Incoming Students Erasmus

Incoming Students - Welcome to HSPV NRW, the University of Applied Sciences for Police and Public Administration North Rhine-Westphalia!

You will be studying at our campus in Cologne, located at:

HSPV NRW offers study programs of one or two semesters (30 or 60 ECTS). The following options are available:

• One term (30 ECTS) in German, either between September and December or between January and May;
• One term (30 ECTS) in English, only between January and May;
• Two terms (60 ECTS) in German, some courses optionally in English.

Language requirements:

• For courses taught in German: German B1—ideally at the upper range (B1.2)
• For courses taught in English: English B2

You will study together with HSPV NRW students; there are no special courses exclusively for Erasmus students. This gives you the opportunity to experience university life in Germany more authentically. In your free time, however, you are welcome to take part in events for Erasmus students, such as those offered by the University of Cologne.

At HSPV NRW you can attend courses in law, economics, and social sciences. You may choose from courses in the following subjects: 

• Constitutional Law
• General Administrative Law
• Economics
• Business Administration
• Human Resources
• Organization
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Ethics
• In the fields of economics and social sciences, our focus is on public administration, particularly municipal administration