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Popakademie
We arepeople who design
the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music
We arepeople who design
the future of music
Popakademie Baden-Württemberg - University for Music Business, Creative Industries and Popular Music

Good to see you!

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is an higher education institution and competence centre for the music and creative industries and their pop cultural scenes. By focusing its study programmes on popular music - in economic as well as artistic terms - it offers an academic education that is unique in Germany's public university landscape. Numerous successful careers of musicians and creatives have been founded here.

Parallel to its function as a teaching institution, the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, as a competence centre, realises numerous projects in a regional, national and international context.


© Paul-Aaron Wolf
11. November 2025

Regional pop music promotion in Baden-Württembergto be significantly expand

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is expanding its successful RegioNet program. The state's share will be doubled to around €200,000 with funds from the POPLÄND initiative of the Ministry of _ _ _
12. November 2025

Popakademie renames major field of study

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is renaming the Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Percussion specialization in its Bachelor's degree program in Global Music in Percussion with immediate effect _ _ _
10. November 2025

Popakademie mourns the loss of Matthias Holtmann

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg mourns the loss of former SWR presenter Matthias Holtmann. He worked as a lecturer at the Popakademie for many years: in the early days, he was responsible for _ _ _


12. November 2025

Popakademie renames major field of study

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is renaming the Mediterranean/Middle Eastern Percussion specialization in its Bachelor's degree program in Global Music in Percussion with immediate effect _ _ _
11. November 2025

Regional pop music promotion in Baden-Württembergto be significantly expand

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg is expanding its successful RegioNet program. The state's share will be doubled to around €200,000 with funds from the POPLÄND initiative of the Ministry of _ _ _
10. November 2025

Popakademie mourns the loss of Matthias Holtmann

The Popakademie Baden-Württemberg mourns the loss of former SWR presenter Matthias Holtmann. He worked as a lecturer at the Popakademie for many years: in the early days, he was responsible for _ _ _
16
Nov
Bandpool Live & Loud
Experience the current generation of the Bandpool and take a look behind the scenes of our newcomer program Bandpool. LIVE & LOUD!

Admission to the concert is free!
Start
20:30
Alte Feuerwache, Mannheim
19
Nov
Study information day
5:30 p.m. Welcome by Business Director Michael Herberger and Artistic Director Derek von Krogh
5:40 p.m. Lecture on Music Business B.A. (approx. 20 min.)
6:00 p.m. Lecture on Pop Music Design & Global Music B.A. (approx. 20 min.)
6:20 p.m. Open Q&A session

Participation only after egistration here
Start
17:30
Popakademie, Raum 419
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