Evangelische Akademie Loccum

What Evangelische Akademie Loccum does

Evangelische Akademie Loccum is a non-profit Protestant academic institution founded in September 1946 in Hermannsburg and now headquartered at Münchehäger Straße 6, Rehburg-Loccum, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is affiliated with the Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers and operates under the mission of fostering socio-political dialogue in Christian responsibility, with emphasis on democracy, peace, and church development. The institution serves general civil-society participants, church leadership (synods, church councils), political-education participants, and students/youth through four primary segments. Its operational cadence consists of up to 40 events per half-year across seven subject areas (politics/law, environment, church/religion, education, culture, social issues, plus Junge Akademie youth programming), delivered via in-person sessions at the on-site Tagungshaus and multi-part online conference series, supplemented by a digital Mediathek of lecture videos, downloadable Publikationen, and Tagungsrückblicke archives dating to 2018.

The core product stack is a conference-and-dialogue platform rather than a software product: events are organized around the seven thematic areas, with conference leadership drawn from an internal Kollegium and external partners, and registration handled through the academy website (loccum.de). Supporting service offerings include accommodation and dining at the Tagungshaus, the Junge Akademie youth program, and online-tagungen delivered via video conferencing. The technology footprint is modest and operational, comprising YouTube integration (enhanced-privacy mode) for the Mediathek, OpenStreetMap for map display, Usercentrics for GDPR/DSG-EKD consent management, Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection, and All-Inkl web hosting; the organization is GDPR-compliant and DSG-EKD-certified.

Revenue is generated principally through per-event conference fees (EUR 160 standard tier including accommodation, meals, and participation, with documented discounts for students, trainees, volunteers, and unemployed individuals), with church subsidies via the parent Landeskirche Hannovers and donations (including the 2026 '80 x 80' anniversary campaign) providing supplementary income. Distribution is regional (Lower Saxony and Bremen) and the partnership ecosystem spans government (Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium), ecclesiastical research bodies (Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut der EKD), and ecumenical actors (Katholische Akademie im Bistum Hildesheim, Klosterkammer Hannover).

Name

Evangelische Akademie Loccum

Legal name

Evangelische Akademie Loccum

Website

https://loccum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evangelische Akademie Loccum is a non-profit Protestant academic institution in Lower Saxony, Germany, founded 1946. It runs up to 80 conferences yearly on politics, church development, environment, education, and social issues for civil society, church leaders, and youth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult Continuing Education

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (8131), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD), Interfaith & Ecumenical Councils and Dialogue Organizations (BPAGAJAJ)

Keywords

• Adult continuing education
• Civic education programs
• Conference and seminar services
• Religious education events
• Socio-political dialogue forums

Headquarters

HQ city

Rehburg-Loccum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conference Fees: The academy generates revenue through conference fees that include accommodation, meals, and participation costs. Fees vary by event and include discounts for students, trainees, and unemployed individuals.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Evangelische Akademie Loccum delivers a program of conferences and seminars (Tagungen) hosted at its on-site conference house (Tagungshaus) in Rehburg-Loccum, supplemented by online conferences. The twice-yearly program covers up to 40 events across seven thematic areas including politics, environment, church/religion, education, culture, and social issues, serving church leaders, educators, youth, and the general public interested in socio-political dialogue. Participants pay a standard conference fee (e.g., 160€) that includes accommodation, meals, and program participation, with discounted rates for students, trainees, and unemployed individuals.

