As a university with a personal touch, accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg combines high-quality, internationally focused and
practice-oriented teaching accompanied by the intensive support of every
student. This is appreciated by both our students and independent external assessors.
State recognition
Hessian Ministry of Science and Art
State recognition is a prerequisite for private universities of applied
sciences. It confirms that the organization, the teaching and research of the
private academic institution is on a par with state universities and that the degree
programs are comparable in content to those of state universities. accadis
Hochschule Bad Homburg has been state-approved since 2004.
The basis for the permanent state recognition by the Hessian Ministry of
Science and Art in 2010 was the institutional accreditation by the German
Council of Science and Humanities.
Accreditations
German Council of Science and Humanities
The German Council of Science and Humanities completed its institutional accreditation of accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg in May 2010 and reaccredited it in October 2015 as well as in October 2020. Within the reaccreditation in 2020, accadis Hochschule was awarded with the maximum achievable accreditation period of 10 years.
- According to the German Council of Science and Humanities, accadis’
overall mission statement is convincing. It distinguishes itself through its
pronounced internationality, a high degree of practical relevance, good
networking in the regional and supra-regional economy and a high degree of
identification between faculty and students with the university. accadis’ well-developed
network provides its students with numerous options to make contact touch with
companies in order to apply for internships, work as a student trainee or to
apply for a position after graduation. Those individuals interested in the
work-study (dual) and part-time study format can benefit from abundant cooperations
at both the undergraduatoin and graduate program level.
- The German Council of Science and Humanities also highlighted the
individual support of students based on a "well-developed communication
infrastructure". The exclusive location in Bad Homburg enables students one-step
contact with all protagonists of essence for their studies - the Student
Services and Examinations Office, lecturers and senior management are always
open to student concerns and are easily accessible.
- accadis education is also convincing in the "area of teaching social
skills, as particularly for this purpose the university has established the
Professorship Communication Skills exclusively dedicated to this topic". accadis Students develop to be responsible junior executives who enjoy working well
in a team, are confident in their actions and are aware of the consequences of
their actions.
FIBAA
In November 2014, accadis was the first university in Hesse to
successfully complete a system accreditation by the FIBAA Accreditation Agency. FIBAA confirms the high level of the university's own quality
management, in the course of which the accadis degree programs are also always legally
up to date.
Portal rating on Studycheck.de
The university portal studycheck.de guides prospective students in their choice of university by providing
detailed assessments by current students and alumni. Here too, the high value
of accadis teaching is evident, which stands out clearly from the teaching
quality of other - especially private - universities. The recommendation rate
is almost 100 percent. Many students emphasize the personal and individual
support in a familiar atmosphere and the accessability of their
lecturers. The high-level quality of lectures is demanding in terms of content
and prepare students for their future career, while the degree program
itself is well organized and highly structured.
University rankings
Top placement in the international ranking of U-Multirank
Among 1500 international universities in the U-Multirank university ranking, accadis Hochschule, the university with a personal focus, achieves top rankings in the top groups. The Bad Homburg based university of Applied Sciences in particular received top marks in the areas of "study abroad", "purely English-language Master's Programs" and "share of international lecturers", which underpin the international standard of the programs.
CHE Hochschulranking - accadis again in the top group of all relevant categories and # 1 in the Rhine-Main area.
accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg has again placed
itself in the top group of business schools in all the categories of the CHE
university ranking that are decisive for students. The promise of being a
university with a personal touch is not an end in itself. Convincing
supervision and optimal study conditions are the cornerstones of academic
success. This has now again been confirmed by the CHE University Ranking (Zeit Studienführer), in which more than 10,000 degree programs at more
than 300 universities have been assessed by both students and lecturers. accadis
has achieved top marks in the area "support at the beginning of studies" and "facilities",
as well as in terms of "studiability" and "achievement of degree within
reasonable time-period". In addition, our profile-forming characteristics of
strong practical relevance (interaction with real-world professional
experience) and pronounced internationality i.e. international orientation,
were also confirmed by our ranking in the top group.
The ranking showed once more that accadis Hochschule is the clear
number 1 among business schools in the Rhine-Main region. It is equally clear that the accadis’
strategy of providing academic excellence at a single location in Bad Homburg
is a guarantee of quality. Many universities pursue a strategy with one main campus and several satellites in different locations. Hardly any institution can maintain the level of quality achieved in their main campus at their other educational facilities. So - welcome to Bad Homburg at your university with a personal touch,
where challenging academic studies can be undertaken with confidence due to the
optimal framework conditions provided. #weareaccadis
Career paths of accadis graduates
The career paths of accadis graduates are an important indicator of the quality of our teaching.
The 2015 graduate survey shows that an accadis degree is a good
basis for a successful start to your career. 70 percent of graduates who entered
the workforce directly after graduation already had a signed employment
contract at the time of graduation. Another 30 percent found a
suitable position within the next four to five months. On average, graduates
spent about one and a half months looking for a job. Internationally active
companies in particular appreciate the quality of an accadis degree program: 40
percent of the 2015 graduates worked for a DAX30-listed company or a company
listed on one of foreign stock exchanges immediately after graduation.
Would you like to know more about the quality of your studies at
accadis? We will be pleased to
advise you in detail.