Volkhochschule Straubing- Bogen

What Volkhochschule Straubing- Bogen does

Volkshochschule Straubing-Bogen gGmbH (vhs Straubing-Bogen) is a non-profit adult education institution serving the Landkreis Straubing-Bogen district in Bavaria, Germany. Founded in 1975 and restructured as a legally independent gGmbH in 2021, the organization delivers lifelong learning across six core educational areas: society/economics/politics, vocational/technical/IT, health/movement/relaxation, languages, art/culture/creativity, and basic education/school completion. Course delivery is decentralized across 24 branch locations (Außenstellen) using municipal facilities such as schools, community centers, and fire stations, supplemented by Zoom-based online courses. The operational model relies on a small core administrative staff of approximately 7-10 employees under Managing Director Robert Dollmann, supported by a network of volunteer branch leaders (Außenstellenleiter/innen) and contracted instructors.

Revenue is generated through three streams: per-course enrollment fees (€18-€130 with discounts for students, disabled persons, and siblings; optional material costs on top), gift voucher sales (valid 4 years), and recurring operating subsidies from Landkreis Straubing-Bogen and cooperating municipalities. Pricing is pay-as-you-go with no subscription or enterprise contracts. Customer segments include the general adult population, immigrants and refugees (language and orientation courses), working professionals seeking digital and vocational skills, and children/youth. The technology stack is built on Kufer Software's website platform for course registration and management, a proprietary Kursmanagement-App for instructor workflows on Android and Apple, and Zoom for online course delivery. No revenue is publicly disclosed.

Name

Volkhochschule Straubing- Bogen

Legal name

Volkshochschule Straubing-Bogen gGmbH

Website

https://vhs-straubing-bogen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Volkshochschule Straubing-Bogen gGmbH is a non-profit adult education institution serving Landkreis Straubing-Bogen, Bavaria, delivering lifelong learning courses across six subject areas through 24 branch locations, online channels, and subsidized municipal partnerships since 1975.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 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 Fees: Revenue generated from course enrollment fees. Pricing varies by course type, duration, and includes optional material costs. Payment via SEPA direct debit or ePayment for online registrations.
2. Voucher Sales: Sale of gift vouchers (Gutscheine) valid for courses and travel offerings. Vouchers valid for 4 years from date of issue.
3. Municipal and County Funding: Operating funding provided by Landkreis Straubing-Bogen as a publicly funded adult education institution, supplemented by support from municipalities where courses are conducted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Volkshochschule Straubing-Bogen is a non-profit community adult education center that delivers lifelong learning courses across six core subject areas: Society/Economy/Politics, Vocational/Technical/IT, Health/Movement/Relaxation, Languages, Art/Culture/Creativity, and Basic Education. Courses are delivered in person at 24 decentralized branch locations across the Straubing-Bogen district, online via Zoom, and through special subsidized programs such as the Herbst der Digitalisierung digitalization initiative.

Product overview

Volkshochschule Straubing-Bogen is a community adult education center (Volkshochschule/gGmbH) established in 1975, operating as a platform for lifelong learning across the Straubing-Bogen district. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of educational courses organized into seven core subject areas: Society/Economics/Politics, Vocational/Technical/IT, Health/Movement/Relaxation, Languages, Art/Culture/Creativity, Basic Education/School Completion, and courses for specific target groups. Courses are delivered through multiple formats including traditional in-person instruction at 24 branch locations throughout the district, online courses via Zoom video conferencing, and special subsidized programs like the 'Herbst der Digitalisierung' digital skills initiative. The organization provides a mobile course management app for instructors (available for Android and Apple) enabling attendance tracking, participant management, and course completion workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft, Politik (Society, Economy, Politics Courses)
• Beruf, Technik, EDV (Vocational, Technical, IT Courses)
• Gesundheit, Bewegung, Entspannung (Health, Movement, Relaxation Courses)
• Sprachen (Language Courses)
• Kunst, Kultur, Kreativität (Art, Culture, Creativity Courses)
• Grundbildung, Schulabschlüsse (Basic Education, School Completion)
• Onlinekurse (Online Courses via Zoom)
• Kurse für bestimmte Zielgruppen (Courses for Specific Target Groups)
• Herbst der Digitalisierung im Labertal (Autumn of Digitalization in the Laber Valley)

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving citizens since 1975 with continuous operation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ILE-Laber Municipalities (Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg, Laberweinting, Geiselhöring, Rain, Atting, Aholfing, Perkam)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration with municipalities of ILE-Laber for subsidized digitalization courses covering topics such as AI, photo editing, PC security, and social media. Municipalities provide funding to enable affordable course pricing for citizens.
• Kufer Software GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical operation of data processing systems and website hosting. Kufer provides the website platform and course management functionality for vhs Straubing-Bogen.
• Zoom Video Communications, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationZoom is used as the platform for conducting online courses and video conferences (Onlinekurse).
• Bayerischer VolkshochschulverbandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual statistical reporting to Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik through the Bavarian Adult Education Association for anonymized data submission.
• Municipalities of Landkreis Straubing-BogencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty and municipal support provides facilities and funding. Courses preferentially use local instructors and municipal spaces. Volunteer branch leaders (Außenstellenleiter/innen) are jointly appointed by vhs and municipalities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• vhs Mainburg: Smaller Bavarian Volkshochschule referenced directly in the vhs Straubing-Bogen website (Weiterbildungsberatung link). Operates the same municipal adult education mandate in a similar rural Lower Bavarian setting with the same product structure.
• VHS Hamburg: Hamburger Volkshochschule, the largest VHS in northern Germany, runs the same municipal adult education mandate with a comparable multi-area course portfolio and the same Kufer-style registration technology stack.
• Volkshochschule Berlin (VHS Mitte / VHS Stadtteilkurse): Berlin's adult education centers, organized as municipal VHS institutions, offer the same six-area taxonomy of courses, the same public-mandate structure and online course options. Comparable product/mandate, though at urban scale.
• vhs Landshut: Volkshochschule in adjacent Niederbayern with a similar municipal adult education mandate, branch locations across the district, and a comparable course portfolio spanning languages, health, IT and culture.
• Volkshochschule München: Largest municipal Volkshochschule in Bavaria, operating the same adult continuing education mandate model with multi-area course catalogs, decentralized branch network and municipal funding. Closest structural peer to vhs Straubing-Bogen, just at city scale.
• vhs Regensburg: Neighboring Bavarian Volkshochschule serving Stadt and Landkreis Regensburg with the same six-area course taxonomy, gGmbH-style public mandate and mix of in-person and online courses. Highly comparable mandate, geography and product mix.
• VHS Köln: Major German Volkshochschule delivering the standard public adult education mandate across society, career, health, language, culture and basic education programs with both in-person and online courses - a structurally identical peer operating at city scale.

Others

• Bayerischer Volkshochschulverband (bvv): The Bavarian umbrella association for Volkshochschulen, of which vhs Straubing-Bogen is a member. Not a competitor but the strategic ecosystem body that coordinates state-level policy, statistics reporting and program development across Bavarian VHSs.

Emerging players

• Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt (SGD): Major German distance-learning provider covering vocational, language and personal development courses aimed at adult learners. Indirect peer competing for the same self-development course fees, though via fully remote delivery rather than community-based in-person classes.
• ILS Institut für Lernsysteme: Germany's largest Fernschule (distance learning provider) offering adult education courses in similar subject areas (languages, IT, career) via self-paced online formats. Adjacent competitor for the same adult learner audience but delivered differently from a community VHS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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