Mission Statement of the Department

A brief description of the Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies.

Our self-image

The Department of Social Policy and Social Security Studies at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences prepares students for taking on specialist and managerial responsibility in social policy and security systems.
The courses of study offered are characterized by their practical and scientific orientation.
The specialist disciplines represented work in an interdisciplinary manner on the scientific penetration of the fields of social policy and social security.
As a scientifically independent and reliable partner, the department supports, advises and researches questions relating to the understanding and optimization of social policy and social systems.
It offers students and employees a multidisciplinary environment, supports their professional and academic development and ensures a healthy work-life balance.

Our vision

The faculty is one of the leading educational and research locations in the field of social security nationally and makes a lasting contribution in the interest of the people there.
Its graduates play a formative role in practice.
It is regarded as the center for the establishment and expansion of social insurance science in Germany.
Internationally, the department has a good reputation among experts in the field of social policy and social security.