MISSION STATEMENT
Science, practice and humanity: the mission statement of Health Innovation University of Applied Sciences (HIU) shows what we stand for – in teaching, research and collaboration.
The Health Innovation University of Applied Sciences connects science, practice, and societal responsibility. With more than 18 years of experience as a university, we educate national and international professionals and leaders who shape change in healthcare through scientific depth, human values, and future-oriented competencies.
As a University of Applied Sciences, we stand for research-based and practice-oriented education, application-focused research, and the active transfer of knowledge into society, healthcare, and the economy.
We promote lifelong learning and create accessible educational pathways for people with diverse professional and personal backgrounds. Our students develop academic, professional, and personal competencies that enable them to act responsibly, reflectively, and innovatively.
We understand the university as a collaborative environment for learning, research, and creation, characterised by openness, diversity, and cooperation.
HIU connects science, practice, and humanity to actively shape the healthcare world of tomorrow.
HIU is a vibrant, inclusive campus where students, staff, and partners do not merely work, but thrive. We create spaces for interaction, creative co-creation, and interdisciplinary as well as intercultural exchange – a culture in which diversity and collaboration are not promises, but everyday practice.
Our graduates are more than just professionals: they combine academic competence with human values and are empowered to drive change, identify emerging needs, and create sustainable impact. Our university deliberately stands for individual educational pathways, as diverse as our student community.
We uphold the highest academic standards while consistently putting them in service of practice. Through close collaboration with employers, professional associations, and alumni, we ensure that knowledge creates impact. Our institutes pool expertise and contribute substantially to the pressing questions of health and society.
We test new didactic, digital, and organisational concepts. As an employer, we create an environment in which people want to grow.
We engage with one another as equals and create a trustworthy, discrimination-free environment that strengthens diversity and individuality.
We shape our university together. Open communication, active involvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration form the foundation of our culture.
We create flexible and accessible educational pathways and understand learning as a continuous process across all stages of life.
We encourage creativity, openness to new ideas, and the ability to actively shape societal and technological change.
We act with academic rigour, transparency, and responsibility. Quality, critical thinking, and ethical conduct guide our teaching, research, and collaboration.
We combine academic excellence with tangible benefits for society, healthcare, and the world of work. Knowledge should create impact.
We use resources responsibly: towards people, the environment, and society.
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