The dual study program is carried out at the City of Bonn's Office for Land Management and Geoinformation. The office maintains a geodata infrastructure for all spatial IT applications of the Bonn city administration. It is also responsible for all cadastral and surveying matters in the city area. The geodata infrastructure is being expanded using open source software and in-house developments. Here you will learn how to make current trends in geoinformation usable for the Bonn city administration.

You will begin a three-year apprenticeship with the City of Bonn as a geomatics technician. Vocational school lessons take the form of block courses at the Heinrich-Hertz-Europakolleg in Bonn. Parallel to the subject-related vocational training, from the second year of training onwards, you will start a Bachelor's degree in KIA (Cooperative Engineering Education) Geoinformatics at Bochum University of Applied Sciences.

The course takes place two days a week, and students do not have to attend vocational school in exchange. After completing the vocational training, the course continues with a five-semester full-time specialization course.

1st to 4th semester: Mathematical, scientific and subject-related basics
5th to 7th semester: Subject-related specialization
5th and 6th semester: Key qualifications
9th semester: Practical phase, final thesis incl. colloquium

The standard period of study is nine semesters.

In addition to the degree course, students gain extensive professional experience in an attractive professional field at the Office for Land Management and Geoinformation.

• Evaluation of data according to timeliness and completeness
• Presentation of data in maps, graphics, 3D representations and in modern web applications
• Digital and cartographic design techniques
• Advising clients on the preparation, structuring and use of geographical
• use of geographical information in their fields of activity
• Application development in the geodata infrastructure

The relationship between the theory in the course and the practice in the Office for Land Management and Geoinformation continues to exist in the full-time course during the lecture-free period.

At the end of the course, students receive a Bachelor of Engineering degree and complete vocational training as a geomatics technician.

The dual study program begins on August 1 of each year and lasts five and a half years.

• A-levels or unrestricted entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (school and practical part)

In addition, good grades in German, English and mathematics as well as good mathematical and analytical skills are expected. You should also have an interest in science and information technology as well as a high degree of independence and personal responsibility.

In addition, you are expected to have qualities such as resilience, flexibility and the ability to work in a team.

Depending on the year of training, you will receive the following monthly gross training allowance:

1. Year of training: 1,218.26 euros
2. Year of training: 1,268.20 euros
3. Year of training: 1,314.02 euros

After completing your vocational training, you will receive a monthly study grant until the end of your studies. There are no tuition fees.

You will also receive capital-forming benefits and a special annual payment. You will also receive a learning materials allowance of 50.00 euros for each year of training. If you pass the final examination on your first attempt, you will also be paid a final bonus of 400.00 euros.

You are entitled to 30 vacation days per calendar year.

For the course of study financed by the City of Bonn, a corresponding commitment to stay for three years is concluded with the student.