What Stadt Bargteheide VHS does

Stadt Bargteheide VHS (Volkshochschule) is the municipal adult and continuing education center operated by the City of Bargteheide, a Gemeinde in the district of Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It delivers publicly accountable courses across work, language, culture, and health to adult residents of Bargteheide (~16,000 inhabitants) and the surrounding ~15,000-person catchment. The VHS is organized as an internal department of Stadt Bargteheide rather than a standalone legal entity, and its fees are set under a city-council-approved Gebührenordnung VHS (amended 01.04.2021), with sibling, social, and financial relief discounts mandated by municipal Richtlinien.

Its core digital product surface is the official municipal website bargteheide.de, under the Bildung & Freizeit section, supplemented by an online citizen portal, an Online Terminvereinbarung booking system for the Bürgerbüro, a Mängelmelder defect reporter, a mobility information portal, and the Bürgerbrief newsletter. The technology stack is utilitarian: Advantic GmbH for Leaflet/OpenStreetMap map services and Matomo for web analytics, with no proprietary AI, ML, or API layer disclosed.

Go-to-market is purely local: in-person course registration and administration occur at the Rathaus, with delivery distributed across partner schools, the Stadtbibliothek, the Kleines Theater, and other cultural venues. Outreach is conducted via the city website, Bürgerbrief newsletter, local press, and community events. Partnerships include the regional Kulturknotenpunkt Südost network (Stormarn + Herzogtum Lauenburg, state-funded at 20,000 EUR/year through 2025), Kreis Stormarn, WAS, Wirtschafts- und Aufbaugesellschaft Stormarn mbH, Mentoren für Unternehmen in Schleswig-Holstein e.V., Theaterwerkstatt im Kleinen Theater Bargteheide e.V., and city twinning arrangements with Déville-lès-Rouen (France, since 1969) and Żmigród (Poland, framework since 2000). Revenue mechanics combine per-course unit fees with municipal and state subsidies; no commercial revenue, headcount, or budget figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Stadt Bargteheide VHS

Legal name

Stadt Bargteheide

Website

https://bargteheide.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stadt Bargteheide VHS is the municipal Volkshochschule of Bargteheide, Schleswig-Holstein, offering publicly funded adult and continuing education across work, language, culture, and health to local residents and the surrounding region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adult and Continuing Education

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Adult Education (Municipal/Community Schools) (EDAAAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Center Education Programs (EDAAAFAB), Language & Communication Continuing Education (EDAAAEAF)

Keywords

• Adult education
• Continuing education courses
• Language learning programs
• Professional qualification courses
• Cultural education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bargteheide

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stadt Bargteheide VHS (Volkshochschule) is the municipal adult education center offering continuing education courses across subjects including work and professional development, languages, cultural education, and health. Programs are scheduled per semester under a city council-approved fee schedule and delivered in person at municipal and partner facilities, with registration handled at the Rathaus and via the city's online citizen portal. The VHS also serves as the local infrastructure for integration courses (e.g., for refugees) and senior education, and participates in regional cultural networks such as Kulturknotenpunkt Südost.

Product overview

The Stadt Bargteheide digital presence consists of a comprehensive municipal web portal offering citizen services, administrative functions, and community information. The core offering is the official city website (www.bargteheide.de) which serves as the primary digital interface between the municipality and its residents. Supporting modules include the Mängelmelder for defect reporting, an online appointment booking system for the citizen service office (Bürgerbüro), a mobility information portal covering public transit and cycling, a business location portal for economic development, and the Bürgerbrief newsletter for municipal communications. The city utilizes the Advantic GmbH platform for map services (Leaflet/OpenStreetMap) and Matomo for web analytics. The portal supports a 15-minute city concept, enabling residents to access essential services within walking or cycling distance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volkshochschule (VHS) Continuing Education Courses Semester-based adult and continuing education courses in languages, professional qualification, cultural education, and health topics, taught in person at municipal and partner venues and open to adult residents of Bargteheide and the surrounding Kreis Stormarn area.
• VHS Language and Integration Courses

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered regional, core and minor.

