Rhineland-Palatinate University of Public Administration (HöV RLP) Summary
The University of Public Administration Rhineland-Palatinate is a state university of applied administrative sciences in Mayen, Rhineland-Palatinate. HöV RLP, founded August 1, 1981, is the central university for internal higher administrative service in Rhineland-Palatinate and operates in conjunction with the Central Administration School at the historic Mayen campus. Today its academic profile is directed toward public administration, administrative law, public finance, municipal government, business and public administration, administrative informatics, road and traffic law, pension insurance and professional development. The Mayen campus serves state, municipal and social-insurance employers throughout Rhineland-Palatinate and combines specialist teaching, library support and administrative training with access to regional public-authority practice.
The course portfolio of the master file contains 2 undergraduate and 1 postgraduate entries. Undergraduate studies include Public Administration, Business Administration and Public Administration. Postgraduate options: No Independent Postgraduate Degree Awarded. Each entry preserves the official parent qualification and nests pathways or concentrations within the specialisation field instead of inflating them into separate degrees. Where the institution does not award doctorates in its own right, this record only describes sound cooperative doctoral research routes that are available and indicates that formal admission is the prerogative of a doctoral-awarding partner.
Participating public employers in the states, municipalities, pension insurance or other public employers award study places. Before applying for unrestricted enrolment, applicants must first go through the relevant recruitment and contract or trainee-appointment process. Applicants should refer to the current program page for the exact intake, teaching language, academic prerequisites, selection method and document route before applying. International certificates may require certified translations, proof of equivalency, APS documentation for relevant countries or other language proof. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, credit details, professional experience, a portfolio, a motivation statement or an interview. Admission to a doctorate is independent of admission to a bachelor’s or master’s program and depends on a suitable topic, supervision, funding and formal acceptance by the degree awarding university.
Candidates appointed by the employer are generally exempt from paying regular tuition fees and are paid a salary or trainee remuneration; the recruiting authority’s rules on appointment, employment, travel and study leave are binding. The tuition stated generally does not include housing, food, health insurance, residence formalities, private travel and optional project expenses. Applicants will be subject to the live fee schedule and signed study contract. Funding may be available in the form of BAföG (for eligible students), the Deutschlandstipendium (where offered), DAAD or Erasmus+ mobility funding, foundations, employer sponsorship, education funds or paid research and student assistant work. All awards are assessed independently of admission.
The career preparation is based on the Rhineland-Palatinate state administration, municipalities, pension insurance, road and traffic bodies, public finance, administrative IT and organisational development and is not a guarantyd placement service. Students develop their employability through authority rotations, administrative decisions, cases in municipal and finance, digital-government projects, road and traffic work, pension-service assignments, and employer-related final projects. Alumni and professional networks are a good source of mentoring, insight into sectors and contacts, but all students are responsible for their applications and career decisions. The institution is particularly suitable for applicants who are looking for a selective dual route to public administration with multiple employer-defined specialisations and a direct link to the appointing organization if their previous education, language evidence, study format and financing match the current program conditions.
The course portfolio of the master file contains 2 undergraduate and 1 postgraduate entries. Undergraduate studies include Public Administration, Business Administration and Public Administration. Postgraduate options: No Independent Postgraduate Degree Awarded. Each entry preserves the official parent qualification and nests pathways or concentrations within the specialisation field instead of inflating them into separate degrees. Where the institution does not award doctorates in its own right, this record only describes sound cooperative doctoral research routes that are available and indicates that formal admission is the prerogative of a doctoral-awarding partner.
Participating public employers in the states, municipalities, pension insurance or other public employers award study places. Before applying for unrestricted enrolment, applicants must first go through the relevant recruitment and contract or trainee-appointment process. Applicants should refer to the current program page for the exact intake, teaching language, academic prerequisites, selection method and document route before applying. International certificates may require certified translations, proof of equivalency, APS documentation for relevant countries or other language proof. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, credit details, professional experience, a portfolio, a motivation statement or an interview. Admission to a doctorate is independent of admission to a bachelor’s or master’s program and depends on a suitable topic, supervision, funding and formal acceptance by the degree awarding university.
Candidates appointed by the employer are generally exempt from paying regular tuition fees and are paid a salary or trainee remuneration; the recruiting authority’s rules on appointment, employment, travel and study leave are binding. The tuition stated generally does not include housing, food, health insurance, residence formalities, private travel and optional project expenses. Applicants will be subject to the live fee schedule and signed study contract. Funding may be available in the form of BAföG (for eligible students), the Deutschlandstipendium (where offered), DAAD or Erasmus+ mobility funding, foundations, employer sponsorship, education funds or paid research and student assistant work. All awards are assessed independently of admission.
The career preparation is based on the Rhineland-Palatinate state administration, municipalities, pension insurance, road and traffic bodies, public finance, administrative IT and organisational development and is not a guarantyd placement service. Students develop their employability through authority rotations, administrative decisions, cases in municipal and finance, digital-government projects, road and traffic work, pension-service assignments, and employer-related final projects. Alumni and professional networks are a good source of mentoring, insight into sectors and contacts, but all students are responsible for their applications and career decisions. The institution is particularly suitable for applicants who are looking for a selective dual route to public administration with multiple employer-defined specialisations and a direct link to the appointing organization if their previous education, language evidence, study format and financing match the current program conditions.
