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Profil

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Degree programCen­tral Ban­king
Degree

Dual qualification:

  • Bachelor of Science – Central banking
  • Qualification for the career path of the Upper Intermediate Service
Re/accreditation
  • Initial accreditation by the Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency Hannover (ZEvA) in 2011
  • Reaccreditation by ZEvA in July 2016 by the end of the 2022/2023 academic year
  • Unconditional reaccreditation in 2023 by 31 August 2031
Form of studyfull-time undergraduate studies
Type of studyDual (civil servant status is subject to revocation during the course of study)
Start of studyon 1 April and 1 October of each year
Duration of study36 months, divided into 22 months of specialist studies, 8 weeks of Bachelor’s thesis and 12 months of practical studies (180 ECTS in total)
Stay abroadPossibility of a 5 to 7-week stay in other European countries
PaymentApproximately €1,645 net per month
With certain successfully completed training, €2,230 net per month  
(pursuant to the Federal Remuneration Act)
Location of the universitySchloss Hachenburg, 57627 Hachenburg im Westerwald (accommodation and meals are provided)
Location of practical studiesBranches, regional offices and central offices of the Deutsche Bundesbank or BaFin as well as possibly other institutions in Europe (accommodation provided)
Study objectives
  1. Professional competence (in particular basic banking, financial and legal knowledge and its transfer to practise in the Bundesbank’s departments or other central banks or supervisory authorities);
  2. Methodological competence (especially Application of business, financial mathematics and legal methods, use of information technology, organisational, planning and decision-making techniques, presentation and moderation);
  3. Social literacy (especially Communication skills, ability to criticise and conflict, ability to work in a team and empathy);
  4. Personal competence (especially Initiative, self-employment, commitment, decisiveness, willingness to take responsibility, resilience and ability to reflect and abstract, and the ability to shape further learning processes)..
Size of the study groupApproximately 20 to 40 students
PerspectivePossibility of being transferred to probationary civil servant status and then to lifelong civil servant status in the Upper Intermediate Service by the Deutsche Bundesbank (or BaFin), with a wide range of possible applications across the entire range of tasks. Medium-term career advancement opportunities for selected civil servants in the Upper Intermediate Service