Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V.

What Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V. does

Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V. (vhs Nord) is a registered non-profit adult education association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.) serving the northern municipalities of the Munich district in Bavaria, Germany. As part of the publicly funded Volkshochschule network, it provides continuing education across 20+ course categories — including languages (with formal Integration and Berufssprachkurse tracks), IT and digital skills, fitness and health, arts and design, photography, cultural events and cinema, and youth (junge vhs) programs — to adult residents of Ismaning, Unterschleißheim, Garching bei München, and Unterföhring. The organization operates with a permanent staff of 6 employees and relies on freelance instructors (Dozenten) for course delivery across four physical venues plus Zoom-based online classes.

The institution runs on the Kufer/kuferweb course management platform with an integrated shopping cart for online enrollment, and delivers online courses via Zoom. Its catalog spans branded fitness offerings (PilatesFlow, METALZA, Power & Flow/Tabata), Microsoft Office and Google Workspace productivity courses, WordPress web design, and a growing AI-literacy vertical covering ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google NotebookLM. Corporate clients are served through a dedicated Firmenservice channel. Distribution combines the semiannual printed and digital Programmheft, the vhs-nord.de website, an email newsletter, community special events (Lange Nacht der Demokratie, Irish Weekend, FotoART), and a participant-referral program.

Revenue is generated through per-course enrollment fees ranging from €8 (FilmCafe) to €119 (UNREAL Engine Workshop), with typical courses priced €14–€88, plus a €30 transferable Vortragsabo subscription for lectures and cinema. The institution is supplemented by municipal subsidies from the district of Munich and likely BAMF funding for integration/professional language courses, consistent with the standard VHS funding model in Germany. No audited or publicly disclosed revenue figures are available.

Name

Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V.

Legal name

Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V.

Website

https://vhs-nord-lkm.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V. is a non-profit community adult education center serving the northern Munich district municipalities of Ismaning, Unterschleißheim, Garching, and Unterföhring, offering 20+ course categories in languages, IT, fitness, arts, and culture across four venues and Zoom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult and Community Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Other Schools and Instruction (6116), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifelong Learning Institutes (Osher/OLLI-style) & Senior Academies (EDAAAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD), Subject-Specific Short Courses & Academies (e.g., STEM, Business, Arts) (EDAIAIAC)

Keywords

• Adult education courses
• Community lifelong learning
• Language learning programs
• Professional IT training
• Fitness and health courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Ismaning

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Course Enrollment Fees: The organization generates revenue through per-course enrollment fees paid by individual adult learners. Fees vary by course length, format (in-person vs. online), and subject area. Example fees: PilatesFlow €85, METALZA €29, Excel courses €88, PowerPoint online €37, Line Dance €14. A 'Vortragsabo' lecture subscription is available for €30 allowing access to all lectures and cinema events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V. operates a community adult education center delivering lifelong-learning courses across languages (including integration and professional language courses), IT and professional development, health/fitness, arts, photography, culture, dance, cinema screenings, and youth programming. Courses are delivered in person at multiple venues across the northern Munich district and online via Zoom, with enrollment managed through an integrated shopping-cart registration platform.