Product overview

Evangelische Akademie Loccum operates as a Protestant academy offering a comprehensive conference and seminar program. The core product consists of Tagungen (conferences and seminars) held at their conference house in Rehburg-Loccum, supplemented by online events, publications, and a media library. The program publishes twice yearly with up to 40 events across seven subject areas including politics, environment, church/religion, culture, education, and social issues. Supporting products include the Tagungsrückblicke archive, Publikationen publications, Mediathek media library with video content, and the Tagungshaus accommodation facilities. The Junge Akademie youth program extends offerings to younger audiences through specialized children's and youth conferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tagungen (Conferences and Seminars) Twice-yearly program of up to 40 conferences and seminars across seven thematic areas including politics, environment, church/religion, education, culture, and social issues; open to interested citizens, church members, and institutional participants. Standard conference fee (e.g., 160€) includes accommodation, meals, and participation.
• Tagungshaus (Conference House) On-site residential conference facility at the Rehburg-Loccum monastery location offering guest rooms, event spaces, and dining services to conference participants during the academy's Tagungen program.
• Junge Akademie (Young Academy) Special program segment dedicated to youth engagement and educational activities for children and young people, including children's and youth conferences.
• Online-Tagungen (Online Conferences) Virtual conference offerings including multi-part online workshop series conducted via video conferencing platforms, extending the academy's program reach beyond the on-site facility.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Niedersächsisches KultusministeriumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLower Saxony Ministry of Education - co-organizes educational conferences including climate justice and interfaith dialogue events. Multiple joint conferences on educational and youth topics.
• Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut der EKDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Scientific Institute of the Protestant Church in Germany - collaborates on church development conferences and theological education events.
• Ev.-luth. Landeskirche HannoverscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtestant Lutheran Church of Hanover - main church body affiliation; hosts joint events on church development and regional church topics.
• Klosterkammer HannoverminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlosterkammer Hanover - co-hosts conferences on church buildings as community spaces; joint ecumenical conference on church property utilization.
• Katholische Akademie im Bistum HildesheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic Academy in the Diocese of Hildesheim - ecumenical partnership for interfaith and church-related conferences.
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Jugendämter der Länder Niedersachsen und BremenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking group of youth offices of Lower Saxony and Bremen states - joint conference on youth protection challenges.
• VISION KIRCHENMUSIKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch music initiative - co-organizes events on congregational singing and music ministry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Evangelische Akademie Tutzing: Bavarian Protestant academy running an almost identical model of Tagungen on politics, church, culture and social issues, with on-site Tagungshaus and parallel public-event programming.
• Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt: Hessen-based Protestant academy focused on political Bildung, religion and society, with a comparable conference-house-plus-program model and overlapping partner ecosystem in civic education.
• Evangelische Akademie der Pfalz: Smaller Protestant academy in the Pfalz region with comparable socio-political and theological conference programming for a regional audience.
• Evangelische Akademie Bad Boll: Protestant academy in Baden-Württemberg offering multi-day conferences on theology, politics, ethics and social issues from a Christian-responsibility perspective — the closest functional analogue to EAL within the EKD academy network.
• Evangelische Akademie Berlin: Berlin/Brandenburg Protestant academy delivering conferences on democracy, religion and urban civil society — comparable mission, federal-state parent, and conference product mix to EAL.
• Katholische Akademie in Bayern (München): Largest Catholic academy in Germany, running multi-day conferences on politics, ethics, religion and culture with a Tagungshaus — the Catholic-sector mirror of the EAL model.
• Evangelische Akademie Villigst: Protestant academy in Westphalia affiliated with the Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen, offering conferences on social ethics, peace policy and church development in the same EKD academy family as Loccum.
• Heinrich Pesch Haus (Katholische Akademie Ludwigshafen): Rhine-Palatinate Catholic academy providing conferences and continuing education on ethics, politics, religion and leadership; directly comparable operating model and target audience to EAL.
• Katholische Akademie im Bistum Hildesheim: Catholic counterpart in Lower Saxony and an existing EAL partner for ecumenical conferences; runs the same model of church-affiliated Tagungen, dialogue events and continuing education.

Others

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb): Federal agency funding political-Bildung programs across Germany; a major funding counterpart and indirect peer because it co-finances many of the civic-education conferences that academies like EAL deliver.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7jZ2yhb_yKuIte7x5G5t0g
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelische-akademie-loccum

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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