North Academy
| NORDAKADEMIE University of Economics | |
|---|---|
| motto | Study excellently! |
| founding | 1992 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Elmshorn , Hamburg |
| state | Schleswig-Holstein , Hamburg |
| country | Germany |
| President | Kerstin Fink |
| Students | 2,568 (2019) |
| Employee | 121 (2019) |
| including professors | 31 (2019) |
| Website | www.nordakademie.de |
The North Academy College of Business is a private , state-approved college with locations in Elmshorn ( Schleswig-Holstein ) and in Hamburg in ownership of Nordakademie-profit corporation .
History and organization
The North Academy was founded in 1992 on the initiative of the economy and began its studies in 1993, initially in Pinneberg . The range of courses included the three dual diploma courses in industrial engineering, business administration and business informatics. Georg Plate was the founding rector .
After the permanent state recognition in 1996, the move to the campus in Elmshorn took place in 1997 .
In 2001 the Master of Business Administration was introduced. In the winter semester of 2006, the diploma courses were converted to bachelor degrees . In April 2012, the offer was expanded to include three more part-time master’s courses in business informatics, marketing and sales management and financial management and accounting.
In April 2012, the university was one of the first universities in Northern Germany to be system- accredited .
In 2018, the Nordakademie was the first university in Germany to achieve system reaccreditation by FIBAA, without any conditions, which reflects the above-average quality of teaching.
In September 2013, the Nordakademie opened a second location in Hamburg in Dockland, the Nordakademie Graduate School . The master’s courses are offered there.
Over 2,568 students study at the educational institution. Over 300 cooperative companies, the majority of which are based in the Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein regions , cooperate with the university in the following areas:
- Training - basic dual bachelor's degree programs
- Further training - part-time master’s courses
- Further training - part-time doctorate
- Research - projects from and with business
The sponsor of the university is a not-for-profit stock corporation with more than 40 companies and the employers' association Nordmetall as the main shareholder.
Course offers
Dual bachelor's degree programs
The Nordakademie offers five seven-semester dual bachelor's degree programs at the Elmshorn location:
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Informatics
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science in International Business
The prerequisite is a university or technical college entrance qualification. In the dual courses of study, in addition to their academic training at the university, students gain practical experience in a cooperation company. There is always a quarterly change between theoretical and practical phases. The apprenticeship relationship entered into for the duration of the course is paid for by the respective cooperation company, which also pays the tuition fees. The bachelor's degree at the Nordakademie makes it possible to acquire a total of 210 ECTS credit points over the three and a half years of study .
Part-time master’s courses
The Nordakademie offers eleven extra-occupational master’s courses in Hamburg:
- Master of Science Applied Computer Science / Software Engineering
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Science in Financial Management and Accounting
- Master of Arts in General Management
- Master of Science in Healthcare Management
- Master of Arts in Marketing and Sales Management
- Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Master of Science in Business Informatics
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
- Master of Science in Business Psychology
- Master of Laws in Business Law
Advanced training
In addition to the bachelor's and master's degree programs, the Nordakademie Graduate School can also take advanced training courses and certificate courses at university level. Further education can be completed in the following areas:
- Basic economic knowledge
- marketing
- Finance and Accounting
- Corporate governance
- IT management
- Engineering
- Commercial law
Certificate courses
- Business studies for specialists and executives
- Digitization of industrial value chains
- Leadership & Innovation
- Professional business analytics
- Professional software development
- Business law scholarship
Master of Business Administration
The MBA program has existed since 2001 and is organized alongside work. A bachelor's degree or an equivalent degree is required. The program has a duration of 24 months (four semesters), with six attendance phases of around two weeks each. In addition, preparatory and follow-up self-study is required. Completion of the course leads to the acquisition of 90 ECTS credit points .
The students learn under the guidance of lecturers from Germany and abroad. In addition to a compulsory general management part, options and specializations are offered in the specialization areas of Marketing, Finance and Accounting or Business Process Management. The program, which is carried out bilingually in German and English, is internationally oriented in terms of teaching content and, in addition to on-site training, also offers optional stays abroad in China , Russia and America as part of so-called International Weeks.
Completion in the MBA course enables admission to a subsequent doctoral degree and admission to the higher service .
The Nordakademie's MBA program was the first program in German-speaking countries to be awarded the premium seal of the FIBAA accreditation agency in 2008 for its outstanding quality.
Other master’s courses
Like the MBA program, the master’s degree courses are offered part-time and last 24 months (divided into 3 semesters). The university has developed a blended learning concept for this, which combines face-to-face events and e-learning. Here, too, students can take part in the International Weeks. Completion of the accredited courses leads to the acquisition of 90 ECTS credit points . The internationally recognized degree, which is equivalent to a university degree, enables admission to subsequent doctoral studies.
