The University of Applied Sciences for Intercultural Theology (FIT) Hermannsburg aims at exploring encounters of culturally diverse Christians and forms of Christianity from a theological perspective. Its mission is:

• to establish a dialogue of critical Protestantism and Lutheran theologies with Pentecostal and Charismatic movements
• to become a place where Protestant theological teaching in Germany meets the different theologies of Africa, Asia and Latin America
• and to contribute to cross-cultural understanding and integration.

The FIT Hermannsburg institutionally belongs to the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony (ELM), financed by the Evangelical-Lutheran Churches of Hanover, Brunswick and Schaumburg-Lippe. It is the successor of the Mission Seminary, which academically prepared theologians and missionaries for overseas service for more than 150 years.