Introduction

Norddeutsche Hochschule für Rechtspflege is a public university of applied sciences located in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. It mainly trains judicial personnel for Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Bremen.

Overview

Student size: 393 students in the summer semester of 2023.

Course setting: According to Article 4 of the "Judicial-Legal Assistant Training Regulations", the course is divided into four learning stages: basic course (12 months), professional practice course I (6 months), main course (12 months), and professional practice course II (6 months). Students will receive the "Legal Assistant (FH)" degree upon graduation.

History and establishment time

The school was established on September 30, 2007. Its predecessor was the Lower Saxony University of Applied Sciences for Administration and Legal Assistants, which existed from August 1979 to September 2007. In June 2010, In June, according to the revision of the Higher Education Act of Lower Saxony, it was officially renamed Norddeutsche Hochschule für Rechtspflege.

School Strength

Teaching Staff: In 2022, the school has a total of 61 faculty members, including 10 professors.

Teaching Resources: The school has its own law library, which is divided into a physical library and a student library, open to the public, with a collection of about 14,000 books, and about 40 different legal journals.

Nature of the institution

Public university of applied sciences.

Educational philosophy

Focus on the combination of theory and practice. Through the dual-system learning model, students can serve as trainee civil servants during their studies, closely linking learning with professional practice, and laying a solid foundation for students to engage in judicial-related work in the future.

Key laboratories and disciplines

Key disciplines: The disciplines cover many fields of law, such as property law, inheritance law, family law, guardianship law, commercial law, company law, civil procedure law, movable and immovable property execution law, bankruptcy law, voluntary jurisdiction procedures, criminal law, criminal procedure law, criminal execution law, European law, private international law and international civil procedure law.

Key laboratories: No clear key laboratories were found in the school.

Department

No clearly divided departments were found in the school.

Ranking

The specific position of the school in the comprehensive university rankings was not found, but as a professional institution focusing on judicial education, it has a certain reputation and influence in the field of judicial education in Germany.

Fees

As a public university, tuition is usually not charged, but students may be required to pay a certain amount of semester miscellaneous fees for student management, library and other services. The specific amount has not yet been found.

Campus

Campus location: Located in Hildesheim, it is located on the site of the former monastery, which belongs to the nearby St. Godhard Cathedral.

Campus facilities: The school's main teaching building is its main teaching and office space. In addition, it is equipped with teaching auxiliary facilities such as libraries, providing students with a good learning environment.