Oskar von Miller Forum

What Oskar von Miller Forum does

The Oskar von Miller Forum is a privately-operated educational initiative of the Bavarian construction industry, headquartered in Munich at Oskar-von-Miller-Ring 25. It operates as a dual-purpose institution combining a structured scholarship program (Programmstipendium) with a professional industry forum (Forum Bauwirtschaft). The scholarship program supports more than 50 recipients annually, drawing students from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Hochschule München, and master craftsmen (Meisterschüler) from the Fachschule für Bautechnik, and provides them with affordable housing in Munich plus a structured leadership development curriculum. The forum component runs events, seminars, workshops, and conferences covering topics such as civil engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, ecology, and leadership, featuring international speakers and serving as a meeting platform for Bavarian construction industry professionals, scientists, and practitioners.

The organization does not operate proprietary technology. Its online alumni network (alumni.ovmf.de) is powered by third-party platform software called Alumnii, provided by Paulbergman GmbH under a data-processor relationship. The platform offers member login, networking, messaging, event registration, job postings, member directories, and interactive member maps (with map data sourced from OpenStreetMap). Stripe is integrated as a payment processor for financial transactions within the membership network, with data transfer to the United States governed by Standard Contractual Clauses. Marketing and outreach occur through the organization's main website (oskarvonmillerforum.de), an email newsletter, a LinkedIn company page, and event programming.

The business model is structured as an industry-funded educational initiative rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue is sourced from the Bavarian construction industry (Bayerische Bauwirtschaft) to support scholarship funding, affordable housing operations, and event programming for the construction ecosystem. No pricing details, revenue figures, or external investors are publicly disclosed. The organization's stated mission is to bridge academic excellence with professional practice by developing future leaders in the Bavarian construction sector, with a 2026 programmatic theme of "Mut zur Veränderung – Verantwortung tragen – Wandel gestalten" ("Courage to Change – Take Responsibility – Shape Transformation").

Name

Oskar von Miller Forum

Legal name

Oskar von Miller Forum

Website

https://ovmf.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oskar von Miller Forum is a Munich-based educational initiative of the Bavarian construction industry combining a scholarship program with affordable housing for 50+ students from TUM, Hochschule München, and Fachschule für Bautechnik alongside a professional forum hosting industry events, seminars, and an alumni network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Industry Education and Professional Development

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Business Associations (813910), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Education Conference Organizers (THAHACAE), International Student Funding & Mobility Grants Administration (EDADAHAL)

Keywords

• Construction industry education
• Scholarship program
• Alumni network platform
• Industry forum events
• Affordable student housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Bayerische Bauwirtschaft Funding: The forum is an educational initiative of the Bavarian construction industry (Bayerische Bauwirtschaft), funded by the industry to support the development of young talents in architecture, engineering, and construction. The organization provides scholarship programs and affordable housing to support over 50 scholarship recipients annually.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Oskar von Miller Forum operates an interdisciplinary scholarship program (Programmstipendium) that provides financial support, affordable housing, and a structured leadership curriculum to over 50 students annually from Technical University Munich, Hochschule München, and the Fachschule für Bautechnik. Alongside the scholarship, it runs the Forum Bauwirtschaft, a program of seminars, workshops, and conferences, and maintains an online Alumni-Netzwerk (alumni.ovmf.de) for ongoing professional exchange between scholarship recipients, alumni, scientists, and Bavarian construction-industry practitioners.

Product overview

Oskar von Miller Forum operates as a dual-purpose educational institution for the Bavarian construction industry, combining a scholarship program (Programmstipendium) with affordable housing for over 50 recipients, and a professional forum (Forum Bauwirtschaft) that organizes events, seminars, and conferences. The Alumni-Netzwerk serves as the online platform for scholarship alumni, providing networking, messaging, and event management features. The scholarship program and alumni network are interconnected, with the forum events serving as a bridge between academic excellence and professional practice for scholarship recipients and alumni.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programmstipendium (Scholarship Program) Interdisciplinary scholarship program offering financial support, affordable housing in Munich, and a structured leadership development curriculum for over 50 students from Technical University Munich, Hochschule München, and Meisterschüler of the Fachschule für Bautechnik pursuing degrees in civil engineering, environmental engineering, architecture, and building technology.
• Forum Bauwirtschaft (Industry Forum Events) Professional exchange forum enabling networking, dialogue, and knowledge transfer across disciplines and generations within the construction industry, delivering seminars, workshops, and conferences on topics such as global issues, landscape architecture, civil engineering, architecture, leadership, ecology, and innovative technologies, accessible to scholarship recipients and industry practitioners.
• Alumni-Netzwerk (Alumni Network Platform) Online alumni platform powered by Alumnii (operated by Paulbergman GmbH) providing scholarship recipients and alumni with member login, networking capabilities, messaging, event registration, job postings, member directory, group functionality, and interactive member maps for the Oskar von Miller Forum community.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Paulbergman GmbH (Alumnii)coreTechnology or IntegrationPaulbergman GmbH operates the alumni network platform (alumni.ovmf.de) under the Alumnii brand as a data processor. The platform enables member login, networking, event management, and member directory functionality for the Oskar von Miller Forum community.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft: Joint initiative of German industry and science foundations managing programs including Deutschlandstipendium. Comparable as an industry-funded scholarship and education platform, though operating as a meta-coordinator rather than direct scholarship provider.
• Deutschlandstipendium: National German scholarship program co-funded by the federal government and private donors, supporting talented students at German universities. Comparable scholarship model with corporate sponsorship mechanism, though federal-public rather than single-industry funded.

Direct peers

• Hans-Böckler-Stiftung: Confederation of German Trade Unions-affiliated foundation funding students and researchers, with a focus on labor and socio-economic topics. Comparable scholarship + leadership program structure, though without a sector-specific industry focus.
• Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes: Germany's largest and most prestigious scholarship foundation, funding exceptional students across disciplines. Directly comparable to Oskar von Miller Forum's scholarship-program + leadership-development model, though at much larger scale and without a single industry-vertical focus.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: Labor-affiliated scholarship foundation promoting talented students from universities and Fachhochschulen. Highly comparable in scholarship-plus-ideological-programming model; different sponsorship base (labor unions vs. construction industry).
• Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU): Major German environmental foundation funding scholarships, education, and projects across disciplines. Comparable as a large foundation combining scholarship programs with educational events and a strong alumni network, though thematically focused on environment.
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: Party-affiliated scholarship foundation supporting German and international students with ideological and leadership programming. Comparable as a scholarship-plus-leadership-development organization, though operating at national scale and with political rather than industry sponsorship.
• Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: Party-affiliated scholarship and think-tank foundation supporting students with eco-social orientation. Comparable scholarship-plus-leadership model with international alumni network parallels.

Regional players

• Hauptverband der Deutschen Bauindustrie: Main trade association of the German construction industry, representing the sector's political and economic interests. Comparable as the wider industry umbrella the Oskar von Miller Forum operates within; relevant comparison for funding and influence dynamics.
• Landesvereinigung der Bayerischen Bauwirtschaft: Regional association of the Bavarian construction industry, the umbrella organization that funs the Oskar von Miller Forum. Directly comparable as the sponsor and parent ecosystem within which the Forum operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oskar-von-miller-forum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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