alice salomon hochschule berlin

Name

alice salomon hochschule berlin

Legal name

Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin

Website

https://ash-berlin.eu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. State Public Funding: As a public university (Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften) in Berlin, ASH Berlin receives primary funding from the State of Berlin for teaching and research operations. This covers core educational activities in the SAGE disciplines.
2. Third-Party Research Funding: The university generates research funding through third-party grants and projects, including collaborations with government bodies (e.g., Hessisches Ministerium), EU programs, and applied research partnerships with organizations like IFAF Berlin. Research projects like 'Balance? Check!' and various Drittmittel-funded initiatives contribute revenue.
3. Continuing Education Programs: The Centre for Further Education generates revenue through fee-based professional development courses and certificate programs including Palliative Care courses (550 EUR per course), multiplier training programs, and Master continuing education programs for practitioners in health, education and social work sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin (ASH Berlin) is a public university of applied sciences delivering higher education and applied research in the SAGE disciplines of Social Work, Health and Nursing, and Education/Early Childhood Education. Its core offerings include state-recognized Bachelor and Master degree programmes, professional certificate and continuing education courses (e.g., Palliative Care, GAMMA mindfulness multipliers training), and applied research projects. The institution operates the Pre-Study Programme for international newcomers and maintains specialized workshop facilities for hands-on learning.

Product overview

ASH Berlin is Germany's largest state university of applied sciences in the SAGE fields (Social Work, Health, Education), offering a comprehensive academic portfolio. The core offering consists of Bachelor and Master degree programmes across Social Work, Health and Nursing, Early Childhood Education, and Therapeutic Professions (Physiotherapy/Ergotherapy). Complementing these are continuing education programmes including certificate courses in Palliative Care and mindfulness interventions (GAMMA). The university provides specialized workshops for practical learning (media, music, movement, science, aesthetics) and supports international students through the Pre-Study Programme. Research activities and prestigious awards (Alice Salomon Award, Alice Salomon Poetics Prize) round out the institutional offerings.

