University of Applied Sciences

Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM)

Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) is a private, non-profit and state-approved University of Applied Sciences. FHM has been founded in 2000 by medium-sized enterprises and educational institutions.  Since then it has developed into one of the most successful private universities in Germany and established itself as a reliable partner of medium-sized enterprises.
FHM’s goal is to provide students with necessary theoretical and hands-on skills for their later business career. The FHM educates young, talented managerial candidates. At present there are more than 1.000 students studying at the FHM on several degree programmes with an individual study organization in small elite learning groups up to 40 students.

The programmes on offer include state an internationally recognised Bachelor and Master programmes within the areas of Economics, Media, Communication, HR, Health and Social Work. The concept of the FHM includes a large focus on practical, career orientation, individual tutoring and small group sizes.
Founding partners of FHM are organizations which on an international scale have been for many years successfully surporting and promoting small and medium-sized enterprises. The “Foundation for education and trade”, the “West German chamber of trade in North Rhine-Westphalia” and the “Chamber of trade of East Westphalia-Lippe for Bielefeld” have founded FHM in the year 1999.

The central campus of the Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) is located in the centre of Bielefeld. In addition to the central campus there are three further locations in Cologne, Pulheim and Hanover.

The Fachhochschule des Mittelstands FHM has additional locations in Hamburg, Hanover and Munich through its Institutes for Scientific Further Education (IWW). In addition, the FHM also runs the Institute for SME in Lippe, located in Detmold and a German-Chinese SME Institute (DCMI) in Suzhou, China.