OpenFieldNordakademie University of Applied Sciences (NORDAKADEMIE) in Elmshorn and Hamburg is Germany's premier business-funded dual university, nationally celebrated for cooperative bachelor degrees, applied industrial engineering, and executive master's programs.
Founded in 1992 by major Northern German employers (including Airbus, Beiersdorf, and Philips), NORDAKADEMIE operates two state-of-the-art campuses: an expansive green campus in Elmshorn for dual undergraduate studies and a waterfront executive graduate campus in Hamburg's Dockland. The university boasts one of Germany's highest employment rates (over 99% upon graduation), integrating rigorous university semesters with full-time paid practical corporate apprenticeships.
Dual bachelor's admission requires the German Abitur/Fachhochschulreife and successful completion of NORDAKADEMIE's multi-stage online aptitude assessment, followed by an employment contract with one of 300+ partner corporations. Master's applicants require a relevant bachelor's degree with a minimum German grade of 2.5.
FIBAA-accredited dual bachelor's alternating between campus theory blocks and corporate engineering placements in wind turbine manufacturing, grid automation, and industrial operations.
Part-time executive master's taught in Hamburg Dockland, covering deep learning pipelines, generative AI engineering, cloud MLOps, and algorithmic business optimization.
Seven-semester dual bachelor combining software engineering, cloud architectures, business process re-engineering, and IT security in enterprise corporations.
Accredited executive MBA for future managing directors, integrating circular economic business models, ESG reporting compliance, and digital business transformation.
Combines corporate accounting, international marketing, supply chain analytics, and an integrated study semester abroad at one of NORDAKADEMIE's 40 partner universities.
Prepares corporate treasurers and risk officers in quantitative risk modeling, Basel IV capital requirements, and automated trading algorithms.
Supports research on deploying lightweight edge vision models for automated quality inspection in aerospace and semiconductor assembly plants.
Prepares software engineers in full-stack cloud computing, microservices, secure DevOps pipelines, and embedded IoT architectures for global enterprises.
Three-month professional course leading to Professional Scrum Master (PSM) and Product Owner certifications with real-world case simulations in Hamburg Dockland.
Annual award recognizing graduates whose practical company research projects achieved quantifiable economic savings or substantial environmental impact.
President of NORDAKADEMIE and Professor of Corporate Controlling · Presidential Board & Department of Business Administration
Prof. Dr. Stefan Behringer leads NORDAKADEMIE as President, publishing foundational textbooks on business valuation, compliance controlling, and cooperative university pedagogy.
View research profile ↗Dean of Department of Computer Science and Professor of Software Engineering · Department of Computer Science & Business Informatics
Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schröder directs computer science programs, conducting research into scalable cloud microservices, software testing automation, and enterprise DevOps frameworks.
View research profile ↗Director of Institute for Applied Business Law and Professor of Commercial Law · Institute for Applied Business Law (IWR)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe heads the business law institute at Hamburg Dockland, advising multinational boards on supply chain due diligence legislation and international trade contracts.
View research profile ↗Professor of Industrial Engineering and Production Optimization · Department of Industrial Engineering
Prof. Dr. Christian Czasch investigates industrial digital twins, automated assembly logistics, and energy-efficient factory operations with Northern German manufacturing enterprises.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Nordakademie University of Applied Sciences academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-15. OpenField is an independent research guide.