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Products and services

• Bachelor Study Programmes Undergraduate degree programmes in Social Work, Health and Nursing, Early Childhood Education, and Physiotherapy/Ergotherapy qualifying students for professional practice with state recognition.
• Master Study Programmes Graduate degree programmes including consecutive and continuing education Masters in Social Work, Child Protection, and health-related fields for advanced professional qualification.
• Multiprofessioneller Basiskurs Palliative Care Basic certificate course (40 hours) in palliative care combining medical, ethical and psychosocial fundamentals for professionals in social work, nursing, health and education sectors.
• GAMMA Continuing Education (Multipliers Training) Part-time multipliers training programme enabling participants to integrate mindfulness interventions into professional daily routines.
• ASH Pre-Study Programme Orientation programme for international newcomers to facilitate transition into university study and course enrollment at ASH Berlin.
• Research Projects Applied research collaborations with practice partners covering social work, health, education and early childhood sectors, including third-party funded projects and ethical research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest state SAGE university in Germany
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAGE-Verbund (ASH Berlin, EHB, KHSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 September 2019Three Berlin universities of applied sciences formed the SAGE-Verbund in September 2019: Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin (ASH), Evangelische Hochschule Berlin (EHB), and Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin (KHSB). The alliance coordinates education for Social Work, Health, Education and Training (SAGE) disciplines, addresses skills shortages in public administration and healthcare, and represents SAGE interests in Berlin's academic landscape. The verbund was publicly launched at the '25 Jahre Partner für Berlin' event.
• IFAF Berlin (Institut für Angewandte Forschung Berlin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2009, IFAF Berlin has facilitated research transfer between four Berlin universities of applied sciences and practice. ASH Berlin participates in applied research projects with SMEs, welfare associations, and social organizations. Annual budget approximately 2 million EUR. Despite being recognized as an effective model for science-society transfer and winning external federal funding, IFAF faces uncertain institutional funding from Berlin Senate.
• Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSPH is a cooperation of ASH Berlin, Charité, and TU Berlin for public health education and research. Provides contributions to policy advising, research, and practice development on topics including family health, healthcare for people with migration backgrounds, and multimorbidity. ASH Berlin's Prof. Dr. Raimund Geene teaches at BSPH. Future uncertain due to planned budget cuts.
• Berlin PartnerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASH Berlin is a partner in the Berlin Partner network for economic development. Presented the SAGE-Verbund at the '25 Jahre Partner für Berlin' anniversary event in 2019.
• Scholars at Risk GermanyminorOthersASH Berlin participates in the Scholars at Risk network, which supports academics at risk worldwide. Demonstrates university's commitment to international solidarity and academic freedom.
• Partner Universities (International)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerASH Berlin maintains international partnerships with universities worldwide. Notably expanded cooperation with universities in South Korea (including Soongsil University) through delegation visits in 2026. Partner universities enable student exchanges, staff mobility, and joint research activities.
• Berlin School for TransformationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint competence center established by ASH Berlin and TU Berlin at the 'campustransformation' symposium (March 2026) for transdisciplinary learning, research, and artistic practice in sustainability transformation.
• Hessisches Ministerium für Arbeit, Integration, Jugend und SozialesminorOthersThe Hesse State Ministry commissioned ASH Berlin's research project 'Balance? Check!' investigating reasons for excessive workload among staff in Hesse kindergartens. ASH serves as research partner receiving project funding for this applied study.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Evangelische Hochschule Berlin (EHB): Berlin state university of applied sciences focused on social work, health and education. Co-founder of the SAGE-Verbund alliance with ASH Berlin since 2019; closest institutional peer in geography and mission.
• Katholische Hochschule für Sozialwesen Berlin (KHSB): Catholic university of applied sciences in Berlin for social work and social pedagogy. Third SAGE-Verbund member alongside ASH Berlin and EHB; directly comparable public-sector Fachhochschule serving the same SAGE disciplines.
• Hochschule für Gesundheit & Sport Berlin: Berlin state HAW specializing in health, nursing and therapy degree programs. Overlaps with ASH Berlin's Health/Nursing primary-qualifying tracks and competes for the same SAGE student pool in Berlin.

Broad incumbents

• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin: Germany's largest university hospital and partner of ASH Berlin in the Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH). Offers overlapping health professional training at a much larger scale, anchoring policy and applied research that ASH taps into.
• Technische Universität Berlin: Berlin's largest technical university and BSPH co-founder; partnered with ASH Berlin on the new Berlin School for Transformation (2026). Provides research scale and disciplinary breadth that complements ASH's applied SAGE focus.
• SRH Hochschule Berlin: Large private university of applied sciences in Berlin with a wide program portfolio including social and health degrees. Operates with a fee-based private model that competes for the same domestic prospective students as ASH.
• FOM Hochschule: Germany's largest private Hochschule, focused on berufsbegleitende degree programs for working professionals. Directly competes with ASH Berlin's continuing education and work-integrated formats in SAGE-relevant fields.
• IU Internationale Hochschule: Germany's largest private university with extensive online and blended health/social degree programs. Provides a national, scalable alternative to ASH's campus-bound model for working adults and continuing learners.

Regional players

• Hochschule Neubrandenburg: Public HAW in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offering social work, health and education degrees with a similar public-sector applied profile to ASH Berlin, but serving a different German region.
• Hochschule Bremen: Public HAW with a long-standing social work and health portfolio; comparable institutional profile to ASH Berlin but operating in northern Germany rather than Berlin/Brandenburg.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ash_berlin
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnDEKBNniYb4HM7bv80f_oQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ashbln
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/alice-salomon-hochschule-berlin
• Instagraminstagram.com/alicesalomonhochschule
• TikToktiktok.com/@ash_berlin

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