One particularity of the study concept are the study programs tailored to the financial business sector thus preparing students for the banking industry’s future business segments in line with business policy and market requirements. The courses of study are thus a qualification offer targeting at the financial business sector in which the complexity of professional skills calls for graduate recruitment. Brilliant career opportunities open up to the graduates since the curricula of study tightly interlink both, theoretical and practical contents, strongly related to everyday work.

In 2007, the Bachelor degree programs Finance, Financial Information Systems and Corporate Banking will be fully re-accredited by an internationally renowned accreditiation agency (FIBAA). Against this background, the Hochschule der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe provides their students with professional skill-enhancing academic degrees which are internationally recognized.

The Hochschule’s principle guidelines are 

• the orientation towards the practical aspects;
• a strong focus on applicability to the students’ careers ensuring immediate benefit at work;
• quality assurance and maintenance;
• a modern study concept.

In 2007, the Hochschule has extended its quality-secured and application-oriented courses by implementing the MBA degree programm „Management of Financial Isntitutions“. This MBA degree program has been designed as a top qualification offer for executives. It addresses to the financial business sector’s high-potentials who already possess a first academic degree to enter a profession and who want to enhance their knowledge in the fields of strategic and competitive management along with leadership skills.