Kiron

Kiron Cooperation Programme

The predecessor organisation of the DHSH, the Berufsakademie der Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein, was able to initiate a cooperation with Kiron gGmbH for our dual study programmes in November 2017.

What does Kiron gGmbH do?

Kiron Open Higher Education (gGmbH) is a non-profit EduTech organisation that provides access to higher education for refugees through digital innovations. The programme offers a curriculum adapted to students on a digitally collaborative platform. This is complemented by additional online and offline support services.

What does this mean for our partner companies?

For the cooperating companies in the dual study programme, it means that they can gain qualified applicants through the Kiron programme who they might not have reached otherwise. Overall, the prospects for refugees to complete a dual study programme within the framework of a training contract with a cooperation partner are very good.

How can something like this look?

The example of Kamal shows how Kiron activates competences and talents of people with refugee experience:

Kamal, a Kiron student from Syria, started a dual study programme at the Leipzig University of Cooperative Education in August 2017. He previously spent a year at Kiron and worked part-time at a marketing company. At the time of taking up the dual study programme, he had a German level of C1.

Kiron students have already taken modules in business administration and computer science as well as other preparatory and language courses via recognised Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), thus qualifying themselves linguistically and professionally. The possible recognition of the MOOC modules also means a relief for the students during the theory phases with us in the dual study programme.

Our goal as the Duale Hochschule Schleswig-Holstein is to work with the cooperating companies to recruit qualified Kiron students for the Business Administration and Business Informatics degree programmes.

Contact for interested companies

If cooperation companies are looking for suitable applicants, they are welcome to contact our sales team or contact Dr. Renata Suter from the "Academic Partnership" department at Kiron directly. Kiron can also actively support companies in their search. If required, there is also the possibility of publishing corresponding job advertisements via Kiron.

General questions about the application process:
Kay Madsen-Kragh
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Contact person at Kiron for the "Academic Partnership" area:
Dr. Renata Suter
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DHSH project contact:
Prof. Dr. Malte Prieß
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Note for hiring candidates with a refugee background:

We are happy to provide information for companies that want to facilitate training/dual studies for refugees or put them in contact with advisory bodies.