Institutes for Teacher Education (Landesinstitute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborate for systematic nationwide transfer of training concepts into teacher education systems. Partners include state institutes from all 16 German federal states for coordinated knowledge transfer.
• German Center for Mathematics Teacher Education (DZLM)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with all German states for developing teaching and training quality, systematically researching transfer processes through material, personal, and systemic strategies.
• Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und Personalführung (ALP) DillingenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorState teacher training academy serving as distribution partner for training concepts in German teacher professional development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Westermann Gruppe: Established German educational publisher (Schroedel, Diesterweg, Westermann) producing textbooks, digital learning content, and teacher materials for K-12. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping subject coverage and teacher-facing instructional resources.
• Cornelsen Verlag: Germany's largest educational publisher providing K-12 textbooks, digital learning content, and teacher materials across all subjects. Comparable as a broad incumbent in German K-12 educational content with overlap on digital curriculum and teacher-facing resources for the same 16-state market.
• Klett Gruppe: Major German educational publisher operating Klett and Ernst Klett Verlag brands with K-12 learning materials, digital platforms, and teacher resources. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping instructional resources and digital learning content for the same German teacher and school market.

Direct peers

• Sofatutor: Digital learning platform providing video-based tutoring, adaptive learning content, and teacher resources for K-12 in German-speaking markets. Comparable as a direct peer offering digital learning content with a teacher-and-student audience, though operating on a commercial rather than open-licensed model.
• Deutsches Zentrum für Mathematiklehrerbildung (DZLM): German Center for Mathematics Teacher Education, coordinated at IPN Leibniz and TU Dortmund — a directly comparable BMBF-funded teacher professional development initiative with the closest mission overlap on evidence-based MINT teacher qualification, sharing several founding professors with the lernen:digital consortium.
• Eduversum GmbH: Bertelsmann Stiftung's educational media subsidiary producing digital learning content, teacher magazines, and educational platforms (e.g., 'Schule NRW'). Directly comparable as a digital learning content publisher with a teacher-and-school target audience in the German K-12 market.

Regional players

• Akademie für Lehrerfortbildung und Personalführung (ALP) Dillingen: Bavaria's state teacher training academy serving as a distribution partner for the consortium's training concepts. Comparable as a regionally scoped institutional provider of teacher professional development in southern Germany, with comparable target audience but different geographic scope.

Others

• IQB (Institut zur Qualitätsentwicklung im Bildungswesen): Federal institute for educational quality development in Germany, focused on standards, assessment, and teacher quality research. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant providing research infrastructure for the same teacher-education policy domain rather than competing content.
• Forum Bildung Digitalisierung: Non-profit association of ten major German foundations supporting systemic change and digital transformation in education. Direct partner of Kompetenzverbund lernen:digital and operational manager of the consortium, providing convening power and science communication capacity rather than competing content.

Emerging players

• HPI Schul-Cloud / Hasso Plattner Institut: Hasso Plattner Institute's digital learning platform initiative for schools (HPI Schul-Cloud / Itslearning NRW). Comparable as a federally-supported digital education infrastructure player targeting the same German K-12 digital transformation space, though with a platform rather than content focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@lernendigitalDE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lernendigitalde
• Instagraminstagram.com/lernendigitalde

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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