Partner universities
Students can optionally complete a semester abroad at a university of their choice abroad. In addition, the university offers a network of over 30 partner universities, where the mutual recognition of study achievements is possible in a simplified administrative procedure:
Western Europe
- European Business School Paris, Paris, France
- IUT Saint-Nazaire, St.-Nazaire Cedex, France
- Université de Haute Alsace, Mulhouse Cedex, France
- London Metropolitan University , London, UK
- University of Westminster , London, UK
- Dublin Business School, Dublin, Ireland
- Griffith College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Central and Eastern Europe
- Riga Technical University , Riga, Latvia
- School of Business Administration Turiba, Riga, Latvia
- Vilnius Gedminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Uniwersytet Warszawski , Warsaw, Poland
- Saint-Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Southern Europe
- Universidad Católica de Ávila, Ávila, Spain
- Universidad de Almería, Almería, Spain
- Universidad de Cádiz , Cádiz, Spain
- Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain
- Universidad de la Laguna, La Laguna / Tenerife, Spain
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Universidad de Salamanca , Salamanca, Spain
Northern Europe
- EBA Business Academy West, Esbjerg, Denmark
- Seinäjoki Polytechnic Finnish School for SME Business, Kauhava, Finland
- Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
- University of Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
Latin America
- UCES Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Universidad del Desarollo, Santiago de Chile, Chile
North America
- Hawaiʻi Pacific University , Honolulu, USA
- University of California, Riverside , USA
- University of Washington , Seattle, USA
- University of Victoria , Victoria, BC, Canada
Asia
- Tonji University , Shanghai, China
The Nordakademie has been awarded the ERASMUS University Charter by the European Commission . This most important university exchange program in Europe supports the cooperation of universities and enables the participating students financial grants for the stay abroad as well as the participation in the activities of the Erasmus network in over 30 countries. If you want to study abroad after completing your basic training, you can also apply for other funding programs (e.g. at the German National Academic Foundation or the Fulbright Commission ).
Application and admission to study
Applicants for a place in one of the five bachelor's programs must first pass the Nordakademie's online selection test. As soon as a successful test result is available, applicants can apply directly to the Nordakademie cooperating company. Admission to the course then results from the conclusion of the training relationship. The application for a place in the part-time master’s courses (MBA, M.Sc. or MA) takes place directly at the university. The selection process for these courses includes several online tests, an interview with representatives from the university and a test of language skills.
State recognition, accreditation and rankings
All courses at the university are state-recognized. The NORDAKADEMIE has been system accredited by FIBAA since 2012 and has been system re-accredited since July 2018 (without conditions). The Center for Higher Education Development (CHE) attested to the university in 2011 very good study conditions. The university achieved excellent results with the dual bachelor's degree in business administration: The university was confirmed to be among the top group in all key criteria such as “overall study situation”, “studyability”, “courses offered” and “supervision by teachers”. Another six placements in the top group resulted in the assessment of the Nordakademie by graduates. The ranking also places the Elmshorn private university in the top group for these four criteria in the industrial engineering course. Since the first edition of this nationwide ranking in 1998, the Nordakademie has held a top position in the two courses mentioned.
As part of the re-accreditation in 2008, the MBA program was also the first master’s course in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to be awarded the premium seal of FIBAA for its above-average quality in all core areas. Of the 300 or so master’s programs accredited by FIBAA, this special distinction has so far only been awarded to six other master’s programs.
Well-known professors and emeriti
Alumni
The Nordakademie's alumni network has been connecting alumni and students from all disciplines as well as friends and sponsors of the university since 1993 . As the official alumni organization of the university, the non-profit association Nordakademiker eV currently has over 2,800 members in more than 30 countries. It maintains its own online portal.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/region/pinneberg/article228836323/Neue-Chefin-der-Nordakademie-tritt-ihren-Dienst-an.html
- ↑ a b c Federal Statistical Office: Private Universities 2016.
- ^ A b IDW - Science Information Service - North Academy from October 2013 in Hamburg Dockland .
- ↑ History: International courses of study at the Nordakademie ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ a b Master’s courses in the Nordakademie .
- ↑ FIBAA successfully completes system accreditation at Nordakademie, Elmshorn and awards the seal of approval of the Accreditation Council ( memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2013.
- ↑ System reaccreditation of the Nordakademie Hochschule der Wirtschaft Expert opinion. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
- ^ Homepage of the North Academy
- ↑ a b c North Academy. The dual university of applied sciences in the north German economy .
- ↑ a b Hochschulkompass: List of courses ( memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ a b studieren.de Master of Business Administration (MBA) Nordakademie .
- ↑ Nordakademie - The most important in brief ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information Service Science 2008 .
- ↑ International Office (Akademisches Auslandsamt) ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Nordakademie - Erasmus Funding ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ FIBAA: Decision of the FIBAA accreditation commission for institutional procedures. Retrieved October 10, 2018 (German).
- ^ Elmshorner Nachrichten: Nordakademie back on top. Edition of May 13, 2011.
- ↑ Program accreditation of the Nordakademie's accredited study programs ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 28, 2013.
- ↑ The Graduate Network of the Nordakademie, We About Us ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed June 22, 2011.
- ↑ The graduate network of the Nordakademie, achievements ( memento of the original from January 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 2, 2013.
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