• Kulturknotenpunkt SüdostregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Bargteheide joined the new Kulturknotenpunkt Südost network combining the districts of Stormarn and Herzogtum Lauenburg. The network aims to strengthen culture in the region with annual funding of 20,000 euros until 2025. The VHS collaborates within this cultural network for regional cultural development and programming.
• Theaterwerkstatt im Kleinen Theater Bargteheide e.V.regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2020The theater workshop cooperates with the VHS on commemorative and educational projects. Joint projects include the 'Schritt für Schritt' (Step by Step) virtual memorial walk remembering the 1945 death march. The partnership combines cultural education with historical remembrance work.
• Wirtschafts- und Aufbaugesellschaft Stormarn mbH (WAS)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe WAS develops, develops, and markets commercial sites in the northern Hamburg metropolitan region. They support regional projects for production, services, trade, and crafts to grow, working with the city on economic development including commercial space allocation for businesses.
• Mentoren für Unternehmen in Schleswig-Holstein e.V.regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of successful entrepreneurs and managers providing free consulting to founders, businesses, freelancers, authorities, associations, and municipal institutions. They support startups through founding phases, coach entrepreneurs on business optimization, and assist with business succession. They cooperate with financing institutes, IHK, and other economic development bodies.
• Kreis StormarncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKreis Stormarn is the district administration that provides various public services including data protection. The city of Bargteheide works with Kreis Stormarn on multiple initiatives including economic development, traffic planning, and municipal services.
• Déville-lès-Rouen, FrankreichminorOthersBargteheide has been twinned with the northern French city of Déville-lès-Rouen since 1969. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants and belongs to the Rouen arrondissement. Cultural exchanges and events support international understanding and cultural programming.
• Żmigród, PolenminorOthersBargteheide maintains a partnership with Żmigród in Poland. Framework agreements were signed in July 2000 for the 'engagement' ceremony. The partnership supports cultural exchange and international cooperation between the communities.

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Schleswig-Holsteinische Volkshochschulen (Landesverband der VHS in SH): State association of all VHS locations in Schleswig-Holstein, the same state where Bargteheide's VHS operates; provides the regional coordination, quality framework, and political voice for member VHSs.

Direct peers

• Volkshochschule Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt's municipal VHS offering the same adult continuing education services; structurally and operationally comparable to the Bargteheide VHS.
• Hamburger Volkshochschule: Hamburg's municipal adult education provider delivering the standard Volkshochschule program mix including integration and language courses, structurally identical to the Bargteheide VHS but serving a large metropolitan catchment.
• Volkshochschule München (Münchner Volkshochschule): Munich's municipal VHS offering the same broad adult continuing education portfolio (languages, professional development, culture, integration) under public-law governance; highly comparable in mission and structure though operating at much larger scale.
• Volkshochschule Köln: Cologne's municipal VHS providing adult continuing education on the same German VHS model; comparable operating framework, course catalog breadth, and public-law governance.
• Volkshochschule Berlin (Berliner Volkshochschulen): Berlin's network of municipal VHS centers offering municipal continuing education across the same curriculum categories; direct functional equivalent at the city-district level.
• Volkshochschule Stuttgart: Stuttgart's municipal adult education center; direct peer in the German Volkshochschule system with matching course categories and municipal governance structure.

Emerging players

• Berlitz Deutschland: Private language and continuing-education provider; overlaps with VHS on language instruction but operates a premium commercial model and competes for the same adult learners.

Broad incumbents

• Goethe-Institut: Federal-level German language and cultural education institution; competes with VHS language and integration offerings but with a national/international mandate and differing funding model.
• DAA Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie: Large national provider of adult education, vocational training, and integration courses in Germany; competes with VHS for the same adult-learner pool but operates commercially at much broader national scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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