Product overview

Volkshochschule im Norden des Landkreises München e.V. operates as a community adult education center (Volkshochschule) offering a diverse portfolio of educational courses and programs. The organization provides a unified platform for lifelong learning across multiple categories including Sprachen (Languages), Gesundheit & Kochen (Health & Cooking), Beruf & IT (Career & IT), Online Kurse (Online Courses), junge vhs (Youth Programs), Integrationskurse (Integration Courses), and Kultur & Veranstaltungen (Culture & Events). The core offering consists of course categories organized by subject area, supplemented with specific branded fitness offerings such as PilatesFlow and METALZA, and IT professional development courses covering Microsoft Office, WordPress, and AI tools like ChatGPT and NotebookLM. The institution functions as a course marketplace with integrated shopping cart functionality for enrollment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PilatesFlow A fitness course combining Pilates strengthening exercises with elegant, flowing movement sequences and intensive stretching for full-body training. Held in Unterschleißheim.
• METALZA A rock-themed fitness workout combining hard rock and metal music with elements from kickboxing, HIIT, and aerobic training for endurance, coordination, and strength.
• Power & Flow / Tabata High-intensity interval training (HIIT) featuring short work phases alternating with recovery periods for efficient full-body conditioning.
• Line Dance Dance course teaching various line dance styles from beginner to advanced levels, including practice evenings.
• Language Courses (Sprachen) Language learning courses covering English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and German as a foreign language for various proficiency levels.
• Integration Courses (Integrationskurse) German language courses designed for immigrants and integration purposes, aligned with the federal Integrationskurs program.
• Professional Language Courses (Berufssprachkurse) Language courses focused on professional communication skills for the workplace.
• Fit fürs Büro (Office Skills) Professional office skills courses covering Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Outlook, Word, and Excel for modern workplace productivity.
• AI Tools for Research Educational online course teaching use of AI-powered research tools including Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Comet browser for information retrieval.
• NotebookLM AI Courses Courses on using Google's NotebookLM for AI-assisted work with documents, creating summaries, podcasts, quizzes, flashcards, and mind maps from uploaded materials.
• WordPress Crashkurs (WordPress Website Creation) Practical full-day course on creating professional websites using the free WordPress content management system, including block editor and theme customization.
• PowerPoint Schnelleinstieg (PowerPoint Quick Start) Compact online course for quick PowerPoint presentation creation, covering slide design, layouts, transitions, and animations.
• Textverarbeitung ohne Word-Abo (Office Alternatives) Course covering free and alternative word processing solutions including LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs, and Word Online for users without Microsoft subscriptions.
• Word: Serienbriefe (Word Mail Merge) Advanced Word course teaching mail merge functionality for creating personalized letters, invitations, and mass communications from Excel data sources.
• Excel Pivot & Filter Advanced Excel course teaching pivot tables and filtering techniques for data analysis and visualization from large datasets.
• Excel Aufbaukurs (Excel Advanced Course) Advanced Excel training covering functions like IF, COUNTIF, linking worksheets, date/time calculations, and working with large tables.
• Excel SVERWEIS (Excel VLOOKUP) Excel course focused on lookup functions including VLOOKUP and its variants for data retrieval from tables.
• Photography Courses (Fotografie) Photography courses covering techniques, equipment, and creative expression, including the FotoART and Foto-Magazin offerings.
• Dance / Arts / Painting Courses (Tanzen/Gestalten/Malerei) Creative arts courses including dance, visual arts, and artistic expression.
• Culture and Events (Kultur & Veranstaltungen) Cultural events, lectures, cinema screenings, and artistic programs including signature events like Lange Nacht der Demokratie and the Irish Weekend.
• Cinema (Kino) Film screenings and cinema-related educational events, included in the Vortragsabo subscription.
• Vortragsabo (Lecture Subscription) Subscription priced at €30 granting access to all lectures (Vorträge) and cinema events (Kinoveranstaltungen). Transferable to another person.
• Youth Programs (junge vhs) Educational and recreational courses designed for children and teenagers, including parent-child courses.
• Firmenservice (Corporate Training) Dedicated corporate training service providing customized employee training for businesses seeking tailored in-person or online programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accessible continuing education for residents across multiple municipalities in the northern Munich district

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering professional development, IT, and language courses from top universities and companies. Increasingly competes with VHS Nord's Beruf & IT and professional language categories through self-paced content at low cost.
• SGD (Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt): Major German distance-learning institution offering 300+ continuing education courses across professional, language, and personal development categories. National-scale incumbent that competes with VHS Nord's adult upskilling offerings through flexible self-paced formats.
• ILS / Hamburger Akademie: One of Germany's largest private distance-learning providers offering 700+ courses across languages, IT, business, and personal development. Broader incumbent in adult continuing education with a national rather than local geographic footprint and self-paced rather than instructor-led delivery model.

Direct peers

• Volkshochschule im Landkreis Erding: Neighboring district VHS serving Landkreis Erding northeast of Munich. Identical Volkshochschule institutional form with the same national pedagogical framework, course category structure, and adult learner target demographic.
• Münchner Volkshochschule GmbH (MVHS): The main Munich city VHS serving the broader Munich urban area with a similar adult continuing education mission. Operates the same German VHS institutional model with multi-category course offerings (languages, IT, health, culture) and serves an overlapping target market of lifelong learners in the same metropolitan region.
• Volkshochschule Starnberg: Neighboring district VHS serving Landkreis Starnberg southwest of Munich. Directly comparable public adult education institution with similar course catalog breadth, multi-location delivery model, and adult learner market in the Munich metropolitan region.
• Volkshochschule im Landkreis Dachau: Neighboring district VHS serving Landkreis Dachau just northwest of Munich. Operates an identical Volkshochschule model under the same national framework (DVV/regional association) with overlapping course categories and similar target customer base of adult learners in the Munich metropolitan periphery.
• Volkshochschule Ebersberg: Neighboring district VHS serving Landkreis Ebersberg east of Munich. Comparable public-funded adult education model with similar program categories, integration courses, and adult learner focus in an adjacent Bavarian district.
• Volkshochschule im Landkreis Freising: Neighboring district VHS serving Landkreis Freising north of Munich. Directly comparable institutional structure (e.V.), course catalog breadth, integration course offerings, and target market of adult learners in a similar Bavarian district setting.

Emerging players

• Babbel: Berlin-based language learning platform offering self-paced app-based courses in 14+ languages. Competes with VHS Nord's Sprachen and Integrationskurse categories for adult language learners through mobile-first, lower-cost delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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