Norddeutsche Hochschule für Rechtspflege: Top Study Programs (2026/27)

The North German University of Applied Sciences for Judicial Administration (HR Nord) in Hildesheim is a state-run university of applied sciences in Lower Saxony. It was founded on 30 September 2007 as the successor institution to the Lower Saxony University of Applied Sciences for Administration and Judicial Services. It trains judicial officers in a dual study programme for the federal states of Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Bremen and awards the degree ‘Diplom-Rechtspfleger/in (FH)’ (graduate judicial officer). The training is divided into four sections: a twelve-month basic study period, a six-month practical study phase I, a further twelve-month main study period and, finally, a six-month practical study phase II at local courts and public prosecutor's offices. Approximately 390 students are enrolled per semester (summer semester 2023), who are supervised by around 61 staff members, including approximately ten professors. The university is located in the historic premises of a former monastery on Godehardsplatz and has its own law library with around 14,000 volumes and numerous journals. As a central training centre for the higher judicial service, HR Nord makes an important contribution to ensuring professional administration of justice in northern Germany.