OpenFieldDuale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen (DHBW VS)
Experience guaranteed corporate salaries and state-accredited dual business and IT bachelor's degrees at DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen.
Institution Overview & Profile
Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen (DHBW VS), situated in the Black Forest industrial and medical technology cluster, is a premier state university delivering dual Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Social Work, and Healthcare Management, combining salaried company apprenticeships with rigorous academic trimesters.
Key Academic Strengths
- Continuous monthly remuneration from corporate partner firms throughout all three years of study
- Over 900 corporate partners across the Black Forest, Lake Constance, and Swiss border regions
- Specialized faculties for Healthcare Management, Social Work, Business Informatics, and Banking
- Nearly 90% of graduates receive immediate permanent employment offers from their partner firms
Featured Academic & Degree Programs
Bachelor of Science in Wirtschaftsinformatik (Business Information Systems)
Three-year integrated program covering enterprise systems architecture, data engineering, business process automation, and cloud cybersecurity.
Bachelor of Arts in Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Bank / Finance
Cooperative curriculum in commercial banking, corporate treasury, investment evaluation, and financial market regulation.
Bachelor of Arts in Soziale Arbeit (Social Work)
State-recognized professional training combining social law, clinical psychology, community rehabilitation, and youth welfare.
Verified Academic Opportunities (7)
Dual Study Salaried Corporate Contract (Business Information Systems B.Sc.)
Three-year fully salaried dual contract with regional medical technology, banking, or enterprise software corporations.
Dual Study Salaried Corporate Contract (BWL - Banking & Finance B.A.)
Cooperative bachelor's degree in commercial banking, asset management, and fintech with regional Sparkassen, Volksbanken, and private banks.
Dual Study Salaried Corporate Contract (Soziale Arbeit B.A.)
State-recognized social work degree leading to the title of 'Staatlich anerkannte/r Sozialarbeiter/in' with salaried municipal welfare institutions.
DHBW VS Applied Health Informatics Research Fellowship
Research fellowship investigating digital hospital records, telehealth data pipelines, and medical device software compliance in the Black Forest med-tech corridor.
Erasmus+ European Trimester Mobility Grant at DHBW VS
Stipend supporting dual students spending one study trimester abroad at partner business schools in France, Spain, Sweden, or the Netherlands.
Master of Science in Business Management (CAS Dual Master's)
Postgraduate master's delivered through the Center for Advanced Studies for company managers balancing modular coursework with ongoing executive duties.
Baden-Württemberg Foundation International Student Exchange Award
Prestigious state scholarship facilitating bilateral exchange between Baden-Württemberg dual scholars and global partner universities.
Notable Faculty & Researchers (3)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kotthaus
Rektor & Professor of Management Information Systems · Rektorat & Wirtschaftsinformatik
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kotthaus is Rektor of DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen, guiding curriculum modernization in business informatics and corporate partnership networks.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Völzmann-Stickelbrock
Dean of Business Administration & Professor of Commercial Law · Fakultät Wirtschaft
Prof. Dr. Barbara Völzmann-Stickelbrock oversees the business faculty at DHBW VS, publishing legal analyses on corporate governance and dual employment frameworks.
Prof. Dr. Paul Brandl
Professor of Social Work and Healthcare Management · Fakultät Sozialwesen
Prof. Dr. Paul Brandl specializes in process optimization, quality management, and social administration within public welfare and hospital organizations.
Next Steps & Application Advisory
Prospective scholars are advised to review official Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Villingen-Schwenningen (DHBW VS) program requirements well in advance of published deadlines.