Studying at HSBI

In Bielefeld, Minden and Gütersloh, HSBI offers work-integrated courses, where on-the-job training and university education are closely interlinked. Each semester consists of an eleven-week work placement in a company followed by a twelve-week theory block at the university. This means that the theoretical knowledge and skills acquired are promptly transferred into corporate reality. Cooperation between students and companies in the placement phases can take several forms: commercial-technical training, an internship or a professional activity.

The part-time courses at HSBI are specially designed for the needs of working people and trainees. Students of part-time courses have self-study and attendance phases parallel to their work commitments. In the self-study phase, students prepare for the attendance phases with homework assignments. Block teaching is offered in employee-friendly manner exclusively on Saturdays in term time. Study, family and profession can thus be successfully combined thanks to flexible time and learning arrangements with Saturday lecture blocks.