Akademie Fur Politische Bildung Tutzing

What Akademie Fur Politische Bildung Tutzing does

The Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing is a public law institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) founded in 1957 by the Bavarian Parliament and located on Lake Starnberger See in Tutzing, Bavaria. It operates as a non-partisan civic-education provider, delivering a multi-channel program that includes residential conferences and seminars at its lakeside venue, an online event calendar, a podcast series distributed via Podigee, YouTube video content, and a publishing program executed in partnership with academic presses Nomos, Campus, and Wochenschau. It maintains a specialized library of roughly 50,000 volumes and serves a broad audience including secondary-school students (via Schülerforen), teachers, academics, journalists, civil servants, and the interested public across Bavaria and Germany.

Name

Akademie Fur Politische Bildung Tutzing

Legal name

Akademie für Politische Bildung

Website

https://apb-tutzing.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing is a Bavarian public-law political-education institution founded in 1957, delivering non-partisan conferences, publications, podcasts, and online programming to students, educators, civil servants, and the broader public across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic and Political Education Services

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

Education, Research & Academic Congresses (THAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government & Public Sector Conferences (MPAGAGAH), Government, Public Policy & Regulatory Congresses (THAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Political education
• Civic education
• Conference seminars
• Scholarly publishing
• Continuing professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Tutzing

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference and Seminar Fees: The academy charges registration fees for conferences and seminars. These fees include accommodation, meals (breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake, dinner), and overnight stay in the guesthouse.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing is a Bavarian state-funded political education institution that organises multi-day conferences, seminars, panel discussions, and student forums on political, societal, and constitutional topics at its lakeside venue on Lake Starnberger See and across Bavaria. It complements these events with a podcast, free online events, a monthly newsletter, a specialised library, expert-search services, and multiple scholarly publication series and a magazine.

Product overview

Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing is a political education institution (Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts) founded in 1957 by the Bavarian State Parliament. It operates as a unified educational platform offering in-person conferences and seminars at its Lake Starnberger See location and throughout Bavaria, complemented by digital products including the 'Akademie fürs Ohr' podcast, online events via Zoom, and a monthly newsletter. The Academy publishes multiple scholarly publication series: Tutzinger Studien zur Politik (Nomos Verlag), Akademie-Kurzanalysen, Tutzinger Schriften zur politischen Bildung (Wochenschau Verlag), and Akademiegespräche im Landtag. The Academy-Report magazine provides regular political commentary. Additional offerings include student forums (Schülerforen), a cultural program with exhibitions and cabaret, a specialized library with ~50,000 volumes, and an expert search database.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Tagungen und Seminare (Conferences and Seminars) Political education conferences, seminars, and panel discussions held at the academy's location on Lake Starnberger See and throughout Bavaria, covering topics such as education, digitalisation, Europe, international relations, media, ecology, and constitutional law, typically with full-board packages.
• Schülerforen (Student Forums) Forum programmes for school students focusing on political education and civic engagement, typically delivered as dedicated one-day or multi-day school events.
• Kulturprogramm (Cultural Programme) Cultural events including cabaret performances, art exhibitions, film discussions during the Five Lakes Film Festival, and vernissages at the Tutzing venue.
• Akademie-Report (Magazine) Magazine published by the academy covering current political and societal topics, available in digital and print formats as a regular subscription-style periodical.
• Tutzinger Studien zur Politik Scholarly publication series published in cooperation with Nomos Verlag covering political-science topics and monographs.
• Akademie-Kurzanalysen Brief analysis publications providing timely political commentary and policy analysis on current events.
• Tutzinger Schriften zur politischen Bildung Publication series dedicated to political education, published with Wochenschau Verlag and aimed at civic-education practitioners and academics.
• Akademiegespräche im Landtag Publication series featuring discussions held at the Bavarian State Parliament, documenting expert panels and political conversations staged at the Landtag in Munich.
• Podcast 'Akademie fürs Ohr' Podcast series featuring discussions on current political topics and academy events, hosted on Podigee and distributed via the academy's digital channels.
• Online-Veranstaltungen (Online Events) Free online events and webinars covering political education topics, conducted via Zoom and accessible globally to complement the in-person programmes.
• Newsletter Monthly newsletter providing updates on academy events, publications, and current political topics, available by subscription.
• Akademiebibliothek (Academy Library) Specialised library with approximately 50,000 volumes and an online catalogue (OPAC) supporting political-science research and conference participants.
• Expertensuche (Expert Search) Database connecting users with academy experts across various political and societal topics for consultation and media requests.
• Tagungsstätte (Conference Venue) Conference facility on Lake Starnberger See offering overnight accommodation, meals, and meeting spaces for events hosted at the academy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 50% of events are co-organized with partner institutions

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bavarian State Parliament (Bayerischer Landtag)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy was founded by the Bavarian state parliament in 1957 as Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts. Joint Academygespräche events are held at the Landtag in Munich. The parliament provides institutional oversight and mandate.
• Nomos VerlagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic publisher of the Tutzinger Studien zur Politik series and various edited volumes from the academy.
• Campus VerlagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic publisher of Einzelwerke (individual works) by the academy.
• Wochenschau VerlagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic publisher of Tutzinger Schriften zur politischen Bildung series.
• Various Academic and Civil Society InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproximately half of the academy's events are organized in cooperation with other institutions from science, political education, and civil society. Partners include universities, research institutions, and civic organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Germany's federal agency for political education, offering conferences, publications, and digital resources nationwide. It is the federal-level equivalent of the Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing, sharing the same non-partisan civic education mandate and conference-driven programming model.
• Bayerische Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit: Bavarian state-level agency for political education under the Staatsregierung, complementing the Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing in delivering civic education programs across Bavarian schools and adult learners. Shares the same non-partisan mandate and Bavarian target audience.
• Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung: Munich-based political foundation affiliated with the CSU that runs the Akademie für Politik und Zeitgeschehen. Closest regional peer to the Tutzing academy, operating in the same Bavarian civic education space with comparable conferences, publications, and democratic education programs.

Broad incumbents

• Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung: Die Linke-affiliated political foundation offering political education, conferences, and academic publishing. Comparable in civic education mandate and conference-based programming, though larger in national reach.
• Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: Greens-affiliated political foundation with conference series, publication programs, and political education academies. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same civic education space with a national and international footprint.
• Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit: FDP-affiliated political foundation with the Theodor-Heuss-Akademie in Gummersbach and political education programming across Germany. Compares directly in operating academies for civic education and producing conferences and publications.
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung: CDU-affiliated political foundation with a national education academy (CJD Bonn), extensive conference programming, and academic publications. Direct comparability in non-partisan civic education mission, though operated with partisan affiliation and global footprint.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: SPD-affiliated political foundation operating nationwide with extensive political education academies (e.g., Akademie für Soziale Demokratie), publications, and conferences. A broader incumbent in the same civic education category with much larger national and international scope.
• Bertelsmann Stiftung: One of Germany's largest private operating foundations, running policy and civic education programs, conferences, and major publications. Adjacent incumbent in civic engagement and political education with significantly larger scale and resources.

Emerging players

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik (DGAP): Berlin-based foreign policy think tank offering conferences, publications, and policy analysis on international relations - a topic area also covered by the Tutzing academy. Comparable in conference-driven knowledge dissemination and academic publishing, though narrower in policy focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/APBTutzing
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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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